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The School for Good and Evil

The School for Good and Evil

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  • Create Date：2021-05-21 11:55:31
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Soman Chainani
  • ISBN：006210490X
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Summary

The first kidnappings happened two hundred years before。 Some years it was two boys taken， some years two girls， sometimes one of each。 But if at first the choices seemed random， soon the pattern became clear。 One was always beautiful and good， the child every parent wanted as their own。 The other was homely and odd， an outcast from birth。 An opposing pair， plucked from youth and spirited away。

This year， best friends Sophie and Agatha are about to discover where all the lost children go: the fabled School for Good & Evil， where ordinary boys and girls are trained to be fairy tale heroes and villains。 As the most beautiful girl in Gavaldon， Sophie has dreamed of being kidnapped into an enchanted world her whole life。 With her pink dresses， glass slippers， and devotion to good deeds， she knows she’ll earn top marks at the School for Good and graduate a storybook princess。 Meanwhile Agatha， with her shapeless black frocks， wicked pet cat， and dislike of nearly everyone， seems a natural fit for the School for Evil。

But when the two girls are swept into the Endless Woods， they find their fortunes reversed—Sophie’s dumped in the School for Evil to take Uglification， Death Curses， and Henchmen Training， while Agatha finds herself in the School For Good， thrust amongst handsome princes and fair maidens for classes in Princess Etiquette and Animal Communication。。 But what if the mistake is actually the first clue to discovering who Sophie and Agatha really are…？

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Reviews

daisy ，

no， just no。 i need to stop reading middle grade

Tracyanne4 ，

The overall idea of not being entirely good or evil is great。 Overall， the book was just ok。。。it will be interesting to see what they do with the movie。

Katie Kelly ，

4/5 Stars （Audiobook）

💫🪐Basil🪐💫 ，

I literally forgot all about these！ Definitely trash books but I have really distinct memories of reading the first book over and over because I didn’t know how to get the others 😂

Nina Is a Queen ，

This is my 3rd reread and Hester just made come out 10x more gayer

izzy ，

This books were my favorite as a kid and upon re-read， the first book is still delightfully trope-y but still teaches lessons without shoving them down the reader’s throat。 It holds up well enough that even as an adult， I still thoroughly enjoyed my reading experience。

Ivy ，

I don't know what I expected from this book， but it wasn't to be THIS GOOD。A Series of Unfortunate Events meets Judy Moody， and as a treat it delivers the best corruption arc ever。We， the readers， can see right through the charaters， we know EXACTLY what will happen and it doesn't even matter。 The journey is all there is。 Can't wait to see where it leads Sansa and Ary- I MEAN， Sophie and Agatha。 I don't know what I expected from this book， but it wasn't to be THIS GOOD。A Series of Unfortunate Events meets Judy Moody， and as a treat it delivers the best corruption arc ever。We， the readers， can see right through the charaters， we know EXACTLY what will happen and it doesn't even matter。 The journey is all there is。 Can't wait to see where it leads Sansa and Ary- I MEAN， Sophie and Agatha。 。。。more

Queer Hat Girl ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 HOW NO GAY。 THEY FREAKING KISS IN THE BOOK BUT THE EXCUSE OF THEM BEING SISTERS DISALLOWS THEM TO BE GAY。 COME ON SOMAN SOPHIE AND AGATHA IS WAY BETTER THAN AGATHA AND TEDROS。 THIS FIVE STAR TURNED ONE STAR PIECE OF HETERO TRASH。ok now that's out of the way though I think this series is a wonderful fractured fairy tale and tackles issues such as sexism， BUT SOPHIE AND AGATHA AREN@T LESBIANS AND I'M F*CKIN* CROSS。plz read tho if u don't mind reading HETEROSEXUL CRAP HOW NO GAY。 THEY FREAKING KISS IN THE BOOK BUT THE EXCUSE OF THEM BEING SISTERS DISALLOWS THEM TO BE GAY。 COME ON SOMAN SOPHIE AND AGATHA IS WAY BETTER THAN AGATHA AND TEDROS。 THIS FIVE STAR TURNED ONE STAR PIECE OF HETERO TRASH。ok now that's out of the way though I think this series is a wonderful fractured fairy tale and tackles issues such as sexism， BUT SOPHIE AND AGATHA AREN@T LESBIANS AND I'M F*CKIN* CROSS。plz read tho if u don't mind reading HETEROSEXUL CRAP 。。。more

