The Selection Book Report

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A Commendation for The Selection

The book is about the girl named America who was forced by her mother to join in the so-called “The Selection” and how this decision changed her life forever. The author of this book is Kiera Cass, a graduate of Radford University and she is the New York Times bestselling author of the selection series. The selection series tackles about how challenges make a person stronger and how hard that person will try to fight for the future he/she wants. The story of the book itself is captivating and you just can’t get enough of it. In the kingdom ruled by King Clarkson who is married to Queen Amberly and had their child named Maxon, a tradition exists wherein the prince needs to pick a wife from the 35 girls
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She was forced by her mother to join hoping that this competition will help them and it could be the key to change their lives and future. She is a respectful daughter and so brave to express her opinions and stood firmly on what she believes. America has feelings for her best friend, Aspen, but she will eventually leave him for the sake of her family. Aspen is America Singer’s best friend and he is one of the guards in the palace. He has feelings for America but they couldn’t label their relationship because Aspen wants to prioritize his job and earn a lot of money to support his family and his future wife. Maxon is the son of King Clarkson and Queen Amberly and he grew up alone in the castle. He wants to have a friend and an ally, instead of having a trophy wife but eventually, he got interested to America Singer. The love triangle between America, Aspen and Maxon intensifies the story, but it does not only end there, the story will have its way of telling the value of friendship and family and the art of forgiving and understanding someone. To sum it all, this book don’t just limit itself to romantic love but it also discusses all kinds of love, may it be the love you have for your family, friends, peers, and country. If you want to know who won and what happens to the 35 girls who entered The Selection and the other characters of the story, then you’ll have to read the series of this

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