Candor is not a book I’d have ever just picked up off of the shelf, which is why I’m especially thankful for the Cybils folks. This was a very very good book. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could feed your kids just a few subliminal messages to help them remember to do their chores, or encourage them to do their homework? Well in Candor, Florida – everyone gets a nice dose of brainwashing and Candor is the perfect community.
One kid, the son of the founder of the community, knows about the subliminal messages – and smuggles kids out (for a price) before they’re so far gone that they would never think of leaving. But then… something happens… and everything changes.
The ending wasn’t happy – but it was the right ending.
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