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cover image of Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, published by Feiwel & Friends, 2024. The Basics Page Length: 416 Audiobook Length: ~17 hours Grade Reading Level: 9+ Target Audience Age: 14-18+ Goodreads Score: 3.97 out of 5 Common Sense Media Score: 15+ Buy it HERE Setting: Contemporary England, fictional boarding school, Alfred Nobel Academy Genre: Young Adult Mystery Thriller, Dark Academia Topics: Boarding School, Mental Health, Abuse, Suicide, Sexual As

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