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 father's 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 hands--through the annual all-male scholarship
competition.
With her cousin, Seleni, by her side, the girls don disguises and enter
Mr. Holm's labyrinth, to best the boys and claim the scholarship prize.
Except not everyone is ready for a girl who doesn't know her place. And
not everyone survives the deadly maze.
Welcome to the labyrinth.
Praise for To Best the Boys:
"Atmospheric, romantic, inspiring." --KRISTEN 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." --Jodi Meadows, New York Times bestselling author
of The Incarnate Trilogy and coauthor of My Lady Jane
A "Hunger Games/Handmaid's Tale mash-up." --BN Teen Blog
