The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks

By E. Lockhart

Categories: Literature & Fiction

The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks is a young adult novel by E. Lockhart, published in 2008. At an elite boarding school, sophomore Frankie discovers that her boyfriend belongs to a secret all-male society. Shut out because she is a girl, she secretly takes control of the group and leads it in a series of elaborate pranks. The novel explores power, gender and belonging, and was a National Book Award finalist and Printz Honor Book.

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• John Green: “I also often recommend to adults “The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing,” by M. T. Anderson, and “The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks,” by E. Lockhart.”