Payal Kapadia's Horrid High

A story about young Ferg Gottin, the neglected child of two narcissists who is sent off to a school dedicated to making its students miserable, Horrid High by Payal Kapadia is meant for children under 11, but, may well become one of the children’s books that transcends age groups and is popular with all – young and old… "If 11-year-old Ferg Gottin had been brought from a store, his parents would've returned him and demanded a refund." There's no going back from that first line, it totally draws you in and garners an immediate sympathy for the protagonist…