Cia Vale hat die gefährliche Auslese überlebt, während sich Chaos und Wut in der Gesellschaft ausbreiten. Ein verheerender Bürgerkrieg steht bevor, und die Rebellen schmieden einen Plan, die grausame Regierung zu stürzen. Auch Cia ist bereit, um das Ende der Auslese zu kämpfen, aber sie kann es nicht alleine tun. Sie hofft auf die Loyalität ihrer Kameraden, doch das kann tödlich für sie enden. Denn Täuschung und Wahrheit liegen nah beieinander. Und der Einsatz ist hoch, denn auf dem Spiel steht das Leben all derer, die sie liebt. Wem kann Cia vertrauen?
Cia Vale ist gemeinsam mit ihrem Freund Tomas an der Akademie von Tosu City aufgenommen worden. Und obwohl die Regierung ihnen ein Medikament verabreicht hat, das alle Erinnerungen an das brutale Auswahlverfahren der 'Auslese' löschen soll, hat Cia nichts vergessen - weder die schrecklichen Todesfälle noch ihre Liebe zu Tomas. Ab sofort kennt sie nur noch ein Ziel: die 'Auslese' zu beenden, indem sie dafür sorgt, dass die ganze Welt die grausame Wahrheit erfährt. Doch damit bringt Cia nicht nur sich selbst, sondern auch alle, die sie liebt, in größte Gefahr ...
Cia Vale ist stolz, eine der wenigen Kandidatinnen für die alljährliche 'Auslese' zu sein, bei der die zukünftigen Führer des Commonwealth ermittelt werden. Doch am Vorabend ihrer Abreise bekommt sie von ihrem Vater einen beunruhigenden Rat: Vertraue niemandem! Gilt diese Warnung auch für ihren Kindheitsfreund Tomas, der verspricht, Cia immer beizustehen? Tomas, der mit jedem weiteren Todesopfer, das die gnadenlose Auslese fordert, mehr um sie besorgt zu sein scheint? Wenn Cia überleben will, muss sie sich entscheiden: für ein Leben ohne Vertrauen oder für eine Liebe, die sie das Leben kosten kann ...
Regie: Anna-Lena Kühner
Twisted facts and bent truths take center stage in this sequel to Verify, which #1 New York Times bestselling author Ellen Hopkins calls “a thought-provoking tale of intrigue, beautifully crafted.”
Meri Buckley has lost everything. She lost her mother to a fight much bigger than herself. Her father to grief, fear, and denial. And the truth—to an overbearing government that insists that censorship and secrecy is the only path to peace.
But though Meri and her band of truth-seeking Stewards did lose the first battle in their quest to enlighten the public, they have not yet lost the war.
Meri can start the revolution she seeks, if the powerful figures who profit from the status quo don’t find her—and kill her first.
"Wow! Shades of Fahrenheit 451 and Orwell's 1984. Painfully real and urgent. Read this book." -Michael Grant, New York Times bestselling author of the Gone series
Bestselling author Joelle Charbonneau's eerily timely, high-stakes page-turner is destined to start important conversations at this particular moment in our history.
Meri Beckley lives in a world without lies. When she looks at the peaceful Chicago streets, she feels pride in the era of unprecedented hope and prosperity over which the governor presides.
But when Meri's mother is killed, Meri suddenly has questions that no one else seems to be asking. And when she tries to uncover her mother's state of mind in her last weeks, she finds herself drawn into a secret world with a history she didn't know existed.
Suddenly, Meri is faced with a choice between accepting the "truth" or embracing a world the government doesn't want anyone to see-a world where words have the power to change the course of a country and where the wrong ones can get Meri killed.
The electrifying conclusion to the Dividing Eden series by the New York Times bestselling author of the Testing trilogy, Joelle Charbonneau.
The Trials of Virtuous Succession have ended. Prince Andreus is king-and Princess Carys is dead.
But even as he's haunted by what he did to win the throne, Andreus discovers that his dream of ruling only brings new problems. The people love his twin even more in death than they did when she was alive. The Elders treat him as a figurehead. And worst of all, the winds of Eden are faltering.
