The Selection Text to World Blog 3

Keira Cass wrote an amazing book series called The Selection. America Singer goes through a lot of emotional changes. She is currently entered in the Selection where she may or may not be chosen to be the prince's wife. America can't decide if she even desires to be the princess. Unlike the other girls, she is happy with her life now and doesn't really want to marry the prince. America becomes good friends with the prince and thinks that it wouldn't be a bad thing to become the princess. Part of the reason she feels like this is because her family needs the money. Obviously, living in the palace means that her family would have a lot more money than before. America is a teenage girl who will do whatever she can to provide for her family. To her, it is important that her family has money because their caste is 5. There are 8 different "castes", 8's being servants, and 1's being royalty. Since America and her family are 5's, they need all the money they can get, and living in the palace will surely take care of that.

Throughout the book, it talks a little bit about issues throughout the world, such as world hunger. The Selection talks about how the lower castes sometimes run out of food and water completely. This relates to the world because a lot of people face the same problem. Sometimes, they are unable to work and earn money to provide for their family. One of America's closest friends is struggling to get food and money. Things like this unfortunately happen in the world all the time. Lots of people around the world work so hard so that they can provide for their families, just like America Singer did. 

I loved this book because it was so exciting. There is something new happening in every single chapter. One minute, America is dragging herself through the Selection. Just after, she is close to marrying the prince. America feels a lot of emotion, and as I read the book, I feel those emotions as well. I also loved this book series because I could connect to the main character in a lot of ways. This was an awesome book series for someone who likes science fiction, and I definitely recommend it.