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Elena Baxter’s second year at New Avalon may be more challenging than her first. The demons she was warned about show up, a visitor who greatly affects her arrives, and her best friend, Izzy, has to deal with her painful past. Can Elena survive everything that’s coming at her at once? Or will the future Lady of the Lake take on more than she can possibly handle?
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When she turned 16, Elena learned about her destiny: She’s a
descendant of the Lady of the Lake from the King Arthur legends. She is one of
many Avalonians who are tied to the legends and have powers. Elena tries to
live her life as normally as possible when her powers kick in, but things get
out of hand when a group of girls at school start picking on her. So her
Godmother, Isabel, the current Lady of the Lake, takes Elena to New Avalon, the
school on Avalon where the new Avalonians learn to control their powers. Elena
loves her new school, and finally finds her place in the world. She begins to
learn to control her telekinesis power and learn about charms, potions, and the
history of Avalon. She loves her alchemy class, and believes she has a future
in potions. Elena is a hard worker and
loves to study. Her new group of friends feel the same way, and she finally
fits in.
Vanilla or chocolate? Chocolate
Edward or Jacob? Jacob
Hockey or soccer? Soccer
Video or Board Games? Board Games
Summer or Winter? Summer
Ebook or paper? Paper
Salty or sweet? Sweet
Beach or mountains? Mountains
Phone call or email? Phone
Early bird or night owl? Early bird
Dog or cat? Dog
Messy or neat? Neat
Ninjas or pirates? Pirates
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Alchemy the next day, Elena could tell Izzy was still distracted. She never did
that well mixing the potions, but she was getting better studying with Elena.
Today, however, everything she mixed kept exploding. Elena knew she was still
preoccupied with their conversation from the other night.
“Damn!”
Izzy coughed as her third attempt to mix the potion exploded in her face.
Elena
ran to her side. “Are you all right?”
“Yeah,
I’m fine.”
The
rest of the class rushed over to make sure everything was OK.
“You
alright, Izzy?”
“Yeah,
Mia. Just ticked. I can’t get this to work right! Lady Bittle, what am I doing
wrong?”
Lady
Bittle sifted through the ashes in Izzy’s cauldron. “I don’t think you used the
right amount of herbs. Remember, you need to be very careful when tossing each
one in. You don’t want to add too much or too little of any herb.”
“I
know that! I’m a third-year. I’ve been mixing potions for over two years now. I
know I’m not the best at it, but this is ridiculous!”
“Izzy,
is everything OK? You know you’re powers are linked to your emotions, and you
seem to be in overdrive right now. Perhaps you should stop for the day. I’ll
still give you full credit for your attempts.”
Izzy
looked like she was about to explode. But a scream from Elena broke her out of
her anger.
“What’s
wrong?”
“I
don’t know…” Elena stood there, holding her head in her hands, nearly
collapsing. “It hurts!”
“What
hurts, Sweetie?” Mia tried to calm her down, but they were all freaking out
over Elena’s outburst.
“My
head! It feels like it’s going to explode.”
Lady
Bittle rushed to her and took her by the elbow. “I’m going to take her to
Isabel. The rest of you can use the remaining class time to work on your own
potions, if you’d like. I’ll see you all tomorrow.”
“Wait!
I want to go with her.”
“No,
Izzy, that’s not a good idea. You’ll see her later, back in your room.”
She
led Elena out of the classroom and down the hall to Isabel’s office.
Isabel
was waiting for them. She sensed something was wrong, as she always did, and
helped Lady Bittle carry Elena to the couch in her office. She gently caressed
Elena’s head, her eyes closed, her lips moving.
Finally,
Elena calmed down enough and took a deep breath. “What was that?”
“Tell
me everything that happened.”
Elena
told Isabel about Izzy’s trouble in class and her outburst. “I know she’s been
upset lately, but I’ve never seen her like this. She just became infuriated,
like she was about to explode!”
“And
then you felt like your head was exploding?”
Elena
looked at her, shocked. “Yeah, how did you know that?”
Isabel
sighed. “Lady Bittle, I’ve got this now. Thank you for bringing her to me. Will
you return to the classroom and let the other girls know Elena is just fine?”
Lady
Bittle nodded, touching Elena gently on her shoulder. She left her in Isabel’s
capable hands and returned to her class.
Isabel
gently stroked Elena’s hair. “I think congratulations are in order.”
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Andrea Buginsky is a
freelance writer with a BA in Mass Communication-Journalism
from the University of South Florida. She has always wanted to be a published
writer, and decided to try to write children's fantasy books. The Chosen is her
first book, and was released on December 14, 2010, to her delight.
Andrea
has written four more books since:
*
My Open Heart, an autobiography of growing up with heart disease.
* Nature's Unbalance: The Chosen, Book 2
* Destiny: New Avalon, book 1, a YA fantasy
* Fate: New Avalon, book 2, a YA fantasy
She is currently editing the third book of The Chosen series, and writing the fourth. Andrea lives in Kansas with her family, which includes her two precious puppies.
* Nature's Unbalance: The Chosen, Book 2
* Destiny: New Avalon, book 1, a YA fantasy
* Fate: New Avalon, book 2, a YA fantasy
She is currently editing the third book of The Chosen series, and writing the fourth. Andrea lives in Kansas with her family, which includes her two precious puppies.
Cool cover :D
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome cover! Well, if that didn't catch my eye I don't know what would. As well as that I am always looking for out for good reads like this one! Loving the interview questions, as always ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks Olivia! It's one of my favorite covers too :) Enjoy the book!
ReplyDeleteThanks!
ReplyDeleteThank you for hosting me on my tour, Brandi!
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