Me 

         My name is Kaelyn Smith and this is my first year at Episcopal. Last year, and for eight years before that, I went to St. George School. Pretty much all of my friends from St. George went to St. Joseph's Academy. Even though they still live quite close, it feels as if were in separate places now, even though we just attend two different high schools. I have an older sister who is a junior this year at SJA, so it's pretty nice to be able to bug her about homework questions, etc. I also have a step brother who is in ninth grade, but he goes to Denham Springs high school. My sister, Paige, and my brother, Luke, were very supportive of me going to Episcopal. On my first day here, everyone was so welcoming and nice and I am so glad that I choose to come here. Also, for my birthday, I got two puppies named Lady and Tramp. 

          At St. George, I played volleyball and cheer. I have also always been in live with gymnastics, but was never offered the chance to compete. I think it would be really fun to do some more sports next year. This year I am only doing cheer. I think that it is so much fun, but I might do competitive cheer next year. 

      The Selection

                       In this novel, a girl named America is living with her family the futuristic country of Illea. in Illea, they have kings and queens and cast systems. The prince holds a competition to find his bride called the selection, and America gets chosen to compete. 

                       One thing I really liked in this novel was how the narrator described the situations that were occurring throughout the novel. i also really liked the time it was set in. with the futuristic society, there were casts systems and i found that quite interesting how the author sort of played with that and throughout the novel of how history repeats itself. 

                       Also, in the novel, America already has a secret boyfriend in her home town, so she is hesitant to compete in the selection. What surprised me was the irony. America and her boyfriend always thought as if they would always be together, but then during the selection, she fell in love with someone else. Her boyfriend and her end up crossing paths once again and they still feel as if there are some lingering feelings between them. After that, America is left with that choice. Something that surprised me was when the prince told America he had feelings for her, but America said they would only be friends. Then, when America told the prince she was falling in love with him, he could not say the same about her.

                              This novel leaves you wanting more, so I am really glad that there are many more books in this series.