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Average rating4.4
A secretive program, known only as "The Game, is devised by a controlling government for an unknown purpose. One day, a destitute youth, Lisse, and her friends are selected to take part in The Game. Their world becomes one of fascinating adventure, but as the challenges increase each time they play, The Game begins to take over their lives...
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As a young adult book it definitely deserves five stars. Made a huge impact on me when I read it as a kid. A nice dabble in dystopias and urban and wilderness survival. Cool book for teens.
When I was in junior high and high school, my favorite subgenre was the group of books where the story takes place after the Apocalypse, after Earth has self-destructed and people are beginning to rebuild. This story would fall into that category. Lisse has just graduated from school and is hoping to be placed in one of the few jobs available in the world, but this does not happen. Instead, she is sent to live with a group of other unemployed young people in an old building in the dying inner city. Then the group receives an invitation to the Game and everything changes.