November is an inspiring month in Sophomore English at SUCCESS Academy. Students participate in
and write their own novels in 30 days. The final products are unpolished perfection. As author Rosaline Eves told Sophomore classes, “A draft just has to exist to be perfect.” We invite you to read these novels. Once you have finished a novel, please cast a vote by evaluating the novel. (And then read another one!)
The opinions in the student novels are the opinions of the students, and not necessarily those of SUCCESS Academy.
Book cover made by Trace Cole on Adobe Express
Rated: PG-13
Remember 2020? Yeah, it sucked…it really sucked. BUT, what if it was way worse? When I say way worse, I mean WAY worse all right? That’s what three men had to deal with, as the US of A collapses due to a wave of national schizophrenia and everyone has decided that this is their final chance. Richard, Michael, and Jim will have to navigate through this turbulent new America to make it to their own personal refuge in Miami. Will they make it? Or will they fall into the clutches of the hundreds of Schizo’s running rampant on the ruins of America? The world is on fire and the breakdown is happening now.
Artwork created in Adobe Express by Lydia Johnson
Rated: PG-13 for mild violence
A small group of friends from the plannet Htrae, solve puzzles to answer a heated mystery of some stolen artifacts. Along with many other difficult life threatening and changing trials these friends face betrayal and tragedy. These trials arise as a mysterious group plotting the end of their world and the cigam that’s there. The only ones able to stop them are the group of friends, with no help from others.
Artwork created in Canva by Kylie Hugie
Rated: PG-13
Runaway Tara Nilson has been through a lot. After being abandoned as a little girl and being adopted by Theria’s ruler and hero, she just can’t take it anymore. After the death of her best friend, the break that follows leaves her as a shell of what she once was. She leaves, but when she comes back, she is completely different. She’s rude and full of vengeance.
Book cover made by Tag Poulson on Canva
Rated: PG-13 for violence and language
When Charley dies, Oliver’s world fractures. The father who was his anchor is gone, leaving a void filled with grief, unanswered questions, and the secrets he’s spent a lifetime guarding.
What Oliver doesn’t know is that Charley’s final understanding comes too late. Only after death does Charley uncover the truths Oliver kept hidden—truths that could have changed everything between them, if only he had lived long enough to understand.
As Oliver struggles to navigate the fragments of his shattered world, he realizes that some secrets have a power all their own, even from beyond the grave. And in facing what Charley never knew in life, Oliver must confront the ultimate question: how much of the past can he truly protect, and how much will it redefine him forever?
Book cover made by Ann Frei on Canva
Rated: PG-13 for violence
Part one of Everwood is about a young girl named Miel. She’s not perfect and she’s not special, at least in her mind. Odd things have been happening in Vihreä puu, the home of the Elves, mysterious shadows in the night have been stealing people from their homes. When Miel’s family is kidnapped she becomes distraught, and lost with nowhere to go. However, when a young Prince comes looking for help Miel accepts in order to find her family and to escape the home that has become her prison.
Book cover created by Landen Glover on Adobe Express.
Rated: PG-13 for mild violence and language
When Zeus’s divine energy is mysteriously stolen, the Olympian gods collapse, their immortal souls torn from their celestial thrones and hurled into the chaos of the mortal world. Now, Athena, Ares, and Poseidon awaken inside unsuspecting high school students each haunted by flickers of lost power and fragments of ancient memory. As they navigate this bewildering new existence, a shadowy spirit from the underworld stalks Poseidon, threatening to eliminate all the gods who reaped their souls. But danger does not end there. In the darkness, A second unknown faction stirs, hungering to eclipse the gods forever. Can the fractured trio unravel the mystery behind Zeus’s fall before the next generation rises to claim the throne or will they be lost to myth and memory, their legacy erased.
Book cover made by Ellie Heaton in Adobe and Canva.
Rated: PG-13 for romance and violence
In a dystopian U.S. a young girl faces one of life’s most exciting and difficult times. Venus has come of age to find her Flame. AI must choose certain men to be her possible suitors. Venus has to make a difficult decision as she goes on many dates to fall in love with two men at the same time. One is mysterious and the other is charming. Who will Venus choose, when it comes time?
Artwork created in Adobe Express by Hunter Austin
Rated PG13 due to dark themes throughout, and for violence
Everybody travels to the Cathedral for forgiveness, but few ever receive it. Isrik is one of the many pilgrims seeking forgiveness. However, when his quest is disrupted by the sudden discovery of a secret room in the Cathedral, he is forced to search for answers.
Along the way, he discovers many of the ancient myths surrounding the structure and its creator, Sychor. Joined by Liora, Isrik finds the evils dwelling within the Glass Cathedral, and attempts to defeat them.
Photo and cover by Felicity Cowley
Rated: PG for some conversations and mild gore
Life finally seems to be going smoothly again.
