qualify (the atlantis grail book 1)  <b><i>the atlantis grail</i> has been optioned for development as a feature film series and/or tv series.</b> <br> <br><b><i>you have two options. you die, or you qualify.</i></b> <br> <br>the year is 2047. an extinction-level asteroid is hurtling toward earth, and the descendants of ancient atlantis have returned from the stars in their silver ships to offer humanity help. <br> <br><b><i>but there’s a catch.</i></b> <br> <br>they can only take a tiny percent of the earth’s population back to the colony planet atlantis. and in order to be chosen, you must be a teen, you must be bright, talented, and athletic, and you must <b>qualify</b>. <br> <br>sixteen-year-old <b>gwenevere lark</b> is determined not only to qualify but to rescue her entire family. <br> <br><b><i>because there’s a loophole.</i></b> <br> <br>if you are good enough to qualify, you are eligible to compete in the brutal games of the <b>atlantis grail</b>, which grants all winners the laurels, high tech luxuries, and full privileges of atlantis citizenship. and if you are in the <b>top ten</b>, then all your wildest wishes are granted... such as curing your mother’s cancer. <br> <br><b><i>there is only one problem.</i></b> <br> <br><b>gwen lark</b> is known as a klutz and a nerd. while she’s a hotshot in classics, history, science, and languages, the closest she’s come to sports is a backyard pool and a skateboard. <br> <br>this time she is in over her head, and in for a fight of her life, against impossible odds and world-class competition—including <b>logan sangre</b>, the most amazing guy in her school, the one she’s been crushing on, and who doesn’t seem to know she exists. <br> <br>because every other teen on earth has the same idea. <br> <br><b><i>you qualify or you die</i></b>. <br>