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Dickensen Academy
by Christine Grabowski
Published by The Wild Rose Press on September 12, 2018
Genres: YA Fantasy
Pages: 348
Format: ebook
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Dickensen Academy isn’t a typical boarding school. The faculty is hiding an unbelievable secret within their fine arts program. When Autumn Mattison receives an invitation to attend the high school, she yearns to escape her overbearing father yet remains reluctant to leave her mother and brother. Her doubts fade away when a vivid dream convinces her she belongs there.
Away from home, Autumn discovers a unique school environment that awakens her creative potential, and her new friends become like a second family. However, as she uncovers more about the dark side of the school and struggles with its curriculum, she questions whether Dickensen Academy is truly where she belongs.
When tragedy strikes, Autumn must learn to believe in her own power and stand up to her greatest fear or risk having her memories destroyed to protect the school’s secrets. Caught between secrets and dreams, can she find her true self?
Will Autumn master the school’s secret talent?
Dickensen Academy by Christine Grabowski is an excellent book that I enjoyed reading.
Autumn is a pretty cool character throughout the book. I liked how this book was different than most young adult books and the idea behind the school is incredible.
What I like:
- Autumn Mattison is a fantastic character. She’s the only main character, since it’s written in the first person, and she reminds me a bit of how I felt like in high school. Autumn wants to make her parents happy with good grades, but she still wants to have fun.
- I love Dickensen Academy. The whole concept of it and the secret that the school has. That is so smart, and it made it different than other young adult books. I would have loved to have gone to this school.
- Seeing Autumn go through her challenges as she did throughout the book is excellent. It’s nice to see her grow as a character as she overcomes these hurdles.
- And last but not least my favorite thing about the book is that all the characters, from Autumn to her friends to her love interest to her family to her teachers, they all seem realistic and that Ms. Grabowski made sure that they all seemed to stand out on their own before starting to write this story.
What I dislike:
The only thing that I didn’t like about this book is the fact that Autumn’s dad was such a jerk to Autumn about everything. He is such a micro-manager, but I can’t go into too much detail about this. However, that’s what I think.
Five Stars
Dickensen Academy by Christine Grabowski is an excellent book that I am giving a five-star rating too. Everything about it made me think it’s so different and that I wonderfully entertained. I can’t wait to read more by Ms. Grabowski as this book showed me that this author has incredible talents in making a believable storyline and credible characters.
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About Christine Grabowski
Dickensen Academy is Christine’s debut YA novel. After graduating from the University of Washington, she earned her MBA at the University at Albany. She honed her technical writing skills in marketing and consulting but attributes the creative part of the process to her passion for reading.
When she isn’t reading or writing, Christine can often be found running, skiing, or hiking. She lives in Newcastle, Washington, with her supportive husband, two avid teen readers, and their energetic wheaten terriers.
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Reading this book contributed to these challenges:
- 2018 Goodreads Reading Challenge
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