The Game

by Monica Hughes

184 pages, Unknown Binding

About the author

Monica Hughes was a very popular writer for young people, and has won numerous prizes. Her books have been published in the United States, Poland, Spain, Japan, France, Scandinavia, England, and Germany. She has twice received the Canada Council Prize for Children's Literature, and was runner-up for the Guardian Award.

She is the author of Keeper of the Isis Light, an American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults, which also received a Certificate of Honor from the International Board on Books for Young People; Hunter in the Dark, also an ALA Best Book for Young Adults; and Sandwriter, among many other titles.

Reviews

[BobRoss'sCooluncle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ok

[Marcy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rather a good and thought provoking story!

[Jennifer Hottinger · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting premise! Lisse is deemed unemployable. Their only hope is to join the Game. This game is unlike any other! They find themselves fighting for survival and in an unknown world. I felt like they entered the Twilight Zone, as they realized what the world had planned and executed for them. Student recommended this book for me to read:).

[RoseSina · Rating 3 out of 5]

It would be very rare that unemployed people get invited to the game. This group of friends live in a society run by robots, when they leave this university they are to be appointed to jobs, but the robots had replaced them also. This adventure through the game is a life or death situation, at first they thought it was paradise, and now they're second guessing every move. I enjoyed this book because it talks about governments and society.