After the carriage accident four years ago that killed her father and destroyed her mother’s sanity, Astrid is relieved to finally be back on her feet. But just when it seems she might finally be able to relax, her cousin disappears. As she’s searching for clues as to where he’s gone, an old friend suddenly reappears and brings with him a whirlwind of mystery and emotion. Some dark secret lurks in his past, but when Astrid begins to unravel the mystery, she discovers a plot against her that could end everything she holds dear. In an impossible race against her shadowy enemy, Astrid tries desperately to pull ahead before she loses everything.
But with so many things holding her back, does she have any chance of winning?
Artwork created in Adobe Express by Evaleen Schoonmaker
Rated: PG-13
Book cover made by Michael De Salvo on Adobe Express
Rated: PG for moderate violence
Patrick, Rick and Matt are friends in a country called Vernuzia. Things change when a country called Retuva attacks and puts their lives in jeopardy. Drafted into the military, the three friends fight for their lives in a war they barely believe in. Will they be able to go back to their regular lives, or will they forever be scarred?
Book cover made by Cameron Howe and Jaxsynn Ward on Adobe Express.
Rated: PG-13 for violence and language
Jeff is having a new job! Will it be worth it? Will it backfire? Join the JJJ Casino adventure as go make bets and bust, probably too many times.
Book cover made by Sean Pettit on Canva
Rated: PG for attempted murder and assault
Miles and his friends arrive at the ski resort and everything seems fine. But how long will that last be Katrina, Kris, Chad, Dimitri, Preston, James, Alace, or himself. Who will win, Miles or his enemy.
Book cover made by Claire Wood on Adobe Express
Rated: PG-13
Mira swings her sword with just as much grace as when she dances and charms others in the court. She has a fondness for crashing waves against sand, the beauty of horses and the freedom of her quiet life near the harbor. A crown was never part of her plan.
When Mira is summoned by the King to participate in The Princess Trials she competes against fourteen other girls in brutal trials meant to test strength, wit, and loyalty. Each challenge pushes Mira beyond her limits, as well as forces her to question not only what she truly wants, but who she is willing to become.
As the trials grow harder, the Prince reveals himself as more than just a title. He is a skilled swordsman, a gifted rider, and someone who is drawn to Mira’s strength. Yet far beyond the palace walls awaits Forest, her best friend and the boy who knows her heart.
Caught between two futures, Mira must decide what kind of fairytale she wants to live, because this fairytale doesn’t ask who will win. It asks what Mira is willing to lose.
Book cover by Shawn Tebbs using Adobe Express.
Rated: PG for moderate violence, death, and warfare
Phillip is just an ordinary guy, living his life in a different world called Stratum. One day, a guy called Connor unexpectedly pops into his life from earth. Together, they go on a quest to find answers, save the world, and get Connor back home. This book may be relatively slow paced compared to the others, but trust me, it’s written extremely well and full of incredible and exciting plot twists. If you’re planning on reading a student novel, this one is the most enjoyable.
Artwork created in Adobe Express by Wan Perkins
Rated: PG-13 due to mild violence and language, as well as a passing sex joke. Drugs are used by antagonist when drugging the protagonist for a kidnapping attempt.
Two friends set off on an adventure to escape a war and their past, setting off to start a new life together in the land of Arixal (no homo trust). Along the way, they learn new things about themselves, things that forcibly toss them into a new life. Will they be able to maintain their “friendship” and successfully escape to Arixal, or will their new identities tear their bond apart?
Book cover made by Lexi Dutson on Canva
Rated: PG - For some talk of death and car accidents
This Novel is heavily inspired by my Grandfather who recently passed away. It’s about the life of a man, following from childhood into retirement. Fazing through the stages of life and the challenges that come with it. Having to figure things out at a young age and making the decision to restart and find your own way, becoming a part of a family that wasn’t yours to begin with, but one that had always welcomed you.
Book cover made by Liam Reed by Adobe Express
Rated: PG-13
Peter is a young man who has just been washed up on the side of a mysterious island. He must survive long enough to find a way off the island. But after meeting a strange man that claims to be ‘part of his crew’, Peter realizes he has lost his memory. But that’s when he discovers a mysterious poem. Can he uncover the secrets of the island AND find the person he wants to be along the way? Follow him through his journey around the island, where he learns love, suffering, perseverance, friendship, betrayal, and what it means to live for the first time.
Artwork created in Adobe Express and Canva by Ryeesa Rose
Rated: PG for mild language
The road is Janae’s sanctuary. Every night she sneaks out to drive. To feel something—temporarily forget the life she lives. But one night, she discovers another person sleeping soundly in her bed. Her parents don’t respond to her screams, and the police ignore her cries. She’s become completely erased. But that’s when she meets Ramon: an attractive boy who’s also become erased. Together, they piece through evidence, share their vulnerability, and slowly fall for each other as their world around them begins to crumble.
Artwork created in Adobe Express by Jaxsynn R. Ward
Rated: PG-13, due to it featuring parts of war that most do not see.
The West Civil War is a story based on a fictional conflict between two identities of people wanting to fight for freedom, but in their own ways. Join the memories of the citizens of West Herrlich to see what battle, conflict and hope shine through the cracks of malice and calamity. This Story is a nod to the US Civil War in the struggles of the people and technology and ideologies of the Second World War.