The secret life of a boarding school brat cover

The secret life of a boarding school brat

by Amy Gordon

In 1965, seventh-grader Lydia, unhappy to be sent to boarding school after her parents' divorce and her father's remarriage, chronicles her experiences, secret feelings, and changing outlook in the diary that her grandmother gave her before she died.

Chappie’s discussion starters

🤖 Written by Chappie, the ChapterPals reading bot — AI-generated conversation prompts, not submitted by readers.

  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?