Potterhead Aanya ，

Good burst into a chant of “EVERS RULE！ EVERS RULE！ EVERS—”“ARE STUPID， ARROGANT FOOLS！” Castor boomed， and the Evers shut up。 So ig this book was really fun and not a huge fan of evers I gotta say， though it did have flaws。。。 “Wait。 So if a girl doesn’t get asked to the Ball， then she fails and suffers a punishment worse than death。 But if a boy doesn’t go to the Ball， he gets half ranks？ How is that fair！”My point being that is totally unfair， and in the book， the evers are shown in the Good burst into a chant of “EVERS RULE！ EVERS RULE！ EVERS—”“ARE STUPID， ARROGANT FOOLS！” Castor boomed， and the Evers shut up。 So ig this book was really fun and not a huge fan of evers I gotta say， though it did have flaws。。。 “Wait。 So if a girl doesn’t get asked to the Ball， then she fails and suffers a punishment worse than death。 But if a boy doesn’t go to the Ball， he gets half ranks？ How is that fair！”My point being that is totally unfair， and in the book， the evers are shown in the shadow of nevers， so not a huge fan of that。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。 。。。more

Adan ，

For a middle school book， I'm not gonna lie but this was kinda dope。 I mean why didn't I know about this when I was in year 6 or whatever。 It's like although the answers were obvious， I feel like for the correct age group it may have stumped them。If I had to describe the book I would say it is a descendants meets Zombies book， you'll know when you read it。Also like for a middle school book it was actually kinda deep if you think about it。 For a middle school book， I'm not gonna lie but this was kinda dope。 I mean why didn't I know about this when I was in year 6 or whatever。 It's like although the answers were obvious， I feel like for the correct age group it may have stumped them。If I had to describe the book I would say it is a descendants meets Zombies book， you'll know when you read it。Also like for a middle school book it was actually kinda deep if you think about it。 。。。more

Bianca ，

"Os vilões são os mais próximos de nós。 Vilões sob o manto de melhores amigos。" bom que loucura esse livro ein "Os vilões são os mais próximos de nós。 Vilões sob o manto de melhores amigos。" bom que loucura esse livro ein 。。。more

L’s Library ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 "The School for Good and Evil" was a childhood favourite of mine， and I was excited to revisit the world of fairytales， princes， witches and danger。 The universe building in this novel was instantly captivating for me， creating a "Harry Potter" style of the universe where good and evil are trained to fulfill their respective roles in fairy tales was definitely intriguing。 I particularly liked the switching of POVs between Agatha and Sophia， as it showed what life was like on both "sides" of the "The School for Good and Evil" was a childhood favourite of mine， and I was excited to revisit the world of fairytales， princes， witches and danger。 The universe building in this novel was instantly captivating for me， creating a "Harry Potter" style of the universe where good and evil are trained to fulfill their respective roles in fairy tales was definitely intriguing。 I particularly liked the switching of POVs between Agatha and Sophia， as it showed what life was like on both "sides" of the school。 Unfortunately， the novel suffered from becoming overly simplistic， as it relied on the "evil" and "good" stereotypes far too often when informing the character's decisions。 Sticking to the stereotypical values made the characters predictable， and made the "twist" at the end feel very forced and sudden。 I have beef with Agatha and Sophia's friendship。 Although the idea of a villain and princess being friends is an interesting concept; their entire friendship was just Sophia screwing over Agatha time and time again。 She broke promises， lied， cheated and TRIED TO KILL AGATHA。 *takes a deep breath*THATS NOT A VERY HEALTHY FRIENDSHIP GUYSI would also be lying if I didn't say that I found the existence of Prince Tedros to be a bit pointless。 He served as a point of contention between the girls， but he had the personality of a literal brick and was just used as a stand-in love interest （I'm looking at you， Bella from twilight）It is important to say that despite these complaints， the book was still pretty good。 I found the dialogue charming， and the plot was interesting （if not a little confusing at times） and I love the concept of a world that trains children to be in fairytales based on their traits/personalities。 It's SUPER creative and I give full props to the writer。 Overall， reading this was not a bad way to spend a sunny afternoon。 TLDRA cute fantasy read about fairytales coming true and two girls learning and growing through friendship and acceptance。 A bit too simplistic， but charming and fairly engaging。 This is a nice light fantasy read and would be suitable for basically any reader。 。。。more

