Beatrice Prior lives with her family in (dystopian) Chicago where people are grouped into factions based on personal beliefs and values. Her and her family are Abnegation in which people consider selflessness and moderation the most important qualities for a successful society. The other factions are Candor (Truth and Honesty), Amity (Friendship, Peace, Harmony), Erudite [Keep Reading]
The plague wiped out most of the Earth’s population. The world is a dangerous place for those outside the safety of the City of Sand. Luckily girls have the opportunity to live at School where they are educated to be the world’s next artists and teachers. Eve has lived safely inside the walls of School ever [Keep Reading]
Do you have something you’d like to forget? A memory too difficult to recall? Have no fear, TFC can take care of your problem. Nora is about to experience her first visit to TFC (Therapeutic Forgetting Clinic). Her parents are insisting she go after witnessing a horrible terrorist attack. Nora can’t seem to get [Keep Reading]
Everything depends on your score. High scores guarantee entrance to college and low scores make it difficult to get a job at all. Scores in the 70′s give people the option to work in retail or health services – completely respectable professions, but this isn’t the life Imani wants for herself. She’s been hovering in [Keep Reading]
NOTE: It is important to read THE LINE before jumping into this book. Click HERE for the link to my review from January 2010. Rachel is in the Away. Years of reading about it on the net books didn’t prepare her for the actual experience. The thing that occupies most of her thoughts is her [Keep Reading]
Imagine a world where water is virtually GONE. Drinkable water is controlled by the powerful. The everyday people are left dry and thirsty all the time. They are lucky to get the government-issued desalinated water. This is water that comes from the ocean but is run through a purification process to remove the minerals and [Keep Reading]
Do you want to win a copy of the new novel by Gabrielle Zevin? Well, here is your chance. Fill out the entry form below after you watch the exciting trailer. You have until September 18th to enter. “In 2083, chocolate and coffee are illegal, paper is hard to find, water is carefully rationed, and New [Keep Reading]
Benny made it back from the Rot & Ruin only to start training with his brother, Tom, to leave again. After seeing the airplane fly over, Benny, Nix, Lilah, and Tom have been anxious to find out where it was going. Could there be civilazation beyond the Rot & Ruin? Every day Tom trains Benny, [Keep Reading]
Picture a world where a virus has rendered everyone over the age of 18 infertile. What are married couples supposed to do if they want children? That’s right! Hire a surrogate. In this world there are Professional Surrogates who enter into strict contracts with couples to provide them a baby. These surrogates are required to [Keep Reading]
Rose is awakened with a kiss. Sounds nice, right? Well, not for Rose since she’s been asleep in her stasis tube for 62 years. Rose awakens to find her world changed, her best friend and parents dead, and wild publicity swirling around her. Rose is the daughter of two very wealthy parents and now is [Keep Reading]
