Named one of the Best Middle Grade Books of the Year by Kirkus Reviews, 2023 ★

The Evers: Forever Twelve

★ An intriguing premise, complex characters, and a compelling mystery make for a series opener that will leave readers desperate for the next entry.... Fantastic." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

 
 

At the elite West Archer Academy, all the students are gifted, but four are exceptional. Though the Evers look twelve, they're actually centuries old, possessing knowledge and talents that make them extraordinary. And boarding school is the perfect cover for their brilliance -- and their secret. 

It's supposed to be a typical year in the anything-but-typical lives of these "kids" . . . until Ivy Stewart shows up. She resembles an Ever who went missing more than seventy years ago. And Ivy could be the key to unlocking their curse. 

But ambitious Ivy is at West Archer to achieve her own extraordinary goals, and nothing will distract her. Or so she thinks! With the desperate Evers determined to find answers, and her former classmate and laid-back cool-guy Ronan determined to protect her, Ivy soon finds herself swept up in a mystery only she can solve. 

Will her life be changed forever . . . and ever?

"A unique, mesmerizing mystery!" -- Kelly Yang, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of New From Here and Front Desk


What if you were twelve for eternity?

Ivy Stewart thought West Archer Academy was the first step to everything she’d always wanted. The key to her entire future. But now…she might not even have a future.

It’s the start of a new semester, and Ivy’s very old friends and her very new immortality are at odds. The Evers, kids who are hundreds of years old and never age, are determined to save Ivy from suffering that same miserable fate…even if it means she won’t remember them. But what’s worse? Forgetting her family, her friends, her life or never turning thirteen?

Ronan is done running from his psychic powers. He knows he can help Ivy—once he figures out how—but he can’t shake the bad feeling he has around the rest of the Evers. Can he trust them? Can the Evers trust Ronan? Or are they all doomed to fight this centuries-old battle forever… and ever?


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