![]() ![]() ![]() Eadlyn doesn’t expect her Selection to be anything like her parents’ fairy-tale love story … but as the competition begins, she may discover that finding her own happily ever after isn’t as impossible as she’s always thought. Now the time has come for Princess Eadlyn to hold a Selection of her own. Twenty years ago, America Singer entered the Selection and won Prince Maxon’s heart. The one who becomes a scythe must kill the one who doesn’t. Two teens must compete with each other to become a scythe–a position neither of them wants. In a world where disease has been eliminated, the only way to die is to be randomly killed (‘gleaned’) by professional reapers (‘scythes’). Well, just like you, your users, your patrons, and your students, we will be reflecting on the past year, catching up on some much-needed R&R, looking forward to a new school year, and of course, reading! Check out these top YA book suggestions, courtesy of middle school English teacher Erin Gray, and be sure to put them on display for your summer readers. What, you may ask, will they do with all their time now? From now until August, Read & Shine will continue to bring you the latest and greatest in the children’s literature world just at a slightly slower pace in the form of a bi-weekly vs. With frost on the ground in lovely Central New York, it is hard to imagine that summer is right around the corner, but so it is, and with it comes the lazy days of summer vacation. ![]()
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