For my independent reading selection, I have chosen "The Red Queen", by Victoria Aveyard. I just got the book for Christmas and read it two days ago. It held my attention very well, with humor and other attributes. It's a very unique book, as far as I know. The sequel, and the prequels, are just as good. The Red Queen, a book about a girl named Mare Barrow, shows a journey from living in "The Stilts", Mare's hometown, to Mare living in a palace, betrothed to a prince named Maven, who is frequently overshadowed by his older brother, Cal, the future king. Mare is forced to pretend she's a long lost princess with Silver (noble, rich) blood, so that people don't know she's actually a Red (Poor) with powers that only Silvers possess...Or so everybody
