And Asher has a proposition for her: join forces for one last summer of epic pranks, against a shared enemy-the woman who kicked them out. But then she gets a note-Meet me at midnight. Once in their new accommodations, Sidney expects the prank war to continue as usual.
But their plans are thrown in sudden jeopardy when their feud causes their families to be kicked out of their beloved lake houses. And now, after their senior year, they're determined to make it the most epic yet. But it's the same every year-in between cookouts and boat rides and family-imposed bonfires, Sidney and Asher spend the dog days of summer finding the ultimate ways to prank each other. Two star swimmers forced to spend their summers on a lake together sounds like the perfect match. They have a love-hate relationship with summer. But when the Legendborn reveal themselves as the descendants of King Arthur's knights and explain that a magical war is coming, Bree has to decide how far she'll go for the truth and whether she should use her magic to take the society down-or join the fight. She recruits Nick, a self-exiled Legendborn with his own grudge against the group, and their reluctant partnership pulls them deeper into the society's secrets-and closer to each other. Now that Bree knows there's more to her mother's death than what's on the police report, she'll do whatever it takes to find out the truth, even if that means infiltrating the Legendborn as one of their initiates. The mage's failure unlocks Bree's own unique magic and a buried memory with a hidden connection: the night her mother died, another Merlin was at the hospital.
And a mysterious teenage mage who calls himself a "Merlin" and who attempts-and fails-to wipe Bree's memory of everything she saw. A secret society of so called "Legendborn" students that hunt the creatures down. A flying demon feeding on human energies. A residential program for bright high schoolers at UNC-Chapel Hill seems like the perfect escape-until Bree witnesses a magical attack her very first night on campus. and where does he belong? Award-winning author Len Vlahos offers a perfect blend of science fiction and contemporary in this unputdownable, high stakes tale that explores big questions about what it means to be human.Īfter her mother dies in an accident, sixteen-year-old Bree Matthews wants nothing to do with her family memories or childhood home. As Quinn explores what it means to truly live, he questions who he can trust. Quinn finds himself completely alone-until he bonds with Shea, the real girl behind the virtual one. Even other super computers aren't like him. His friends are all adults who were paid to hang out with him. While the scientists continue to experiment on him, Quinn must come to grips with the truth: his mom and brother don't exist. But as Quinn encounters the real world for the first time, his life becomes a nightmare. in the world-part of a grand multi-billion-dollar experiment led by the very man he believed to be his dead father.
He's the QUantum INtelligence Project, the first fully-aware A.I.
After Quinn "wakes up," he sees his world was nothing more than a virtual construct. But a shocking secret brings his entire world crashing down: he's not a boy. He plays video games, spends time with his friends, and crushes on a girl named Shea. Quinn thinks he's a normal fifteen year-old.
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