The Chaperone

A coming-of-age about revolution, identity, and dismantling systematic oppression, perfect for fans of The Grace Year and The Handmaid's Tale

In New America, where adolescent girls are not allowed to go out in public alone, there are three rules to remember:

Embrace purity

Navigate the world with care

Trust your chaperone

But when seventeen-year-old Stella’s beloved chaperone dies under mysterious circumstances, her sheltered reality comes crashing down. Before Stella even has time to process Sister Helen’s death, the new chaperone arrives. Sister Laura is everything Sister Helen wasn’t. Irreverent. Unprofessional. She even leaves Stella alone (isn’t that illegal?) and helps her attend those "Hush Hush" parties where you can do whatever you want.

Once Stella experiences real freedom—and learns the dark secrets at the heart of the chaperone program, including what really happened to Sister Helen—she has no choice but to fight back against the world she knows, embarking on a harrowing journey across what was once the United States and putting both her life and freedom at risk.