In New Sparta, people are only wanted if they are strong and male. Any others are allowed to live if they are at least useful in some way.Therefore, all 15 year olds must apply for a category: Strength, Leadership, Intelligence, or a particular skill they can show. The remaining people, who might apply for a catagory and aren't good enough, or they simply don't apply, are deemed Extras, already at a disadvantage for The Great Journey.
The Journey is a mandatory contest for all 15 year olds. Placed in groups of five, with one member from each of the respective categories, they must travel across New Sparta to be in the first 60% of finishing groups. There are no rules, only that you must be a finisher to live.
Group 37-H is not considered likely to live. Their Leader refuses to work with anyone, their Skillsman's best tool is identifying plants, and their Strength is a girl, Peyton Lessimer. Their Extra, Lily Evans, wishes she was placed in Skill, for her medical skills are extraordinary, but she was frowned upon as one of the only girls applying. Peyton is thrilled when she is placed as Strength, but she must overcome threats from the opposing groups and her own group.
The Journey is a dystopian novel that I hope will keep you thrilled, and please understand that this is my first book and I might make mistakes, but no hate.
"My mother named me Miracle, but I am anything but a miracle in her and our family's life. I am a mistake. I am a product of a heinous crime."
Miracle Astor was born after the rape of her mother. Aurora Astor was convinced by everyone in her family to have an abortion when she found out that her assault had resulted in a child, but much to everyone's shock Aurora kept the child and after a long and excruciating labor on her last breath she gave her daughter the name Miracle.
After Aurora died giving birth to her daughter, little Miracle was left under the care of her brothers all of whom blamed her for the tragedy that happened to their mother. But in order to protect the reputation of their late mother and their well-known family name, the Astor brothers raised Miracle as their own and made the public believe that she was the full-blood daughter of the Astor family.
Sixteen years later, Miracle became depressed and neglected as she carries the heavy weight of pain, guilt, and blame for what happened to her mother.
But what happens when history tries to repeat itself with what happened to Aurora now to Miracle? And the terrible secret of their family cracks and reveals itself out to everyone? Will Miracle finally break? Will her brothers finally step in and be the brothers that she needed? Will someone stop the history from repeating itself and finally save Miracle?
Read to find out!