The Sandersons Fail Manhattan, Scott Johnston
The Sandersons Fail Manhattan, Scott Johnston
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The Sandersons Fail Manhattan
A Novel

Author: Scott Johnston

Narrator: Cicely Meadows

Unabridged: 12 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/08/2025

Synopsis

William Sanderson is very rich, but you can always be richer. He’s up for a huge promotion at investment giant Bedrock Capital, but there’s one crucial hurdle he must clear first―assuming he can keep the HR department at bay. He’s also looking for any string to pull to get his maddeningly indifferent daughter Ginny into Yale. Ellie, his wife, is a newcomer to New York who only wants to fit in, while Daughter #2, the shy Zoey, is happy just to make a new friend, even in the form of the unusual new girl who calls herself a goblin.Things turn upside down when the girls’ exclusive school admits its first trans student, only to have her mysteriously disappear. As a frenzied search begins, the entire city frets about her fate. Somehow caught in the crosshairs are the Sandersons, a family desperately trying to navigate all the new cultural rules―and failing miserably.

About Scott Johnston

Scott Johnston, who grew up in Boulder, Colorado, has ski raced on a national and international level and is an avid climber. He currently coaches several of the nation's top cross country skiers, and climbs, establishing local climbing routes in and around his home town of Mazama, Washington, in the North Cascades, where he lives.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Courtney on July 22, 2025

Very edgy and brave book but honestly we have all been on that zoom call haven’t we? Lol. The ending was so abrupt I was sure I accidentally clicked something wrong. Just … wow. Makes you think for sure.......more

Goodreads review by Bonnie on April 08, 2025

Having read and loved Mr. Johnston's Campusland, I was gung-ho to read his new book, The Sandersons Fail Manhattan. With wry wit, farcical situations and character development that sometimes bordered on the histrionic, this novel spoke to me, making me laugh and shake my head at its incisive explora......more

Goodreads review by Erin on June 27, 2025

Special thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a free, electronic ARC of this novel received in exchange for an honest review. Expected publication date: July 8, 2025 Scott Johnston, author of “Campusland”, has entered the world of fiction writing in a big way. His debut novel, “The Sanders......more

Goodreads review by Briann on January 21, 2025

The road to hell is paved with good intentions. This book wonderfully demonstrates how people have become reactionary rather than rational when dealing with perceived social injustices and slights. It demonstrates the sometimes disastrous snowball effect of cancel culture. What Scott Johnston does we......more

Goodreads review by Stacy40pages on July 05, 2025

The Sandersons Fail Manhattan by Scott Johnston. Thanks to @stmartins #smpinfluencer for the gifted Arc ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 William is determined to get his daughters into Yale. When the girls exclusive private school accepts its first trans student, only for her to disappear, the school and the Sanderson’s li......more

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