Crossed is the much anticipated second book in the young adult dystopian Matched trilogy. Crossed picks up where Matched left off.
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Divergent
By Veronica RothBeatrice has grown up in post-apocalyptic Chicago, where the community is divided into 5 factions, each focused on a different value. Candor values honest, Amity values happiness, Erudite values information, Dauntless values courage and Beatrice's faction, Abnegation values selflessness. But Beatrice isn't a very good member of Abnegation, selflessness doesn't seem to come naturally to her like it does for her brother Caleb or her mother. At 16, every member of the community undergoes the test to find out what faction they will choose to live in as an adult.
A Fine Balance equals Slumdog Millionaire minus the joyful singing and dancing at the end.
Dina Dalal, a strong-willed widow, defies her bother by living in her dead husband’s flat and refusing to get married.
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Everybody Sees the Ants
By A.S. KingLucky Linderman is dealing with a lot of problems:
As a child of the British Ambassador, the author of this book grew up in 1950s Prague. Today as an accomplished journalist, he returned to discover the truth about childhood memories that have haunted him all his life.
Ceramics artist Jean Horemarsh has just spent 3 months caring for her mother who is dying of a terrible cancer. The ordeal has left her exhausted and thoughtful. After her mother dies, Jean returns to her own home and her husband, Milt who is a substitute English teacher. Jean tells Milt that she wishes she had killed her mother before she got so sick.