In the Margins Book Club

In the Margins is back!

The HTC's student-run book club has made a great selection for its first book of the spring semester: "Ace of Spades" by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé!

Come to our kickoff event, learn more about this novel, and meet other interesting engaged readers in our community.

In the Margins focuses on modern, relatable books from authors with an important point of view. The discussion topics are timely and start great conversations. Come join us!

More about Ace of Spades:

Gossip Girl meets Get Out in Ace of Spades, a YA contemporary thriller by debut author Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé about two students, Devon & Chiamaka, and their struggles against an anonymous bully.
All you need to know is . . . I’m here to divide and conquer. Like all great tyrants do. —Aces
When two Niveus Private Academy students, Devon Richards and Chiamaka Adebayo, are selected to be part of the elite school’s senior class prefects, it looks like their year is off to an amazing start. After all, not only does it look great on college applications, but it officially puts each of them in the running for valedictorian, too.
Shortly after the announcement is made, though, someone who goes by Aces begins using anonymous text messages to reveal secrets about the two of them that turn their lives upside down and threaten every aspect of their carefully planned futures.
As Aces shows no sign of stopping, what seemed like a sick prank quickly turns into a dangerous game, with all the cards stacked against them. Can Devon and Chiamaka stop Aces before things become incredibly deadly?
With heart-pounding suspense and relevant social commentary comes a high-octane thriller from debut author Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé.

Host or Publisher Boston University Howard Thurman Center