The Initiation

by Katrina Kahler, Kaz Campbell

Okay, Sydney may have burnt her parents' house down, but it was an accident. And now she was on the way to a boarding school. Yes, her parents were dumping her in a school in LA and returning to New York without her. Totally unfair! Sydney's privileged life is all about to change.In her new school, she has to share a room with 3 other girls, and the room has only one bathroom. But that isn't Sydney's biggest problem. Oh no, her biggest challenge is a girl called Harper, who seems to control most of her year level. In order to be accepted, Harper puts Sydney through 9 Rule Challenges. Will Sydney conquer the initiation tasks? There's only one way to find out.If you loved Mean Girls and wanted to know what happened to Sydney...then this is the story for you. Hope you enjoy this exciting story for girls aged 9-12.

132 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 19, 2019

About the author

Hi, so excited about being on Goodreads and sharing my Middle School books with you! I live in beautiful Noosa, in Australia. For most of my life I was a teacher of Middle School kids, and what an awesome experience that was. It gave me the opportunity to understand the problems that kids go through.
My writing partners are Kaz and Bill Campbell, they were also Middle School Teachers.
We hope you enjoy our books as much as we love writing them for you!!!

Reviews

[Meera krishna Venkatesan]

Nice

[Jane Kirrane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great 👍

It was a good book and pretty interesting with loads of drama.I can't wait for book 2 .5 out of 5

[James Crawford · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an unusual book to review. To me, there are actually no characters which come across as being good people. Sydney apparently was the cause of her house burning down. She's also egotistic and incredibly self-centered. Harper, her main protagonist, is also egotistic and self-centered. She sets up tests for Sydney to pass, promising isolation if she fails.

Sydney's parents have entered her into a boarding school while they go off to New York. Seems like her parents aren't very nice people either.

Then there's the head of the school who isn't nice. The teachers don't seem to be nice. Sydney's roommates (including Harper) aren't nice.

Sydney uses any means to pass her tests even if includes theft and using other people to help her.

Still, somehow the book is interesting, leaving the reader to wonder which of the two main girls, Sydney or Harper, will come out the victor or if there will be some kind of tie.

[Athira K · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was pretty good...Not amazing though...

[Jude Foord · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was one of my fav series!! I loved all the characters and the plot! I felt so bad for Harper at times same with Sydney. 5 stars definitely recommend if you want a quick and easy read!

Jude xx