The task is simple: Don a disguise. Survive the labyrinth . . . Best the boys. Every year for the past fifty-four years, the residents of Pinsbury Port have received a mysterious letter inviting all eligible-aged boys to compete for an esteemed scholarship to the all-male Stemwick University. The poorer residents look to see if their names are on the list. The wealthier look to see how likely their sons are to survive. And Rhen Tellur opens it to see if she can derive which substances the ink and parchment are created from, using her fatherβs microscope. In the province of Caldon, where women train in wifely duties and men pursue collegiate education, sixteen-year-old Rhen Tellur wants nothing more than to become a scientist. As the poor of her seaside town fall prey to a deadly disease, she and her father work desperately to find a cure. But when her mum succumbs to it as well? Rhen decides to take the future into her own handsβthrough the annual all-male scholarship competition. With her cousin, Seleni, by her side, the girls don disguises and enter Mr. Holmβs labyrinth, to best the boys and claim the scholarship prize. Except not everyone is ready for a girl who doesnβt know her place. And not everyone survives the deadly maze. Welcome to the labyrinth. Praise for To Best the Boys**:** βAtmospheric, romantic, inspiring.β βKRISTEN CICCARELLI, internationally bestselling author of The Last Namsara "Smart, determined, and ready to take on the world: Rhen Tellur is an outstanding heroine with every reason to win a competition historically intended for boys." βJodi Meadows, New York Times bestselling author of The Incarnate Trilogy and coauthor of My Lady Jane A β Hunger Games / Handmaidβs Tale mash-up.β βBN Teen Blog **