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The Free

The Free

Published in
2011
3.34
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Description

Set in the future when teenagers are monitored via camera and their recorded actions and confessions plugged into a computer program that determines their ability to succeed. All kids given a "score" that determines their future potential. This score has the ability to get kids into colleges, grant scholarships, or destroy all hope for the above. Scored's reluctant heroine is Imani, a girl whose high score is brought down when her best friend's score plummets. Where do you draw the line between doing what feels morally right and what can mean your future? Friendship, romance, loyalty, family, human connection and human value: all are questioned in this fresh and compelling dystopian novel set in the scarily foreseeable future.
Age
12-18
Text complexity
intermediate
Length
240 pages
Book in series
#1

Why to read

  • Engaging plot
  • Strong character development
  • Insight into juvenile justice system
  • Themes of courage and perseverance