Hyacinth Girls

"'Do you know your children?' Thus begins "Hyacinth Girls, "a book with razor-sharp teeth, a pumping heart, and wide-open eyes; a plunge into the secret, murky waters between the bullies and the bullied. In her debut, Lauren Frankel conjures up real girlhood, the kind you don't read about in storybooks: complicated, troubling, and true."
--Miranda Beverly-Whittemore, "New York Times" bestselling author of "Bittersweet"
"Suspenseful and highly thought-provoking, "Hyacinth Girls "deftly""illuminates the potentially harrowing landscape of teenage friendships while lending fresh perspective to the complex issue of bullying."
--Kimberly McCreight, "New York Times" bestselling author of "Reconstructing Amelia"

Do you know your children? Thus begins "Hyacinth Girls, "a book with razor-sharp teeth, a pumping heart, and wide-open eyes; a plunge into the secret, murky waters between the bullies and the bullied. In her debut, Lauren Frankel conjures up real girlhood, the kind you don't read about in storybooks: complicated, troubling, and true.
Miranda Beverly-Whittemore, "New York Times" bestselling author of "Bittersweet"
Suspenseful and highly thought-provoking, "Hyacinth Girls "deftly" "illuminates the potentially harrowing landscape of teenage friendships while lending fresh perspective to the complex issue of bullying.
Kimberly McCreight, "New York Times" bestselling author of "Reconstructing Amelia
" Quite the twisty tale. New York Daily News
Disconcerting and suspenseful, Frankel s debut offers insights into the pressures of adolescence, the cruelty of society and how little we know our children. "People""

Do you know your children? Thus begins Hyacinth Girls, a book with razor-sharp teeth, a pumping heart, and wide-open eyes; a plunge into the secret, murky waters between the bullies and the bullied. In her debut, Lauren Frankel conjures up real girlhood, the kind you don't read about in storybooks: complicated, troubling, and true.
Miranda Beverly-Whittemore, New York Times bestselling author of Bittersweet
Suspenseful and highly thought-provoking, Hyacinth Girls deftly illuminates the potentially harrowing landscape of teenage friendships while lending fresh perspective to the complex issue of bullying.
Kimberly McCreight, New York Times bestselling author of Reconstructing Amelia
Quite the twisty tale. New York Daily News
Disconcerting and suspenseful, Frankel s debut offers insights into the pressures of adolescence, the cruelty of society and how little we know our children. People"

Lauren Frankel received her BA in English from Vassar College. She has worked with young people, as both an educator and a librarian, in the US and the UK. She holds an MA in creative writing from the University of East Anglia, where she won the David Higham Award. Born in Connecticut, she now lives with her husband and son in England.