The Sinister Sweetness of Splendid Academy

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Mix one part magic, one part mystery, and just a dash of Grimm, and you've got the recipe for a cozy-creepy read that kids will gobble up like candy. Splendid Academy has everything Lorelei could ever want- - Golden bowls of candy in every desk - Mouth-watering meals served by waiters - Optional homework - And two recess periods a day But the more time Lorelei spends there, the less splendid the academy seems. Why are her classmates growing so chubby And why do the teachers seem so sinister It's up to Lorelei and her new friend Andrew to figure out the secrets hidden beneath the mountains of syrupy pancakes and heaps of marzipan. What they discover chills their bones - and might even pick them clean! 'An irresistible contemporary fairy tale. . . . Deliciously scary and satisfying.'Kirkus Reviews 'A mesmerizing read. . . . a fantasy that feels simultaneously classic and new.'Publishers Weekly 'A wickedly intriguing, deliciously eerie read.'New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Leitich Smith

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"A mesmerizing read. . . . a fantasy that feels simultaneously classic and new."Publishers Weekly

"An irresistible contemporary fairy tale. . . . Deliciously scary and satisfying."Kirkus

"A wickedly intriguing, deliciously eerie read." --New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Leitich Smith Cynthia Leitich Smith

Author Bio

Nikki Loftin is a writer and native Texan who lives just outside Austin, Texas, with her two boys, two dogs, nine chickens, and one very patient husband. The Sinister Sweetness of Splendid Academy is her first novel.