The School for Good and Evil, a fantasy book by Soman Chainani, spins a wondrous tale about the battle between True Good and True Evil. The way that the author keeps you in suspense without making you go crazy is remarkable. He makes the readers think and wonder who is on which side, who is a friend and who is a foe. But what happens, when everything is not as it seems?
“In the forest primeval
A school for good and evil
Two towers like twin heads
One for the pure
One for the wicked
Try to escape, you’ll always fail
The only way out is
Through a fairy tale”
From The School for Good and Evil ^
Sophie and Agatha are two best friends who live in the small village of Gavaldon. Every four years, the School Master steals two children from the village. One Good, and one Evil. Sophie dreams of going to the School for Good, and with her perfect pink dresses and tremendous efforts for good deeds, the whole village thinks she will go. Agatha, the child of the village’s “witch” is not eager to leave, but her mother is eager for Agatha to go to the School for Evil. On that shadowy night, the School Master makes his choice. When Sophie and Agatha find themselves at the School for Good and Evil, they must discover who is Good, and who is Evil.
The School for Good and Evil is a story about friendship, and how they form in the most unlikely of places. Throw in a prince, and discover how love can ruin the best of friendships, both Good, and Evil. With a mysterious School Master, and magic spells, how will Sophie and Agatha ever find their way out of the School? The only way out is through a fairy tale: The Tale of Sophie and Agatha.