"You know why they call her Ryder right?" Josh smirks. "Why?" One of his pets ask. "Because everyone gets a chance to ride her." Josh laughs. All of his pets start to laugh with him, like the idiots they are. I couldn't take it anymore, I stepped from behind the wall I was hiding behind. "No, they call me Ryder because it's my last names, dumb ass." * * * * * Amelia Ryder is on her way to the top! She is a dancing prodigy/genius and no one can take her down. She's done a few things that she's not so proud of, but that doesn't stop everyone from loving her! Amelia has a lot of stuff going on while beginning her junior year of highs school. Joshua Malik, her enemy, decides to make her life a hell of a lot harder, by messing around with her best friend, Sophie. She does things that could jeopardize everything she is. Rumors will be made, lies will be told, and friendships will be broken. Could all of this tear down her entire world down? All Rights Reserved. Do not copy this whatsoever!!!!

When you are fighting for the freedom of your people, falling in love with your enemy is not a great idea. Or is it? Ayla has to defend her castle and her people all on her own, with nobody to help her but a dark warrior she hates with all her heart.

Selected by Margaret Atwood for the 2012 Atty Award. Collection of 10 poems. (The cover photo is a detail from the painting "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" by Dorthea Tanning. Tate Collection, London).