This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

First published in the United States by Wednesday Books, a division of St. Martin’s Publishing Group

THE PROJECT. Copyright © 2021 by Courtney Summers. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Publishing Group, 120 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10271.

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The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:

Names: Summers, Courtney, author.

Title: The project: a novel / Courtney Summers.

Description: First edition. | New York: Wednesday Books, 2021. | Identifiers: LCCN 2020037484 | ISBN 9781250105738 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781250807397 (signed) | ISBN 9781250798800 (international, sold outside the U.S., subject to rights availability) | ISBN 9781250105745 (ebook)

Subjects: CYAC: Cults—Fiction. | Sisters—Fiction. | Journalism—Fiction.

Classification: LCC PZ7.S95397 Pr 2021 | DDC [Fic]—dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020037484

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First U.S. Edition: 2021

First Signed Edition: 2021

First International Edition: 2021