The View from the Very Best House in Town

By Meera Trehan

A friendship unravels as secrets of a mansion and new alliances threaten everything.

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256 pages· 52,482 words· Est. 7.5 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

Asha's world shifts when her best friend Sam leaves for an elite academy, leaving her to face middle school alone. As Sam befriends Prestyn, Asha's rival, tensions rise. Forbidden from the mansion she adores, Asha must confront who she is without Sam and uncover Prestyn's true intentions. Can she navigate these challenges and redefine her sense of home and friendship?

From the publisher

Part thriller, part friendship story, part real estate listing, this witty and inventive debut explores the nature of friendship and home. Sam and Asha. Asha and Sam. Their friendship is so long established, they take it for granted. Just as Asha takes for granted that Donnybrooke, the mansion that sits on the highest hill in Coreville, is the best house in town. But when Sam is accepted into snobbish Castleton Academy as an autistic “Miracle Boy,” he leaves Asha, who is also autistic, to navigate middle school alone. He also leaves her wondering if she can take anything for granted anymore. Because soon Sam is spending time with Prestyn, Asha’s nemesis, whose family owns Donnybrooke and, since a housewarming party gone wrong, has forbidden Asha to set foot inside. Who is Asha without Sam? And who will she be when it becomes clear that Prestyn’s interest in her friend isn’t so friendly? Told from the points of view of Asha, Sam, and Donnybrooke itself, this suspenseful and highly original debut explores issues of ableism and classism as it delves into the mysteries of what makes a person a friend and a house a home.

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