Every four years, eight sixteen year olds are chosen to represent their Aggregation in The Showcase.
"The Showcase collects the best and the brightest young citizens in Alvuse, to display the beauty of our society to the world. They represent how important their Aggregation's core values are to us in everything that we do. The ceremony reminds us of our beliefs. It reminds us of what we have when we have nothing," she read from the small blue card in her hand. She paused for effect.
"Products will be sent for 31 days to face a series of challenges in front of the Panel and members of the Global Nations Committee. Products will be observed closely and judged carefully. The fate of our nation lies in their hands."
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100 years into the future, American society collapses. When the fat don't want to be skinny, the poor don't want to be rich, and the less don't want to have more, it all stops; because in a culture where everyone wants what they can't have, being unhappy is what keeps it all going.
Scrambling and in chaos, but wobbling on our feet again, we started fresh, using the eight traits that we valued most: bravery, intelligence, strength, beauty, charisma, compassion, honesty, and leadership. People chose an Aggregation, deciding which they valued more and living with the value in mind. Citizens began a new lifestyle, one chosen entirely by themselves.
In 2218, 100 years after the Collapse, it begins again. Thousands of students are tested, dozens interviewed, but only eight are chosen.
Prepare to perform in the 25th Showcase, the challenge of a lifetime.
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The Showcase
Teen Fiction100 years into the future, American society collapses. When the fat don't want to be thin, the poor don't want to be rich, and the less don't want to have more, the gears of society stop turning; because in a culture where everyone wants what they c...
