Showing results for "Veritas" in Literature & Fiction

When William Wilbur starts 9th grade at a new experimental school, he becomes shocked by the amount of cheating he encounters. Everywhere he looks, it seems that students are taking shortcuts and gaming the system. And no one seems to care, especially since “Mars Preparatory Academy focuses on the student experience,” and as long as everyone is getting good grades, nothing seems that wrong. Join Will on his journey through a year of making new friends and reconnecting with old ones, as he struggles through a moral dilemma about honesty and cheating. Ultimately, we are what we do.

Starr Carter ha sedici anni e vive divisa tra due mondi: Garden Heights, il quartiere popolare segnato da violenza e gang, e il liceo privato frequentato per lo più da ragazzi bianchi e benestanti, dove studia grazie ai sacrifici della famiglia. Per adattarsi, Starr modula linguaggio, stile e amicizie, cercando ogni giorno di mantenere un equilibrio fragile. Tutto cambia quando assiste all'uccisione di Khalil, l'amico di sempre, colpito da un poliziotto. I media diffondono notizie false e lo descrivono come un delinquente, ma lei sa chi era davvero e cosa è accaduto.

Kara was born with a gift that allowed her to control her dreams. A traumatic childhood took that gift away, until recently. Now, just days before her 18th birthday the dreams have returned, and with them, the ability to control those dreams. However, this time the dreams have taken on a darker tone. Creatures lurk in the shadows and she is faced with a choice that will change her life forever.