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Analysis Of Variant, By Robison Wells

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In the young adult suspense novel, Variant, by Robison Wells, a young man named Benson Fisher arrives at Maxfield Private Academy. This school is supposed to be the pinnacle of educational research. What he finds it to actually be, is worse than any nightmare you could dream. Benson falls upon this school through his old school, where he applies for a scholarship to attend Maxfield. He is a foster child and has been moved to 33 different foster homes since the age of five, so the thought of a private school was a beacon for a home at last. Upon Benson 's arrival, before he even steps into the building, two students began running after the car that drops him off. This puzzles him, but shortly after he’s greeted by Becky Allred, she 's in

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