The Selection
by Kiera Cass
In a dystopian future America divided into rigid castes, seventeen-year-old America Singer is chosen to compete in The Selection, a televised competition where thirty-five girls vie to marry Prince Maxon and become the next queen. Torn between her secret love for Aspen from her lower caste and the possibility of a better life with the prince, America must navigate palace intrigue, rebel attacks, and her own heart. The story explores themes of social inequality, class warfare, and the tension between duty and personal desire in a society stratified by birth.
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