Amanda ，

A great book about fairytales。 It’s a twist on how fairytales are even created。

Bibi。The。Bean ，

This is a GREAT book。 I loved the kiss at the end， probably because it was lesbian。 I loved the idea of the school， like the two buildings and the classes。 I think it was cool that Sophie and Agatha broke the stereotypes。 But like the map on the first page， I stared at it while reading the hole book。 The book was great， and I recommended for everyone who likes fantasy。

Coffee4Dawn ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Most characters in this book suffer from a split personality disorder， except for Sophie， she's simply bipolar。 An enjoyable book to read though。 Most characters in this book suffer from a split personality disorder， except for Sophie， she's simply bipolar。 An enjoyable book to read though。 。。。more

Zainab ，

3，5

Ronnie✨ ，

DNF

Cadence Woolridge ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 3。5 Huh， this was something。 I didn’t really expect it to be as entertaining as it ended up being。 Here are a few of my thoughts on the book。。。• I think we should’ve had more scenes with Agatha and Tedros I feel like the romance was 180 degree flip。 I would’ve liked it better if we had more scenes of them together as they gradually learn to like each other。• I thought Sophie slow descent into evil was interesting。 • my two favourite scenes is where Agatha realized she was beautiful the way she i 3。5 Huh， this was something。 I didn’t really expect it to be as entertaining as it ended up being。 Here are a few of my thoughts on the book。。。• I think we should’ve had more scenes with Agatha and Tedros I feel like the romance was 180 degree flip。 I would’ve liked it better if we had more scenes of them together as they gradually learn to like each other。• I thought Sophie slow descent into evil was interesting。 • my two favourite scenes is where Agatha realized she was beautiful the way she is and all she had to do was except her self and be happy。 And the other scene I loved was the circus of talents， when Agatha let all the animals and fairies have their wish was very beautiful。 And you knew right away that Sophie was gonna come and ruin everything。 Also I think the school of Evil is terrifying， it really shows you that it really depends on the characters environment。 I don’t truly have many thoughts on this book， it just surprised me by how much I was invested in it。 。。。more

Julide ，

This book is easily one of my favorite books。 The storyline is so good it really takes you to a whole new world。 I dont really read much fantasy， but this one needs to be given a shot。 Especially if you liked fairytales as a kid because this book really puts a spin on those classic tales you enjoyed growing up。 Will be reading this again soon

Perrine ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Je n'ai pas compris ce livre。 Vraiment。 Je n'ai pas compris。 On dirait que ce livre n'a pas été édité。 La lecture n'est pas du tout fluide。 Certains personnages apparaissent au milieu d'une conversation sans qu'on sache qu'ils étaient présents dans la scène。 Certains personnages apparaissent sans aucune présentation， le lecture est supposé deviner qui ils sont et ce qu'ils font là。 Certains personnages agissent ensemble et se soutiennent alors que deux lignes plus tôt， ils étaient ennemis jurés。 Je n'ai pas compris ce livre。 Vraiment。 Je n'ai pas compris。 On dirait que ce livre n'a pas été édité。 La lecture n'est pas du tout fluide。 Certains personnages apparaissent au milieu d'une conversation sans qu'on sache qu'ils étaient présents dans la scène。 Certains personnages apparaissent sans aucune présentation， le lecture est supposé deviner qui ils sont et ce qu'ils font là。 Certains personnages agissent ensemble et se soutiennent alors que deux lignes plus tôt， ils étaient ennemis jurés。 Les déplacements de personnages n'avaient souvent aucun sens。 Un personnage tombe du toit d'une tour de 5 étages et retombe en douceur sur des haies。 Un personnage tombe du toit d'une tour au plein milieu d'un lac et rejoint la berge en trois secondes。 En plus， les personnages changent d'avis constamment， aucun n'a une évolution stable （à part Agathe， peut-être）， ils sont pour la plupart des idiots。 Et le fond de l'histoire， l'intrigue profonde sur l'implication du Storien， ce qu'il cherche réellement， le end-game est super difficile à comprendre。Ce livre manque d'explications， il manque de précisions， de contexte。L'histoire aurait pu être vraiment chouette mais tous les défauts qui truffent ce livre le rendent à peine lisible。Ca a été une vraie déception pour moi。 。。。more

Babey ，

I really liked this book！ It did a great job of making me hate certain characters， and there were some good twists throughout。 The one thing I was consistently confused on was whether there is supposed to be romance between Sophie and Agatha， as those were the undertones I picked up throughout the entire book， especially that scene at the end。 Definitely curious to continue with this series！

