Showing results for "Ravenous" in Teen & Young Adult

In Thanopolis, magic is rare - and closely controlled. Those blessed - or cursed - with power are kept under constant guard, assigned to undead spirits who watch their every move. Ever since her father died to save her from this fate, Rovan has kept her magic a closely guarded secret - until an accident exposes her powers for the world to see and her tenuous freedom comes crashing to an end.

While billions sleep their nights away in ignorant bliss, the eternal battle over Satya Realm continued to rage on. Until now. Gathering their forces, the monsters of the Underworld rejoice in victory, preparing to reap their reward of blood and destruction in the gathering endless night. Trapped in a frozen wasteland, Anju and her companions must find a way to keep hope alive. To prove that courage can still triumph over evil. To feel the warmth of their realm’s dawn once more before the jaws of death devour forever everything the Infernal Guard has fought to protect.

When Harleen Quinzel wakes up in a hospital bed with no recollection of the past few months, she scrambles to pick up the pieces of her life. As she works desperately to overcome her amnesia, she learns what happened during her freshman year. . . . As she starts classes at Gotham University and an internship at Arkham Asylum, Harleen is determined to make her mark, getting paired with the most high-profile female inmate at Arkham—the notorious Talia al Ghūl. Talia is brilliant and fascinating, and as they spend more time together, the lines between good and bad begin to blur.

Ravenous depicts the wide range of difficulties in growing up in America by exploring the journeys of three young women and two young men. Phoebe, the size-16 dreamer, finally gets a boyfriend and readers witness her euphoria and her fear during a particularly fragile time of life. Samantha, the anorexic perfectionist, faces difficult challenges with both her boyfriend and her father, and continues to struggle with an inability to eat more than lettuce and apples.