Hosted by Jill . you will see from today now more English books in this category, since most incoming German title should be known anyway, so I thought to myself, a little fresh air is doing might have worked:)
Today I am therefore for a new dystopia ruled in late October, will appear in the original and quite interesting sounds.
Title: Scored Author: Lauren McLaughlin
Genre: Young Adult Literature / dystopia
Verlag: Random House Books for Young Readers (25. Oktober 2011)
ISBN: 978-0-375-86820-7
Gebunden, 240 Seiten
Preis: 17,99 $ (ca. 13,99 €)
Kurzbeschreibung:
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 forseeable future.
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 forseeable future.
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