Riot Recommendation

Riot Recommendation: What Are Your Favorite School Novels?

María Cristina García lives in New York with her favorite spouse, her favorite toddler, her favorite cat, and her second-favorite cat. When not ranking members of her household, she's catching up on Supergirl, strumming her mandolin, or trying to beat the clock on her library loans. Twitter: @MeowyCristina Blog: MeowyCristina.com

This Riot Recommendation of best school novels is sponsored by School for Psychics by K. C. Archer.

School for Psychics is the first book in a new series starring a young woman with extraordinary abilities who must decide whether she will use her skills for good—or not.

Teddy Cannon isn’t your typical twenty-something woman. She’s resourceful, bright, scrappy. She’s also psychic. After a series of bad decisions and a run-in with the police, she finds herself at an elite facility where students are trained to use their skills to protect America, and the world.

But just as Teddy feels like she’s found where she belongs, a dangerous mission causes her to question everything…


Hello, recovering doctoral student here. I would not go back to being a student for all the money in the world. Wait, that’s really hyperbolic. Let me interrogate that feeling…Yep. Totally accurate. But! I do like to read about fictional school experiences. All the angst and triumphs with none of the homework or tuition. From Harry Potter to A Separate Peace there are so many school novels out there. What are your favorites? Tell us in the comments and we’ll be back with your picks!