We used this for our neighborhood book group. It was very discussable, if you know what I mean. It takes a bit to get past Pessl's unusual style of writing, but then the plot just clicks along. Plot twists and surprises keep you wanting to find out how it all ends. Very unique book.

Fantastic book! It's a mystery but a completely different kind of mystery than anything I've ever read before. What a treat! The ending is something that I absolutely did not see coming. The story revolves around young Blue Van Meer who is entering her senior year of high school after having spent a gypsy like lifestyle with her college professor father. She enters an exclusive private school and is befriended by a group of teens known as the Bluebloods with their mentor, a film teacher named Hannah. The Bluebloods rule the school and have weekly dinner soirees with Hannah. Blue doesn't know why she has been included in their clique and doesn't know how to fit in with them. Hannah is quite a mystery and the kids try their own private investigation to find out what the truth really is about their unusual teacher. The things that end up happening are where the Calamity Physics come in. Don't miss this wonderful novel.

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