Hi. My name is Alexandra. Lex for short. By the way, if you EVER call me "Alexandra" or "Lexi", I will personally gouge your eyes out with a plastic spoon.
Anyway...
I'm 13 years young, and I have no family. No friends. No home to call my own. I know, tragic, right? Yeah, I'm used to it. Don't pity me, though. Cos I'm more than just a sob story. I'm a person. In fact, this person happens to have short black hair with purple streaks, ice blue eyes, and an almost clear complexion. Save for the occasional pimple and some freckles underneath my eyes and across the bridge of my nose. People would describe my style as "emo", I describe my style as "Punk Rock." But, the most important thing about me, is that I LOVE My Chemical Romance.
And this isn't just some fangirlish fetish or a one-time fad. No, this is real, unconditional love. I love their music, don't get me wrong, but it's not just the music I'm a fan of. It's the people in the band as well. They are real, down to earth guys who don't care about what people think of them, and they're changing kids' lives. Not t mention they're extremely hilarious and smart when they want to be. After losing my parents two years ago, I fell into a deep depression and started cutting, every single day. Their music and inspiring words helped me quit and I haven't cut since.
Long story short, these guys were my heroes.
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Follow Lex as one tweet to her idol, Gerard Way, turns her whole world upside down.
I DO NOT OWN GERARD WAY (although I wish I did), OR ANY OF THE OTHER BAND MEMBERS, (although I wish I did), I JUST OWN LEX AND THE STORY LINE AND STUFF. KAYBAI.
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?