by Kate Brian
First published 2011
This collection presents opening excerpts from five popular young adult series that have reached their conclusions. Readers can sample the first installment of Kate Brian's Private series, which follows students at an elite boarding school. Jessica Verday's The Hollow introduces supernatural elements in a small town setting. Rick Yancey's The Monstrumologist brings Victorian-era monster hunting to life. Scott Westerfeld's Leviathan combines steampunk technology with alternate history warfare. Becca Fitzpatrick's Hush, Hush explores the dangerous attraction between a teenage girl and a mysterious classmate. Each excerpt provides enough story to give readers a taste of the author's style and the series' central conflicts. The sampler serves as a gateway for discovering new fictional worlds without the pressure of starting an ongoing series.
Genres: romance, fantasy, supernatural, young-adult
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: dangerous-attraction, enemies-to-lovers
Setting: Elite Boarding School, Small Town, Victorian Era
Period: 21st Century
88 pages · Kindle Edition · Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers