Francine Prose

After is a young adult novel written by Francine Prose. After a school shooting 50 miles away, the new grief and crisis counselor attempts to control the students' lives, using the recent tragedy as an excuse. The school gradually is controlled by the grip of the administration, and students who do not comply with the …

The National Book Award Finalist from acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Francine Prose—now the major motion picture Submission “Screamingly funny … Blue Angel culminates in a sexual harassment hearing that rivals the Salem witch trials.” —USA Today It has been years since Swenson, a professor in a New …

My father was killed on 9/11.Everybody in town knows we lost him forever when the North Tower collapsed.What they don't know is that he was gone long before that day.What they don't know is that a scholarship to exclusive Baileywell Academy only made my life worse.What they don't know is that my mentor at Baileywell …