I am the author of the Rebecca Robbins mystery series (Minotaur Books), The Paige Marshall Glee Club mysteries (Berkley) and The Testing YA triology (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt). While I'm happy to perform for an audience, I am equally delighted to teach private voice lessons and use my experience from the stage to create compelling characters on the page. I have performed in a variety of operas, musical theatre and children's theatre productions across the Chicagoland area.

This is her first time writing for the Young Adult market. Joelle Charbonneau writes with guts and nerve but also great compassion and. While I'm happy to perform for an audience, I am equally delighted to teach private voice lessons and use my experience from the stage to create compelling characters on the page. The Testing is the first book in a new Dystopian trilogy by Joelle Charbonneau. 'The Testing is a chilling and devious dystopian thriller that all fans of The Hunger Games will simply devour.

Highly recommended.Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of Rot & Ruin and Flesh & Bone. The Testing (The Testing, 1) by Joelle Charbonneau Hardcover 16.45 Editorial Reviews From School Library Journal Gr 610In this sequel to The Testing (Houghton Harcourt, 2013), Cia is drawn deeper into the political machinations of Tosu City as she enters the University. Joelle Charbonneau writes with guts and nerve but also great compassion and heart. And the competition will do anything to get the top score.I am a storyteller at heart. The Testing is a chilling and devious dystopian thriller that all fans of The Hunger Games will simply devour. The tests aren’t just a difficult series of essays and questions, but “practical applications” which could result in life or death. As Cia begins her testing, she learns why her father left her with these words. However, the night before her departure, he father gives her these parting words: Trust no one. When Cia and 3 others in her colony are selected to take these tests she is overjoyed at the chance for a college education and a chance to be a leader in the commonwealth.

Highly recommended.

To be a part of the elite people who lead these colonies in their innovations, one must attend the University at Tosu city, and to attend the University, one must undergo a series of rigorous tests. 'The Testing is a chilling and devious dystopian thriller that all fans of The Hunger Games will simply devour. Colonies exist thanks to hard work, technology, and innovation which has revitalized parts of the land. In the future, the United States has become the United Commonwealth after 7 stages of war have left the land a charred and dangerous place. This week's pick is The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau

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