A Darker Mischief / Derek Milman / Book Review
A DARKER MISCHIEF A working class kid from Mississippi, Cal Ware isn't exactly in the position to turn down a full-ride scholarship to an elite New England boarding school. And why would he want to? He'd do anything to leave his life in Mississippi behind after what happened. A chance to attend Essex Academy is a chance to reinvent himself. But as Essex, image is more important than Cal thought, and all his new classmates can see is his thrift store clothes, his several-generations-too-old phone... His accent only helps him to stick out more. His parents don't work in politics, don't run companies, don't own fancy vacation homes on the Cape. If Cal thought he could fresh start here at Essex, well... But just when Cal's ready to give up on reinventing himself, he learns one Essex secret that might give him a leg up. There's a secret society on this campus, a society that cares more about intelligence than money or ...
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