You all know my opinion on series, and this one goes beyond three books, but this is where stop with the series. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed it. I think it was a good presentation of a young lady and two young men trying to find their place in the world. All of us feel as though we should live up to the expectations of others, and at some point we have to figure out what is really important to ourselves and what our role in this world is going to be.
To explain, the Selection is what the royal government refers to as the period of time when the prince must pick his princess. This country (what once was America until China and our own stupidity wipe us out) does not marry their princes to princesses; instead, to boost the spirits of the people, they choose a commoner much in the style of the show The Bachelor. Fifteen girls compete for the heart of the prince while learning how to become a princess and future queen. While this contest is happening, Prince Maxon has to decide what kind of king he wants to become, America has to decide if being a princess is something she would even want despite the fact that it would save her family, and Aspen fights to create a better life for himself and his family while trying to prove he is good enough for America. But the book is more than just a love story. Much like the Hunger Games series, the society has been broken down in to classes, like a caste system. There are many who have little to nothing, and have no hope of changing that. Additionally, Kiera Cass, the author, begs the question of how history impacts us. America realizes that many people know very little of the country's history. There are no history textbooks in schools, just stories passed down. So how do they know it is the truth? There are people that want to know the truth and those willing to fight to bring the country back to what it should be, and that causes problems for our prince. If this sounds interesting to you, we have the first four books in our library.
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Note From Ms. PIt will probably come as no surprise that I am an avid reader. I have also been spending a lot of time in the Dawn Hodges Library here at WAAS evaluating what books we can add to have students really READING. Some of you already read on your own, which is great because reading opens your mind to new ideas and possibilities you might not otherwise think of. It helps you to imagine and live in a new world for a little while, which is something we all need sometimes. Archives
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