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The story in which a 16-year-old is chosen by her government to undergo The Testing, which decides if she gets to go to The University. The University is for the country’s best and brightest teens and puts the rebuilding and future leadership of the United Commowealth in their hands. During The Testing, extreme psychological and physical trials pit them against one another to determine which teens have what it takes to become a leader.

Seventeen-year-old Cia Vale survived The Testing, as has Tomas, the boy she loves, and they have both gained admission to the University. She has a promising future as a leader of the United Commonwealth and no memory of her bloody testing experience, thanks to a government-sanctioned memory wipe. Cia should be happy but is plagued by doubts about the past and future.

Meri Buckley has lost everything. She lost her mother to a fight much bigger than herself. Her father to grief, fear, and denial. And the truth—to an overbearing government that insists that censorship and secrecy is the only path to peace. But though Meri and her band of truth-seeking Stewards did lose the first battle in their quest to enlighten the public, they have not yet lost the war. Meri can start the revolution she seeks, if the powerful figures who profit from the status quo don’t find her—and kill her first.

"No one gets something for nothing. We all should know better." Teenagers at Wisconsin's Nottawa High School are drawn deeper into a social networking site that promises to grant their every need...regardless of the consequences. Soon the site turns sinister, with simple pranks escalating to malicious crimes. The body count rises.

In a scarred and brutal future, The United Commonwealth teeters on the brink of all-out civil war. The rebel resistance plots against a government that rules with cruelty and cunning. Gifted student and Testing survivor Cia Vale vows to fight. But she can't do it alone. This is the chance to lead that Cia has trained for - but who will follow? Plunging through layers of danger and deception, Cia must risk the lives of those she loves - and gamble on the loyalty of her lethal classmates.

The Trials of Virtuous Succession have ended. Prince Andreus is king - and Princess Carys is dead. But even as he’s haunted by what he did to win the throne, Andreus discovers that his dream of ruling only brings new problems. The people love his twin even more in death than they did when she was alive. The Elders treat him as a figurehead. And worst of all, the winds of Eden are faltering. But despite what everyone believes, Carys is alive. Exiled to the wilderness, Carys struggles to control the powers that have broken free inside her.

Twins Carys and Andreus were never destined to rule Eden. With their older brother next in line to inherit the throne, the future of the kingdom was secure. But appearances - and rivals - can be deceiving. When Eden's king and crown prince are killed by assassins, Eden desperately needs a monarch, but the line of succession is no longer clear. With a ruling council scheming to gain power, Carys and Andreus are faced with only one option - to take part in a Trial of Succession.

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.

A congressman's daughter who has to be perfect. A star quarterback with a secret. A guy who's tired of being ignored. A clarinet player who's done trying to fit in. An orphaned rebel who wants to teach someone a lesson. A guy who wants people to see him, not his religion. They couldn't be more different, but before the morning's over, they'll all be trapped in a school that's been rocked by a bombing. When they hear that someone inside is the bomber, they'll also be looking to one another for answers.

She wants to put an end to the Testing, but she can't do it alone. This is the chance to lead that Cia has trained for—but who will follow? Plunging through layers of danger and deception, Cia must risk the lives of those she loves—and gamble on the loyalty of her lethal classmates. Who can Cia trust? The stakes are higher than ever—lives of promise cut short or fulfilled; a future ruled by fear or hope--in the electrifying conclusion to Joelle Charbonneau's epic Testing trilogy. Ready or not…it’s Graduation Day.

In the series debut The Testing, sixteen-year-old Cia Vale was chosen by the United Commonwealth government as one of the best and brightest graduates of all the colonies—a promising leader in the effort to revitalize postwar civilization. In Independent Study, Cia is a freshman at the University in Tosu City with her hometown sweetheart, Tomas. Though the government has tried to erase her memory of the brutal horrors of The Testing, Cia remembers.

Meri Beckley lives in a world without lies. When she looks at the peaceful Chicago streets, she feels pride in the era of unprecedented hope and prosperity over which the governor presides. But when Meri’s mother is killed, Meri suddenly has questions that no one else seems to be asking. And when she tries to uncover her mother’s state of mind in her last weeks, she finds herself drawn into a secret world with a history she didn’t know existed.

Cia Vale ist gemeinsam mit ihrem Freund Tomas an der Akademie von Tosu City aufgenommen worden. Und obwohl die Regierung ihnen ein Medikament verabreicht hat, das alle Erinnerungen an das brutale Auswahlverfahren der "Auslese" löschen soll, hat Cia nichts vergessen - weder die schrecklichen Todesfälle noch ihre Liebe zu Tomas. Ab sofort kennt sie nur noch ein Ziel: die »Auslese« zu beenden, indem sie dafür sorgt, dass die ganze Welt die grausame Wahrheit erfährt. Doch damit bringt Cia nicht nur sich selbst, sondern auch alle, die sie liebt, in größte Gefahr.

Cia Vale ist stolz, eine der wenigen Kandidatinnen für die alljährliche "Auslese" zu sein, bei der die zukünftigen Führer des Commonwealth ermittelt werden. Doch am Vorabend ihrer Abreise bekommt sie von ihrem Vater einen beunruhigenden Rat: Vertraue niemandem! Gilt diese Warnung auch für ihren Kindheitsfreund Tomas, der verspricht, Cia immer beizustehen? Tomas, der mit jedem weiteren Todesopfer, das die gnadenlose Auslese fordert, mehr um sie besorgt zu sein scheint?

Cia Vale hat die gefährliche Auslese überlebt, während sich Chaos und Wut in der Gesellschaft ausbreiten. Ein verheerender Bürgerkrieg steht bevor, und die Rebellen schmieden einen Plan, die grausame Regierung zu stürzen. Auch Cia ist bereit, um das Ende der Auslese zu kämpfen, aber sie kann es nicht alleine tun. Sie hofft auf die Loyalität ihrer Kameraden, doch das kann tödlich für sie enden. Denn Täuschung und Wahrheit liegen nah beieinander. Und der Einsatz ist hoch, denn auf dem Spiel steht das Leben all derer, die sie liebt. Wem kann Cia vertrauen?

Lei vuole a tutti i costi cambiare il Sistema e mettere fine al Test. In un futuro devastato e brutale, la Federazione unita è ormai sull'orlo di una guerra civile. La resistenza dei ribelli complotta contro un governo che regna con crudeltà e astuzia. La brillante studentessa Cia Vale si allea tra le fila della Resistenza, ma non può farcela da sola. Adesso ha finalmente la possibilità di combattere e di fare tutto quello per cui è stata addestrata: ma chi la seguirà?

La sedicenne Malencia Vale e il suo ragazzo Tomas frequentano il primo anno all'università di Tosu City. Scelta dal governo come una delle migliori menti della nuova generazione, Cia è una leader promettente, destinata a guidare la civilizzazione del dopoguerra. E anche se il governo ha cercato di cancellare dai suoi ricordi i brutali orrori della Prova, lei ne serba intatta la memoria.

Dopo che guerre nucleari e successivi stravolgimenti hanno devastato gran parte del pianeta, quel che resta dell'umanità si occupa di rivitalizzarlo in piccole colonie sparse nella Federazione Unita, un tempo Nord America. Il futuro adesso è nelle mani di pochi eletti della nuova generazione che avranno il compito di ricostruirlo. Ma per entrare a far parte di questa élite, accedere a un'istruzione universitaria e diventare i futuri leader della Federazione, i candidati devono superare la Prova.