"When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw." -Nelson Mandela 90 years after the government outlawed music, nobody misses it. But even whistling down the street can prove fatal as the government fights to keep the public happy and music-free. Aria Sangster plays guitar and piano and sings and writes songs. She and her friends keep their secret of song under wraps by whatever means necessary until they see the expressionless society they are forced to grow up in. Aria is soon torn between giving her fellow citizens something she would rather die than live without and protecting everyone she loves. She must ask herself: what is worse: treason against her government or against herself?

"I have never let my schooling interfere with my education." ― Mark Twain Link to 72 (Book Two): https://www.wattpad.com/myworks/60951701-72 NanoWriMo 2013 "Stain the Books with the Blood of the Students" Living by that motto, sometimes you cannot help but wonder if it's figurative or literal . . . The greatest high school in the state has a secret. It fosters fear and not respect. It encourages victory without thought, without morals. Its values are that of a society that lives in the dark, that survives in the shadow of honor. Prejudices are rampant. Peers are turned against each other. Propaganda veils the truth. And yet, no one is willing to speak up. Because no matter how dire it gets, being a hero could mean the unspeakable. So, let the massacre begin, let the books be stained . . .