Wow, this was a weird one. Really interesting story, though. I had trouble putting it down. A young man who has bounced from foster family to foster family his whole life finally wins a scholarship to a very exclusive private school. The catch? Once he gets there, he discovers it's more of a prison than a school. The other students have separated themselves into factions, but they all follow the basic rules of the school. The alternative is death, so it's not entirely unbelievable that they would. There are no adults anywhere...ever. Cameras watch the students' every move. The students have jobs for which they are paid in points and then allowed to shop the school's catalog, but there appears to be no rhyme nor reason for some of the punishments that are meted out at random. Are they being tested? Are they being trained? Nothing makes sense here, but Benson Fisher is determined to get out...or die trying. This is a nominee for the Truman Award this year and is a great book for 6th graders and up.
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