num_pages: 320
description: The powerful second book in the New York Times bestselling Testing trilogy. In the series debut The Testing  sixteen-year-old Cia Vale was chosen by the United Commonwealth government as one of the best and brightest graduates of all the coloniesa promising leader in the effort to revitalize postwar civilization. In Independent Study  Cia is a freshman at the University in Tosu City with her hometown sweetheart Tomas. Though the government has tried to erase her memory of the brutal horrors of The Testing Cia remembers. Her attempts to expose the ugly truth behind the governments murderous programs put herand her loved onesin a world of danger. But the future of the Commonwealth depends on her.  The Testing is a chilling and devious dystopian thriller that all fans of The Hunger Games will simply devour. Joelle Charbonneau writes with guts and nerve but also great compassion and heart. Highly recommended.Jonathan Maberry New York Times bestselling author of Rot &amp; Ruin and Flesh &amp; Bone The Testing trilogy 
language: English
title: Independent Study
publisher: Clarion Books