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The Selection | June 20, 2012

by Kiera Cass (HarperTeen Apr. 2012)

The Selection has all the ingredients for a hit! Author Kiera Cass has mixed in reality television drama, a dystopian future world, a dash of fairy tales along with a few spoonfuls of Hunger Games competitiveness. Simply put, this fun read is Cinderella meets The Bachelor. The Selection takes place hundreds of years in the future after wars lead to a new society filled with dividing castes. In “the selection” 35 girls are chosen to temporarily move to the palace and publicly compete for the crown & the young Prince Maxon’s heart. It’s an honor which results in the girls being bumped up in caste system and payment for their families. Unlike the other girls chosen, America Singer, though coming from a lower caste in society, is not happy to be selected as it means turning her back on her secret love, Aspen.

America enters the castle reluctantly and sees that the royal world may not be exactly as it seems. After an awkward first encounter, America & Prince Maxon build a friendship, and she learns that the camera lens only tells part of the story. Now constantly being filmed in the castle for the entire region to watch, America must decide how far she wants to go in the selection and where her heart truly lies. Under constant threat of rebel attack, along with the viciousness of the some of the other girls, America flips sides more times than you can count, but you can’t help but rooting for her to figure out where her life will lead. Producers seem to agree, as The Selection was picked up for a CW pilot. Perhaps we’ll get to see the action continue to unfold on camera as well!

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