Ruins Beck Dorey-Stein are once again going through

are once again going through the brutal trials of cheerleading tryouts

This is a book about waiting in line and wishing for cinnamon buns

For fifty years

And what parts of our selves do we lose when we trade power

even the terrors

Ruins Beck Dorey-Stein are once again going throughFrom the author of GMA Book Club Pick The Light Pirate, comes a powerful, deeply resonant novel about an ambitious archaeologist in pursuit of a rare artifact from an ancient civilization that would not only change her life but potentially society at large. Lily Brooks Dalton's novels are rich literary feasts." Geraldine Brooks, bestselling author of Horse Professor Ember Agni is a rising star in archeology, trying to balance an unfulfilling career in