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Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Independent Study by Joelle Charbonneau



Spoiler alert: If you haven’t first read The Testing,   stop reading this blog posting and do that first.
Malencia “Cia” Vale along with her best friend Tomas from Five Lakes Colony have successfully passed The Testing. Their memories have been wiped out yet for Cia she has recurring nightmares and flashbacks.
They find themselves now at University in Tosu City where other students from Tosu City have been selected to also join those who have survived The Testing.
Cia wants to be in Mechanical Engineering, but the officials decide she should be in Government.  Tomas is placed in Biological Engineering.
The brutal induction challenges by final year students into these schools cost some participants their lives.
Nothing is as it should be! Cia and Tomas both realize that. They don’t know who to trust.
“And while the only way to beat them (the officials at the University) is to do as Ian says and excel at my classes, I cannot help but worry.  If they expect me to fail, how will they react when I do not? Will scoring top marks keep me safe or will it prompt anger and punishment?”
This is a fast, engaging read. It leaves you hanging as Graduation Day is its sequel.
 

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