The Red Queen Series
Author: Victoria Aveyard Themes: Individual vs Society Genre: Science Fiction Recommended Age for Reading: The AR reading level is 5.2, but in my opinion, the content level should be 9th grade an up. Inappropriate language is not used too often, but the language used is fairly strong. For instance, the b word is used a few times by some of the characters. The book also has a few violent scenes. Plot: The setting of this book takes place years into the future. There are two types of humans at this time...those with mutated silver blood, and those with ordinary red blood. The "silvers" rule the society, while the "reds" serve the silvers. The "silvers" all have special abilities which gives them the power to rule over the "reds." Mare is a red girl who lives in a very impoverished part of the kingdom. She is about to turn 18 years old, which means she will be forced to serve in the military. Mare prides herself i