Gina's Corner

Lee Fiora, an outstanding grammar school student in South Bend, Indiana, receives a scholarship to attend the prominent Ault School, a boarding school in Massachusetts. For the majority of students at Ault money is not an issue. As Lee learns, it is an issue that is simply not discussed among her fellow students. Lee is unsettled by the fact that she is no longer the outstanding student she was in Indiana. Prep is written in such an intimate style that you feel what Lee feels during her four years at Ault. Chapters are semester length so you get an in-depth view of Lee, her friends, and boarding school culture. Lee's struggles never end in trying to become comfortable at Ault, finding friends, maintaining her grades and seeking a boyfriend. Lee does give you a glimpse of their lives into the future. This novel gives us all something to relate to, the people and feelings we have known throughout our lives.

I saw a little bit of myself, and a little bit of Lisa in this book.

Maybe 300 pages.