Despite pressure from her mother, America has no interest in entering the competition, because she already has Aspen, her next-door neighbor and secret boyfriend.Īfter having a conversation with her mother which lets her keep most of her savings, America decides to surprise Aspen with dinner at her treehouse. The prince of Illéa, Maxon Schreave, announces that he is following in his father's footsteps by holding the Selection, a competition for the prince's hand in marriage and the crown. America, however, doesn't care, because she enjoys entertaining, especially with a violin. Since their prosperity depends on their desirability, Fives live a lower-class life. musicians, artists, actors, dancers, etc.). America Singer is a Five, the 'artist' caste (e.g. In a futuristic world, society is divided into castes, with Ones being the most prosperous, consisting of royals and elites, and Eights being mostly orphans/homeless, drug users, handicapped, and unemployable. She also commented that she had written the book 'from start to finish', while her writing process for the other books differed. Kiera Cass stated that she began writing The Selection after thinking about the differences between Esther and Cinderella, wondering if either of them were happy with how they ended up. All four novellas were collected into one volume Happily Ever After, including bonus content and epilogues. The Queen and The Favorite are prequels, focusing on two other supporting characters in the main series. The first two, The Prince and The Guard, are narrated from the point of view of two supporting characters.

In addition, four spin-off novellas were released. The last two take place twenty years after the events in the first three. It is the first in a five-book series, followed by The Elite (2013), The One (2014), The Heir (2015) and The Crown (May 2016). The Selection is a young adult novel by Kiera Cass first published on Apby HarperCollins.

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