The Raven

★POE FEST INTERNATIONAL SATURDAY VISITER AWARD WINNER - 2025★Changing the future was never meant to be easy.My name's Aidan Grey. I'm a twelve-year-old student at P.O.E. Academy, where we don't just study Edgar Allan Poe's works-we decode them. His stories aren't just literature; they're maps, riddles, and warnings. Prophetic clues are cleverly buried in every line, every stanza. Find the right words, and you might change someone's fate.The academy says kids like me aren't ready to handle something so unpredictable. My best friend and I disagree. We've been practicing in secret, testing the boundaries of what we've learned.But words, like secrets, can be dangerous, and the academy forgot to mention just how dangerous they can be...