Our Favorite Fictional Schools
Update: 2025-09-02
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In honor of Back to School season, we're drafting our teams of our favorite fictional schools from literature, discussing what makes these educational settings compelling, terrifying, and gossip-worthy.
Team Emily
- One-room schoolhouse from The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
- Shiz from Wicked by Gregory Maguire
- Hawkings Independent School from The Cadence of Part-Time Poets by mostwolo
- Elligham Academy from the Truly Devious Series by Maureen Johnson
Team Abigail
- Forks High School from the Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer
- Catenan Academy from The Will of the Many by James Islington
- Basgiath War College from Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
- Crunchem Hall Elementary from Matilda by Roald Dahl
Recent Reads
- Love is a War Song by Danica Nava
- Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
- Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe
- Wolfsong by TJ Klune
We'd love to hear which fictional school you'd want to attend! Comment on our Instagram or Bluesky @readirectpodcast, or leave us a note on Spotify!
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