{"product_id":"sibylline-isbn-9798217002634","title":"Sibylline","description":"\u003cb\u003e**A Good Morning America YA Book Club Pick**\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER • Three teens infiltrate the magical ivy league in the first book of a heart-stopping dark academia romantasy series from #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Melissa de la Cruz.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe special first edition of the hardcover features stunning stenciled edges and designed endpapers!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRaven, Atticus, and Dorian have dreamed of attending Sibylline for as long as they can remember. But when the magical university rejects them, the friends’ plans for a future studying the arcane together begin crashing down.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUntil they decide to steal an education.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGetting jobs on campus, they sneak into lectures and swipe forbidden texts, dodging the administration’s watchful eye. In the quiet of night, in the thrill of secrecy, their magic awakens. And so do long-buried attractions that turn their friendship into something more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut like magic, love can create, and it can destroy. As unrequited feelings and resentment threaten to fracture their bond, the trio discovers an insidious magic that has sunk its claws into Sibylline, killing students and corroding the very bones of the university. Now the three intruders may be the key to saving the institution from wreckage . . . if they don’t wreck one another first. | ★ “In addition to high-caliber lyrical writing and thought-provoking style, de la Cruz ('Blue Bloods') also provides a vehicle for reflection. This book combines elements of magic, a dark sense of danger, and characters with powers who need to decide whether they could or should use them. . . A must-have.” —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In her signature lush prose and twisty plotting, De la Cruz's cinematic, emotionally charged duology starter sets realistic romantic tension against a compelling central magical mystery that will have readers eager to find out what happens in book two.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This duology opener, with its shadowy library, cobblestone streets, and bookshop cafe . . . captures cozy dark academia at its best.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“The protagonists’ electric banter and shifting relationships act as an emotional anchor as the kinetic plot unfolds throughout a tense and exciting series opener that will have readers clamoring for the next volume.”\u003ci\u003e —Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e | Melissa de la Cruz is the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e internationally bestselling author of many critically acclaimed books for readers of all ages, including the Blue Bloods series, the Queen's Secret duet, Disney's Descendants novels, and the Summer on East End series. Her books have sold over eight million copies, and the Witches of East End series became an hour-long television drama on the Lifetime network. Visit her at melissa-delacruz.com | \u003ci\u003eMiss Raven Chen,\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThank you for your application to Sibylline College of Magical Arts. Unfortunately—\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnfortunately.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne word.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt crushes my dream as easily as shattering glass.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI look up at Dorian and Atticus. They’re both stock-still, staring at their letters. Dorian’s face is white. Atticus blinks a few times, then finally he says, “Oh.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI don’t have to be a psychic like Atticus to know what happened.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAtticus gently refolds the letter and slides it neatly back in the envelope, his mouth set into a grim line. Dorian crumples his up and throws it in the nearest trash can with a huff.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy knees give out, and I collapse back down on the bench.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI check and recheck the letter, hoping the words are different, that maybe my mind misread it. But no, it’s real. I didn’t get in. I won’t be attending Sibylline. I won’t achieve my dream. I might as well die. Right here and now. I don’t even want to think about what I did wrong. I performed well on the written exams, scoring high marks in history and lore, and in the interview, I displayed my talents, transcribing in real time the text the assessor offered to me, a piece apparently written by an eighteenth-century monk in his own private dialect. I’d done well, but it hadn’t mattered.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI want to leap off the pier or tear the letter into a thousand little pieces. I need to scream, but I choke down the urge. How can I not be good enough? Me? I worked so hard for this! How many sleep­less nights did I spend studying for the MSAT, the arcane college admissions test? Was being the president of Manhattan’s Youth Magicians Club not enough? What about my national award for excellence in sorcery? Did none of it even matter? My application was perfect, \u003ci\u003eperfect\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe disappointment is numbing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAtticus clicks his tongue. “Maybe it’s for the better. It’s just a school for a bunch of magic snobs and elitist wizards and rich enchanters. So what’s even the point?”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An education,” says Dorian dryly, masking his hurt with humor. “And I think you need all the help you can get.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAtticus lets out a laugh. Dorian smiles back. That’s what comes with being friends. \u003ci\u003eBest \u003c\/i\u003efriends. All of us. No matter what, we’re together. We’d planned on attending Sibylline—so now what?Will we have to separate? My mouth feels dry at the thought.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Well, there goes my one chance,” says Atticus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“You didn’t apply anywhere else?” Dorian asks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“It was either Sibylline or nothing,” he says.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Me too,” I say, and Dorian nods. We all did the same.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI won’t let this happen to us. I refuse. I can’t give up. Not now, not ever. “What if we don’t take no for an answer?”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDorian’s eyebrows rise, and he looks at me, as if trying to read my expression.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“What are you saying? Reject their rejection? We can’t make them accept us,” Atticus says. “Can we?”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI picture Sibylline’s students on their first day of class: groups of eager young magicians walking the cobblestone streets, study­ing in the grand halls, and learning all that is worth knowing from masters of the craft. Everything that matters is there, nestled in the ivy-covered arches and the ancient tomes. I’d give anything to be there, at the center of it all. I’d do anything, any job . . . \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt’s then that an idea starts to form.","brand":"G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48759510008037,"sku":"NP9798217002634","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/sibylline-isbn-9798217002634","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}