To Best the Boys

Condition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9780718080969 Author(s): Mary Weber Format: Hardcover Illustrator: James Dean Language: English Year: 2019 Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publishers Pages: 336 Age: 13-99

Description: The task is simple: Don a disguise. Survive the labyrinth . . . Best the boys.Every year for the past fifty-four years, the residents of Pinsbury Port have received a mysterious letter inviting all eligible-aged boys to compete for an esteemed scholarship to the all-male Stemwick University. The poorer residents look to see if their names are on the list. The wealthier look to see how likely their sons are to survive. And Rhen Tellur opens it to see if she can derive which substances the ink and parchment are created from, using her fatherâs microscope.In the province of Caldon, where women train in wifely duties and men pursue collegiate education, sixteen-year-old Rhen Tellur wants nothing more than to become a scientist. As the poor of her seaside town fall prey to a deadly disease, she and her father work desperately to find a cure. But when her mum succumbs to it as well Rhen decides to take the future into her own handsâthrough the annual all-male scholarship competition.With her cousin, Seleni, by her side, the girls don disguises and enter Mr. Holmâs labyrinth, to best the boys and claim the scholarship prize. Except not everyone is ready for a girl who doesnât know her place. And not everyone survives the deadly maze.Welcome to the labyrinth.Praise for To Best the Boys:âAtmospheric, romantic, inspiring.â âKRISTEN CICCARELLI, internationally bestselling author of The Last Namsara'Smart, determined, and ready to take on the world: Rhen Tellur is an outstanding heroine with every reason to win a competition historically intended for boys.' âJodi Meadows, New York Times bestselling author of The Incarnate Trilogy and coauthor of My Lady JaneA âHunger Games/Handmaidâs Tale mash-up.â âBN Teen Blog

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