Dualed
by Elsie Chapman In her inaugural novel, Elsie Chapman, adds a twist to the dystopian society genre. In this novel the city of Kersh is a safe place in a chaotic world. However, in order to keep Kersh safe, all citizens must be ready to defend the city at a moment’s notice. To be sure that all citizens are competent defenders of the city, they begin military training as children. The culminating military exercise occurs when a person’s number comes up sometime between the ages of 13-20. When a person is notified that his or her number has been activated, the person must stay alive for 30 days. During that 30 day period the person is hunting and being hunted by his/her genetic twin, known as an alternate. The surviving person is deemed worthy to become a full-fledged citizen of Kersh. Dualed focuses on West Grayer and her quest to survive. This book is fast paced and thought provoking.
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Michael Romero
2/8/2015 11:00:40 pm
I have read the first few chapters in this book. I really like this book so far because it not boring fast paced and interesting. I also like this genre. I am really interested in reading this book but it has always been checked out at the library. That just makes me think that it is a really good book
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rylie anderson
2/9/2015 02:34:14 am
this book seems like a good book because it is a very creative form of government
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Emma H.
2/9/2015 02:39:16 am
i would like to read this book because it sounds really good. i don't know what i would do if i had to do that.
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Mandy McIntosh
2/12/2015 01:31:25 am
This is a very good book. It's somewhat kind of The Hunger Games with the type of government that's going on.
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Tyler
2/12/2015 01:37:45 am
This book looks good because it has action.
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Landon
2/12/2015 02:51:08 am
I did not like this book because it felt like it was breaking its own rules, your supposed to defeat your twin alone, but people seem to help each other do it all the time. And the city was always gloomy, which killed a lot of the excitement for me.
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Griffin
2/12/2015 04:29:20 am
I would love to read this book b/c it seems like it would always have action.
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