Another (probably over-hyped and under-performing) series of books for young adults is about to hit the market. Collectors keep your eyes peeled (or roll them). Described as Percy Jackson for girls, Harper Teen have paid seven figures for rights to the trilogy by Josephine Angelini, the first book of which is entitled Starcrossed. The synopsis:

In Starcrossed, which brings Greek tragedy to high school, a shy Nantucket teenager named Helen Hamilton attempts to kill the most attractive boy on the island, Lucas Delos, in front of her entire class. The incident proves more than a bit inconvenient for Helen, who's already concerned that she's going insane--whenever she's sees Lucas (or any of his family members) the image of three crying women appear to her.

The murder attempt does have an upside though, as it ultimately leads to Helen's revelation that she and the local heartthrob are, in fact, playing out some version of a weighty ancient love affair. (Said female apparitions are, in fact, the Three Fates.) So Helen, like her namesake, Helen of Troy isn't going crazy, she's destined to start a Trojan War-like battle by being with Lucas. This then begs the unfortunate question: should she be with the boy she loves even if it means endangering the rest of the world?

The second and third books are entitled Persephone's Garden and Illium. Publication is set for Summer 2011. And so another saga begins.

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