A Stray Away From The Yellow Birds

 I decided to take a step back and read something of my own choosing, a book I found called the Testing. It took place in the ‘future’, where America was different into several different colonies and rules but the big city. Students in each of the colonies would try to be chosen for the Testing in order to have a chance to study at the University. In order to do so, they have to pass the 4 tests the supervisors give them: written tests, team working, problem solving, and making it to the center of the city on their own over the course of 3 weeks. It was a very nail-biting and adventurous book, I strongly recommend! The author did a very good job connecting the reader to the main character’s thoughts and actions all throughout the book. I really enjoyed taking a step back from The Yellow Birds for English class and reading the Testing. It’s similar to The Hunger Games, so if you enjoyed that series, I strongly recommend the Testing!