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The Testing

by Joelle Charbonneau

A selection process with high stakes

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Awards & Recognition

  • Critical praise

    Recommended by Jonathan Maberry

    Maberry praises the book as a chilling, devious dystopian thriller and recommends it.

AlbakiReads Editorial

A selection process with high stakes

Set in a post-war society rebuilding across the former Great Lakes, the novel centers on Malencia Vale’s selection for a program meant to identify future leaders. Her father’s troubling memories complicate what should be an honor, and the journey to Tosu City places trust and survival alongside the prospect of advancement. As the opening volume of a trilogy, it introduces a world where access to leadership comes through a dangerous test, linking personal ambition to the demands of a recovering society.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in dystopian action and adventure.
  • Readers who enjoy stories about competitive selection programs and survival.
  • Those seeking the first installment of a completed trilogy.

Themes

Leadership and social rebuildingTrust and survivalAmbition and risk

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Book overview

The opening volume in the New York Times bestselling Testing trilogy. In Cia's dystopian society, it's an honor to be chosen for The Testing. But it's not enough to pass the Test. Cia will have to survive it.

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. Danger, romance--and sheer terror--await.

"The Testing is a chilling and devious dystopian thriller that all fans of The Hunger Games will simply devour. Joelle Charbonneau writes with guts and nerve but also great compassion and heart. Highly recommended."--Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of Rot & Ruin and Flesh & Bone

The Testing trilogy is:

    The TestingIndependent StudyGraduation Day
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