30 / 96 2016-17 cover kid john paul l. connect / t u r n t h e p a g e teen an ember in the ashes by sabaa tahir under the martial empire, defiance is met with death. it is in this brutal world that laia lives with her grandparents and older brother. the family survives day to day in the empire?s impoverished backstreets. when laia?s brother is arrested for treason, laia makes the ultimate choice. in exchange for help from rebels who promise to rescue her brother, she will risk her life to spy for them from within the empire?s greatest military academy. this novel will have you holding your breath in suspense.