Allyson Braithwaite Condie

Students and teachers share their struggles in life, the joys they experience, and their testimonies throughout one year at Lakeview High School.

Ellery Wainwright is alone at the edge of the world. She and her husband, Luke, were supposed to spend their twentieth wedding anniversary together at the luxurious Resort at Broken Point in Big Sur, California. But now she's traveling solo. Another couple is celebrating their honeymoon in her hotel, but Ellery discovers the body of the groom floating in the pool in the rain. Before the police can reach Broken Point, a mudslide takes out the road...

Alternating chapters follow four Mormons--Andrea, Ethan, Joel, and Cate--as they struggle to make the right choices and decisions regarding jobs, college, missions, and love.

Con su amor, Cassia y Ky han quebrantado las inflexibles normas de la Sociedad y ahora deben asumir las consecuencias. El castigo para ella es olvidar todo lo sucedido y empezar de nuevo en otra ciudad, donde ha sido reubicada junto con su familia. Ky, sin embargo, no ha tenido tanta suerte: las autoridades lo han deportado a las Pro-vincias Exteriores para que actúe como escudo humano en una guerra que quizá ni exista. Lo único seguro es que antes...

"Following the sudden deaths of her father and autistic younger brother, Cedar Lee spends the summer working at a Shakespearean theater festival, making a new friend, and coming to terms with her grief."--

"Rio has always dreamed of leaving the underwater city of Atlantia for life in the Above; however, when her twin sister, Bay, makes an unexpected decision, Rio is left stranded below where she must find a way to unlock the secrets of the siren voice she has long hidden and save Atlantia from destruction"--

Middle-schoolers Nico, Opal, Tyler, and Emma face a more dangerous threat and must uncover the whirlpool's origins, as well as those of that freaky "Thing in a Jar," while fending off paranormal investigators.

All her life, Cassia has never had a choice. The Society dictates everything: when and how to play, where to work, where to live, what to eat and wear, when to die, and most importantly to Cassia as she turns 17, whom to marry. When she is Matched with her best friend Xander, things couldn't be more perfect. But why did her neighbor Ky's face show up on her match disk as well?

Altered Perceptions is an anthology of science fiction and fantasy authors, donating their work to help author Robison Wells, who's crippled by debt, caused by his mental illnesses. This volume contains original short stories as well as deleted scenes and alternate versions of portions of the authors' books. Also included are essays from the contributors about how mental illness has affected their lives and the lives of their loved ones.