Moving Target by Christina Diaz Gonzalez
By Nate Feldman Moving Target is about Cassandra, or Cassie, a young girl going to an international school in Rome, Italy when all of a sudden she and her father are attacked by a mysterious man. Her father is shot and Cassie is told to find Brother Gregorio, who will protect her. Before she goes there, she visits her friend Simone's apartment, where they are attacked again. Then, they go to Brother Gregorio's monastery. Brother Gregorio lives with his nephew, Asher, who is Cassie and Simone's age. It turns out that Cassie is being chased by a mysterious organization called the Hastati . They are after Cassie because she is connected to an item called the spear of destiny, a spear with special powers that gives the person bound to it the ability to control destiny. Although Cassie is not supposed to leave the monastery, she leaves with Asher and Simone in search of the spear. Meanwhile, the Hastati are always a step behind her....