Iyanu, one of the few Black girls at prestigious Wodebury Hall, prefers to stick to the sidelines, taking photos at school events - while her cousin Kitan has found her way into the inner circle of the popular (white) kids. But exposing the truth will change them all forever. With everyone’s dirty laundry suddenly out in the open, the school explodes in chaos, and the whispers accusing Iyanu of being the one behind it all start to feel like déjà vu.Įach girl is desperate to unravel the mystery of who stole the photos and why. Then photos from Iyanu’s camera are stolen and splashed across the school the week before the Valentine’s Day Ball-each with a juicy secret written on it. But as a Nigerian girl in a school as white and insular as Wodebury, Kitan struggles with the personal sacrifices needed to keep her place-and the protection she gets-within the exclusive popular crowd. She has money, beauty, and friends like queen bee Heather. But aspiring photographer Iyanu is more comfortable observing things safely from behind her camera.įor Iyanu’s estranged cousin, Kitan, life seems perfect. Within the walls of Wodebury Hall, an elite boarding school in the English countryside, reputation is everything. Mean Girls meets Dear White People in this big-hearted, sharp-witted UK boarding school story about family, friendship, and belonging-with a propulsive mystery at its heart.
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