But despite what everyone believes, Carys is alive. Exiled to the wilderness, Carys struggles to control the powers that have broken free inside her. And as she grows stronger, so does her conviction that she must return to the Palace of Winds, face her twin, and root out the treachery that began long before the first Trials started.
The Kingdom of Eden is growing darker with each passing day. Brother and sister, former foes, must decide whether some betrayals cut too deep to be forgiven-and whether one will wear the crown or both will lose everything.
Seven students trapped in their school after a bomb goes off must fight to survive while also discovering who among them is the bomber in this provocative new thriller from the author of the New York Times bestselling Testing Trilogy. Perfect for fans of This Is Where It Ends. A congressman's daughter who has to be perfect. A star quarterback with a secret. A guy who's tired of being ignored. A clarinet player who's done trying to fit in. An orphaned rebel who wants to teach someone a lesson. A guy who wants people to see him, not his religion. They couldn't be more different, but before the morning's over, they'll all be trapped in a school that's been rocked by a bombing. When they hear that someone inside is the bomber, they'll also be looking to one another for answers. Told from multiple perspectives, Time Bomb will keep readers guessing about who the bomber could be-and what motivated such drastic action.
From the author of the New York Times bestselling Testing trilogy comes a sweeping new fantasy series, perfect for fans of Victoria Aveyard and Sarah J. Maas.
Twins Carys and Andreus were never destined to rule Eden. With their older brother next in line to inherit the throne, the future of the kingdom was secure.
But appearances—and rivals—can be deceiving. When Eden’s king and crown prince are killed by assassins, Eden desperately needs a monarch, but the line of succession is no longer clear. With a ruling council scheming to gain power, Carys and Andreus are faced with only one option—to take part in a Trial of Succession that will determine which one of them is worthy of ruling the kingdom.
As sister and brother, Carys and Andreus have always kept each other safe—from their secrets, from the court, and from the monsters lurking in the mountains beyond the kingdom’s wall. But the Trial of Succession will test the bonds of trust and family.
With their country and their hearts divided, Carys and Andreus will discover exactly what each will do to win the crown. How long before suspicion takes hold and the thirst for power leads to the ultimate betrayal?
"No one gets something for nothing. We all should know better." Teenagers at Wisconsin's Nottawa High School are drawn deeper into a social networking site that promises to grant their every need . . . regardless of the consequences. Soon the site turns sinister, with simple pranks escalating to malicious crimes. The body count rises. In this chilling YA thriller, the author of the best-selling Testing trilogy examines not only the dark side of social media, but the dark side of human nature
She wants to put an end to the Testing. In a scarred and brutal future, The United Commonwealth teeters on the brink of all-out civil war. The rebel resistance plots against a government that rules with cruelty and cunning. Gifted student and Testing survivor, Cia Vale, vows to fight.
But she can't do it alone.
This is the chance to lead that Cia has trained for - but who will follow? Plunging through layers of danger and deception, Cia must risk the lives of those she loves--and gamble on the loyalty of her lethal classmates.
Who can Cia trust?
The stakes are higher than ever-- lives of promise cut short or fulfilled; a future ruled by fear or hope--in the electrifying conclusion to Joelle Charbonneau's epic Testing trilogy. Ready or notit' s Graduation Day.
The Final Test is the Deadliest!
Seventeen-year-old Cia Vale survived The Testing, as has Tomas, the boy she loves, and they have both gained admission to the University. She has a promising future as a leader of the United Commonwealth and no memory of her bloody testing experience, thanks to a government-sanctioned memory wipe. Cia should be happy but is plagued by doubts about the past and future. Determined to find the truth, she embarks on a path of study forbidden by the government delving into the Commonwealth's darkest secrets. What she finds is the brutal reality lurking behind the friendly faces of her classmates and the unbearable realization that leaders chosen to protect us can be our greatest enemy.
The story in which a sixteen-year-old is chosen by her government to undergo The Testing, which decides if she gets to go to The University; The University is for the country’s best and brightest teens and puts the rebuilding and future leadership of the United States in their hands; during The Testing, extreme psychological and physical trials pit them against one another to determine which teens have what it takes to become a leader. First book of a trilogy.
