Getting into college always gives a high school senior the jitters. For Cia Vale, getting into the university means she can keep breathing!
Not long ago, the country was scorched to a brittle cracked landscape, and those that survived the Seven Stages War almost starved to death. The United Commonwealth picked 150 men, women, and children to start up the Five Lakes Colony, where the Great Lakes once sat. Though the colony still struggles, the land it
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sits on now blossoms with new trees, flowers, and edible plants. Cia’s father is responsible for the greenery.
At sixteen, Cia is the youngest of her graduating class, eight boys and six girls. If not chosen for the annual Testing, she will become a farmer or a mechanic. If she is chosen and passes the Testing, she will go on to the University to study and become a leader, helping their shattered planet heal.
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