Books with author Mix Hart

Lydia Buckingham is fifteen years old when her parents uproot the family and drag Lydia and her younger sister Victoria across the country to live on the abandoned family homestead in rural Saskatchewan. At first the girls see this as an adventure, a chance to collect prairie relics, take care of animals, learn to drive in the fields, and find out more about the history of Batoche that has Lydia utterly fascinated. Soon the harsh reality of the situation sets in, as Lydia’s father Alex seems unable to secure steady employment at the University and her mother Mary Jane becomes depressed and suicidal. The land which once seemed to hold so much promise has become Godforsaken. Things become worse for Lydia when she begins attending school in the “hick town” nearby, and she is immediately singled out for her unique fashion sense and disinterest in becoming friends with any of the locals. A battle of wills also ensues between Lydia and her English teacher, and after she writes a scathing poem painting him as a pedophile, her reputation as an ice queen is sealed. The only people who see through Lydia’s hard exterior are a boy from a neighbouring farm, handsome hockey-crazed Brady, and two elderly Francophone neighbours, Grand’Mere and her son Napoleon. With her parents becoming increasingly neglectful, Lydia hatches a plan for her and Victoria’s escape. They start skipping school and gathering supplies for a trek into the Saskatchewan winter, and soon are preparing to face a blizzard that could prove too much for even an ice queen. Queen of the Godforsaken is a fresh coming-of-age story set in an environment that proves itself both beautiful and brutal. Lydia’s story of adolescent angst and surviving an abusive family is inspiring in its honest portrayal of growing up in rural Canada

Lydia Buckingham is an ice queen. She wasn’t always that way, but after her parents uprooted the family to move to an isolated and rundown farmhouse in the middle of nowhere, she has been forced to adapt this personality in order to survive in rural Saskatchewan. Despite her interest in the local history at Batoche, Lydia finds herself unable to relate to her peers at school or to her surroundings. To top it all off her parents are constantly fighting, drinking, and abandoning Lydia and her younger sister Victoria for days on end. Soon the sisters have had enough, and they decide to set out alone into the brutal Saskatchewan winter.

"I didn't ask for any of this to happen. I never asked to be a prodigy. But I guess things happen for a reason..." For 300 years, people have been waiting desperately for The Paragon to fulfill the ancient prophecy and bring down the evil Praevalens Corporation. To protect against its own destruction, Praevalens created a test for all 18-year-olds to take. Get anything below the average score and you're doomed. Anything between the average and highest score and you get a job. But if your score is too high and Praevalens thinks you might be The Paragon, then you're good as dead. Eighteen-year old Katy Dawson wasn't ready for her life to take a drastic turn, but with help from an unexpected ally she’s able to stay under the radar, for a while at least. Now working alongside the most hated man in the world, Katy struggles to keep her identity as The Paragon a secret. But when she encounters Praevalens’ most powerful enemy, an underground rebel group, Katy realizes she can’t let fear get in the way of doing what she knows is right. Fans of the Divergent and Legend series will devour The Paragon, Mina Hart’s debut work.

"I didn't ask for any of this to happen. I never asked to be a prodigy. But I guess things happen for a reason..." For 300 years, people have been waiting desperately for The Paragon to fulfill the ancient prophecy and bring down the evil Praevalens Corporation. To protect against its own destruction, Praevalens created a test for all 18-year-olds to take. Get anything below the average score and you're doomed. Anything between the average and highest score and you get a job. But if your score is too high and Praevalens thinks you might be The Paragon, then you're good as dead. Eighteen-year old Katy Dawson wasn't ready for her life to take a drastic turn, but with help from an unexpected ally she’s able to stay under the radar, for a while at least. Now working alongside the most hated man in the world, Katy struggles to keep her identity as The Paragon a secret. But when she encounters Praevalens’ most powerful enemy, an underground rebel group, Katy realizes she can’t let fear get in the way of doing what she knows is right. Fans of the Divergent and Legend series will devour The Paragon, Mina Hart’s debut work.