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Testing


volume 1, The Testing

No. of pages 384

Published: 2017

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Great for age 11-18 years

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It's graduation day for sixteen-year-old Malencia Vale, and the entire Five Lakes Colony (the former Great Lakes) is celebrating. All Cia can think about-hope for-is whether she'll be chosen for The Testing, a United Commonwealth program that selects the best and brightest new graduates to become possible leaders of the slowly revitalizing post-war civilization. When Cia is chosen, her father finally tells her about his own nightmarish half-memories of The Testing. Armed with his dire warnings ("Cia, trust no one"), she bravely heads off to Tosu City, far away from friends and family, perhaps forever ...

 

This is volume 1 in The Testing .

This book has been graded for interest at 13-15 years.

There are 384 pages in this book. This book was published 2017 by Hot Key Books .

Joelle Charbonneau, author of the Testing trilogy, began telling stories as an opera singer, but these days she finds her voice through writing. She lives near Chicago, Illinois, with her husband and son, and when she isn't writing, works as an acting and vocal coach. www. joellecharbonneau. com

This book is in the following series:

The Testing

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Ontario Library Association Forest of Reading Awards
This book was recognised in the Blue Spruce Award category by the Ontario Library Association Forest of Reading Awards.

Grand Canyon Reader Award
This book was recognised in the Tween category by the Grand Canyon Reader Award.

Beehive Award
This book was recognised in the YA category by the Beehive Award.

Agatha Award
This book was recognised by the Agatha Award. The Agatha Awards, named for Agatha Christie, are literary awards for mystery and crime writers who write in the cozy mystery subgenre (i.e. closed setting, no sex or violence, amateur detective) and are awarded annually at the Malice Domestic Conference.

Virginia Readers Choice Award
This book was recognised in the High School category by the Virginia Readers Choice Award.

Golden Sower Award
This book was recognised in the YA category by the Golden Sower Award.

Anthony Award
This book was recognised by the Anthony Award.

Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award
This book was recognised by the Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award.

Sunshine State Young Reader's Award
This book was recognised in the Grades 6-8 category by the Sunshine State Young Reader's Award.

Texas Lone Star
This book was recognised by the Texas Lone Star.

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