On paper, Olafemi Arasimisoluwa Kaylila is flawless, a star student at Crystal Gem Academy, cherished by her doting family, and gliding through life without a ripple. But beneath the surface of straight-A report cards and effortless charm, Kaylila guards a secret-one that threatens to unravel the perfect image she's spent years crafting.
As high school plunges her into whirlwind friendships, heart-stirring crushes, and the chaos of teenage self-doubt, Kaylila's hidden battle with a chronic health condition becomes harder to ignore. Every smile masks fatigue, every achievement hides a struggle, and the pressure to be enough for her family, her friends, even herself pushes her closer to breaking point.
In this raw, heartfelt journey through the storm of adolescence, Kaylila must confront the truth: perfection is a facade, and growing up means embracing the messy, aching, luminous reality of being human. Will she find the courage to let the world see the real her flaws, fears, and all before the weight of pretending crushes her?
Join Kaylila as she discovers that the brightest gems aren't flawless... they're the ones brave enough to shine through their cracks.
YA stories.
Five Star Reviews for Atlantis Academy:
"Omg this book was amazing I couldn't put it down or stop reading. I carried it with me open on my phone while I did everything just to keep reading. I need more of all of this. Epic story, epic content, epic visuals, just epic. LOVE THIS!"
"Once I got into this story, I did not stop reading it. This is a beautiful story about a very awkward girl who is riven with so much pain and angst and yet... this makes her who she is and shapes her into the person she will become. The world she finds herself awakened to is magical and yet filled with the all-too-familiar cliques and tribes of the very human people who inhabit it. One word to describe the story: beautiful!"
"The story pulls you headlong to the end and leaves you wanting to shout "No! Not yet!" ...If there were 6 stars, I would have given it that."
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Humanity is one secret society away from extinction.
The children of Atlantis use magic to keep us safe.
If they make it through the Academy.
Hi, I'm Lyric. And I'm kind of a mess.
ADHD, that's me.
I'm a high school drop-out, late everywhere I go, and one screw-up away from being homeless.
I'm a loner, and I like it that way. Who needs friends when you have a Redwood forest nearby? Trees never bully me like the kids did at school. Or get drunk and throw things at my head.
After my mom died, I figured life couldn't get much worse.
I thought it might even get better.
Ha.
The universe has a great sense of humor.
I should've listened to the rumors about evil spirits. About the angry, ancient magical creatures haunting our small Oregon Coast town. But did I?
No.
That was my first mistake.
And it might be my last.
'Cause now I'm in a battle for my life.
A whole new world has opened up... a magical world I don't understand.
And the blood in my veins says I belong here.
But I have to prove myself to save myself.
And when have I ever done that?