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Set on the island of Nantucket, Starcrossed tells the tale of Helen Hamilton, a young woman whose destiny is forever altered when she meets Lucas Delos and tries to kill him in front of her entire high school. Which is terribly inconvenient, not only because Lucas is the most beautiful boy on... read more
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How do you defy destiny?
Helen Hamilton has spent her entire sixteen years trying to hide how different she is—no easy task on an island as small and sheltered as Nantucket. And it's getting harder. Nightmares of a desperate desert journey have Helen waking parched, only to find her sheets...
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Characters edit
- Helen Hamilton: Sixteen year old girl was felt different then everyone else on Nantucket Island. She is strong, smart, fast, beautiful, and can fly - among other things. Daphne is her mother. Daughter of Zeus; can use lightning.
- Lucas Delos: Most beautiful boy on the island. He can fly, is fast and super strong.
- Hector Delos: Eldest cousin to Lucas, Ariadne and Jason's Brother.
- Claire Aoki: Helen's childhood friend
- Cassandra: Lucas' younger sister and the most level headed one. Has the ability to see the future.
- Jason: Hector's brother and Ariadne's Twin.
- Daphne Atreus: Helen's absentee mother, she's harboring quite a bit of secrets
- Kate Rogers: She works in Helen's dad's store. Is in love with Helen's dad.
- Matt Millis: A very nice friend of Helen's. He's always there for her when she needs him.
- Creon: A scion from the house of Thebes. Not on good terms with Lucas' family.
- Jerry Hamilton: Helen's dad. Has an unhealthy addiction to Helen's mother.
- Mrs. Noel Delos: Lucas's mother. She is human and is the centre of the family. What Noel says in her kitchen is law.
- Pandora: Lucas' aunt
- Castor: Lucas' father
- Ariadne: Jason's twin sister.
- Pallas Delos: Jason, Ariadne and Hectors father.
- Zach Brant: A classmate of Helen's who is almost like her academic rival.
- Mildred Delos: Add a description of this character.
- Hergie
- Ajax
- Amy Heart
- Luis
- Tantalus
- Orestes
- Poseidon
- Mrs. Crane
- Paris
- Agamemnon
- Gretchen Clifford
- Dr. Cunningham
- Mr. Hergeshimer
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“Why do you fight it? You know eventually something spectacular is going to happen to us. You and I are way too fabulous to be ordinary.”
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“Why did everything get so complicated, and why couldn't they all just be friends like they were in grade school?”
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“She had no idea what to think. The word cute could either encourage her hopes, or eulogize them.”
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“So, what can't you take? Decide which of the two options is the harder, and do the other. That way, no matter how hard your choice turns out to be, at least you can find comfort in knowing you're avoiding something even worse.”
Helen
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she decided that if Lucas was gay then she was going to have to get a sex change operation. He would be so worth it.
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“After I pushed you off the roof . . .” she began. “After you what?” Lucas yelled.
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“You’ve got the killer instincts of a houseplant,”
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“I only have so much willpower, Helen,” he whispered. “And since you apparently sleep in the most ridiculously transparent tank top I’ve ever seen, I’m going to have to ask you to get under the covers before I do something stupid.”
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“When I was your age all of the guys were trying to prove how antiestablishment they were by out-uglying each other.
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“I don’t know why you’re fighting it, Len. One, he’s frigging gorgeous. Two, he’s so frigging gorgeous you need to count it twice. Three, he saw you fall down and left practice to see if you were okay. That’s, like, devotion.”
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You and I are way too fabulous to be ordinary.”
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“And I start answering him with my usual flair for clever repartee,” Claire said, a bit too innocently. “Translation: you insulted him.”
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“The Descender must go down to those who cannot forgive and cannot forget. The Descender and her Shield will free the Three from their suffering as she will free the Houses from the cycle of blood for blood,”
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“The Star-Crossed Lovers are in the warp and weft of the pattern, and my mothers are compelled to repeat it again and again. Symmetry must be maintained or the fabric of the universe will be ruined. All Four Houses have been preserved this way.”
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First Sentence edit
"But If you bought me a car now, it would be yours when I go away to school in two years. Still practically new," Helen said optimistically.
Table of Contents edit
Chapters 1 - 19
Authors & Contributors edit
- Josephine Angelini (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: HarperTeen
Country: USA
Publication Date: May 31, 2011
ISBN: 978-0062011992
Page Count: 496
Publisher: HarperTeen
Country: USA
Publication Date: May 31, 2011
ISBN: 978-0062011992
Page Count: 496
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