Look Behind You

What do you do when the life you have known inexplicably changes? Suddenly, you have to leave your friends behind, change your name, radically alter your physical appearance, and move to an unknown destination. Zach Granger and his family must enter the Witness Protection Program, carve out new identities, and always look over their shoulders for any possible sign of danger. However, Zach too quickly discovers that the most foolproof plan can become breached. Can Zach and his family survive an uncertain fate and the terrors of the unknown? If you enjoy heartracing suspense, then read Zach's Lie by Roland Smith, a superb craftsman of adventure stories, and be sure to read Jack's Run, the exciting sequel.

A Dystopian Nightmare

Do you want to read a book that will change the way you think about freedom and the power to make choices?

 

Imagine a society where all of your choices are made for you - job, spouse, children, hairstyle, and clothing - in a meticulously planned manner where there are no mistakes. Jonas, a twelve year-old member of this futuristic society, is nervous, because at today's Ceremony of Twelve he is given his lifetime assignment: he will be the Receiver of Memory for his community. When he begins his training with a solitary elder called The Giver, who also holds the society's memories, Jonas slowly realizes the sinister and unexpected ramifications of this job, and his future. What is the devastating truth about the Community that he is only now starting to realize?

I have read and re-read this powerful and insightful book numerous times, and always find something new to ponder. It is a shattering account about a dystopian society and what it means to be free.

The Giver is the first in a series of books called The Giver Quartet, and is a Newbery Award-winning title.

The titles in the series are: The Giver, Gathering Blue, Messenger, and Son.