Akarnae is the story of sixteen-year-old Alexandra Jennings as she goes away to a boarding school while her parents are away for the school year on an important work assignment. As nervous Alex arrives at her school, she is given a very rude welcome, and immediately wishes to be somewhere – anywhere – else. Shortly after, Alex finds herself in the land of Medora, magically transported there when she walked through a door in her boarding school. Alex decides to attend the academy there, Akarnae, while she waits for the headmaster of the school to return so he can help her return to her world. But soon, Alex finds friendships with two other students at the academy, Jordan and Bear. Jordan and Bear are true friends to Alex and help her through some sticky situations at the academy. Alex’s hard weeks of struggling through schoolwork at the academy turn into adventures, and when Alex meets Aven, a mysterious (yet strangely attractive) graduated student, she quickly becomes more and more suspicious of what is really going on at the academy. What is with the lockdowns, the huge library, and Alex’s moody roommate, D.C? You’ll just have to read the book to find out for yourself.