Lady-of-the-dark ，

I really enjoyed reading this book and loved the first 50% of it。 However， theres something about the pacing of this book that i find very intresting and confusing at the same time because it reads as a farytale， but at the same time has the structure and lenght of a novel。 Its kind weird but the story its worth enjoying so we can move pass that。The ending is strange too。。。 I dont know why， but it ended to abruptly for me

Mel ，

AMAZING。PERFECTION。TOTALLY WORTH READING

Elizabeth ，

I wanted to like this book more than I did。 I found myself lost at times with the details of the story but enjoyed the messages that were integrated about heroes and being a hero in your own story。 I did find myself rooting for Sophie and Agatha as they tried to solve what was going on at the school。 I will continue to the next book to continue the story。

Lauren ，

I liked this book because it was fun and had lots if

mar ，

ok so originally i was thinking about giving this 4 stars maybe， like a 7-8/10 but the ending！！ it was plot twists after plot twists （well except for the last 2/3 pages i kinda so that coming， but still enjoined it）it’s a super light read and very ever after high-ish。

CaitlynAnne Clark ，

I absolutely hate the character of Tedros。。。there is nothing redeemable about his character。

h o n e y m e n u ，

Dari judulnya sudah mengcover premis cerita kayaknya yaa。 Ini adalah kisah sepasang sahabat， Agatha dan Sophie， ketika mereka tahu-tahu diseret oleh Sang Guru untuk memasuki sebuah sekolah yang membedakan muridnya menjadi dua golongan; baik dan buruk。 Sekolah Baik digambarkan sebagai kelompok putri dan pangeran yang cakep dan sopan， sementara sebaliknya， Sekolah Buruk digambarkan sebagai kelompok anak-anak nakal yang jelek dan bau。 Masalahnya， rupanya Agatha dan Sophie bertukar tempat。 Agatha ya Dari judulnya sudah mengcover premis cerita kayaknya yaa。 Ini adalah kisah sepasang sahabat， Agatha dan Sophie， ketika mereka tahu-tahu diseret oleh Sang Guru untuk memasuki sebuah sekolah yang membedakan muridnya menjadi dua golongan; baik dan buruk。 Sekolah Baik digambarkan sebagai kelompok putri dan pangeran yang cakep dan sopan， sementara sebaliknya， Sekolah Buruk digambarkan sebagai kelompok anak-anak nakal yang jelek dan bau。 Masalahnya， rupanya Agatha dan Sophie bertukar tempat。 Agatha yang dikenal di desanya sebagai bocah pemurung yang tinggal di kuburan malah masuk ke sekolah Baik， sementara Sophie yang terkenal cantik dan dermawan malah masuk ke sekolah Jahat。 Mereka kira， ada kesalahan， tapi apa benar semuanya hanya kekeliruan semata atau rupanya Sang Guru melihat sesuatu yang tersembunyi di balik watak mereka？Aku yakin pembaca udah bisa nebak jawabannya。 Intinya， di cerita ini banyak pesan moral yang tersampaikan， bahwa yang cakep belum tentu baik， dan yang jelek belum tentu jahat。 Meski begitu， kisah di novel ini menarik banget buat diikuti， terutama karena penulisnya cerdik banget nyelipin humor dan plot twist di setiap adegannya。 Walau kelihatannya pembaca bisa menebak isi ceritanya， tapi sebetulnya enggak semudah itu loh。 Ada banyak misteri yang belum terpecahkan di buku pertama， huhu。 Aku sih sudah jelas otw baca buku keduanya mumpung ada di ipusnas XD Rate dariku， 4。4。 。。。more

solana yeon ，

"We think we know what side we're on。 We think we know who we are。 We tear life apart into Good and Evil， beautiful or ugly， princess or witch， right or wrong，"She gazed at the biting fairy boy。 "But what if there are things in between？" "We think we know what side we're on。 We think we know who we are。 We tear life apart into Good and Evil， beautiful or ugly， princess or witch， right or wrong，"She gazed at the biting fairy boy。 "But what if there are things in between？" 。。。more

laura likes lit ⁷ ，

i heard this book sucks but kit young is in the show adaptation 😫 anything for you jesper （and milo）

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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=The School for Good and Evil&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,The School for Good and Evil&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0