The Testing By Joelle Charbonneau

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“Things don't always work out the way we hope. You just have to pick yourself up and find a new direction to go in.” -Joelle Charbonneau, The Testing

The Testing is a dystopian novel set in a world where there was a war with seven stages. These seven stages left the world a mess, and contaminated. The ancestors of the people in this book had to fix their world and they are still trying to do so in the time period of this book.  Students graduate and when they do many hope to be chosen for the Testing which if passed will mean going on to attend the University in Tosu City and become the new world leaders, scientists, professors, etc. Malencia Vale is chosen for this Testing along with three other students from the same town. But when her father shares his fears with her, she finds that maybe the Testing and University isn't what she wanted. Unable to do anything but attend the Testing, Malencia soon finds that the punishments for failing are worse than the disappointment of failing and being reassigned to another colony.  

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Small Update

Okay, so yes I realize that I have yet to post an actual post about books. But I'm working on it, I promise you! I just thought that I'd give you a small update on what my thoughts are going forward.

I thought I'd share a little of how I got started reading. I don't really remember when I first learned to read but since I was little, books always interested me. But it wasn't until the Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling that I became addicted. My family always has this Christmas tradition where we all meet up and just celebrate being together. And they also have a present swap. So the way that would work is that the kids would choose from one hat with all of the kids names, and the adults would do the same except for the adults. Now, my cousin was the one who got my name and the only thing she could think of to get me was books. Up until now I had always said that I wouldn't read the Harry Potter Series, who knows why. But my cousin got me the first four books that Christmas and because it  was a present I felt obligated to read them.

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