What would you do if your child was taken from you, sent hours away, not allowed to call home, and you can only visit for 5 hours on days like Christmas, but there are less than a hand full of these visiting days? When Elena Fairchild's nine year old daughter's "Q" score, that measures her potential, drops below the dreaded number she is sent to one of these state schools. Elena knows she has to get her out even if means she bombs her own teacher assessment to follow her to this school, but what she finds is a parents worst nightmare, and to know her own husband is a part of all of this is even worse.
Although this book is a work of fiction a lot of the rhetoric behind the story is true and the hardest part is to know it went on in the U.S. up until 1979, and it is sad to think that the scientist and doctors behind all of this just didn't understand the cruelty they were imposing on people. The author has another hit on her hands, her first book Vox was also wonderful. Her characters are strong, there is action and a ton of suspense that will have you holding your breath. The authors writing style makes it a joy to read even for reluctant readers.
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