― C.S. Lewis
Here is one of the books I just finished reading. Very interesting.
I did not post the blurb from Good Reads because it would give everything away, which would spoil your curiosity.
My thoughts.
PROJECT
US
By
Ottilie Weber
Imagine you’re on a school field trip, a trip that
turns into a project to teach the students the responsibility of adulthood.
Sound a little weird, does it? Just wait. This is only the beginning.
In PROJECT US by Ottilie Weber, the reader meets a
group of high school students as they set out on an overnight field trip, at
least that’s the way it starts out. When Rachel Hertz discovers that her
roommate is Nick March, a guy she’s known for years, she’s puzzled. Something
is wrong. Teachers would not allow a girl and a guy to share a room, right? No
mistake has been made, however. The other students are matched the same as
Rachel and Nick, a boy and a girl assigned to each room.
Even worse, if
possible, they have little or no contact with their parents to help straighten
matters out. I don’t want to give anything away, but the situation gets worse.
Rachel is a likeable character, trying to figure out
her life as most teens do. Nick is adorable, and the connection between the two
is fun and realistic. Told from alternate points-of-view (Rachel and Nick) we
get to see both sides of the story.
A fun read with some serious thoughts, which led me to
the question: how much control should the government have over our schools and
students? What about the parents? Shouldn’t they know what’s going on with
their children? What do you think?
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Happy Reading!