![]() ![]() What is perhaps most exciting is that Lu is still young - she only graduated from the University of Southern California in 2006 - and her skill as a storyteller has many years to grow. ![]() I enjoyed Legend - in fact, my only disappointment came towards the end, when I realized the series of revelations about the true nature of the book’s world was a just a set-up for future sequels (the first is due next fall). (I also wonder how much the popularity of these kind of stories is due to the independence of their protagonists, compared to the overprotected lives many teens lead today.) All in all, it is a dystopian tale that is not quite as bleak or scary as many YA novels, which makes it more appealing to me as an adult reader. Day himself, who is only 15, has a Peter Pan appeal that teen girl readers will love. Her competent female characters help buoy the story and turn the damsel-in-distress cliché on its head. Anyone with the most basic understanding of the issues facing us today will be able to sympathize with the challenges Lu’s characters face. ![]() While Lu’s imagined world doesn’t have quite as many layers as Hunger Games, the care she takes to make it believable and consistent pays off. ![]() But both rich and poor must submit at age 10 to a Trial, in which their academic and athletic scores determine whether they get to go on to high school and college, are doomed to a life as an uneducated worker, or disappear altogether to mysterious work camps from which none have ever returned. ![]()
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