Review: Thought-provoking and scary subject
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 24, 2014
Imagine a world a century from now in the USA where the most important thing in everyone's life was finding a cure to an unknown disease that kills everyone in contact with it.  No one is allowed to travel.  At the age of 18, you are given a "date" where you will go to the facility and be subjected to all kinds of testing from the government to find a cure to this disease.  Many do not make it out of this facility.  Macey has already lost her little brother, Joey, years ago from the disease.  She is a very artistic person who wants to go to art school after finishing high school.  This is about her life.  She is slightly rebellious and doesn't understand what the big deal is about drawing an American flag on her still-life project.  She doesn't even know what a flag is and why it was banned.  This story raises a lot of terrifying questions about "what would happen if....?  This is a very fast paced book to read and I enjoyed it thoroughly.  I look forward to more of Stephanie Ericksons' books.