I will admit that there’s some temptation there, even as a mother of a pre-schooler! Being a parent made me understand how parents could end up moving their families to a place like Candor, Florida. How did you find your instincts of parental protection rearing up in writing this “ideal” society? That’s a good book.įor the Winter Blog Blast Tour, I am excited to ask author Pam Bachorz questions about her first novel and her writing life.Īs a parent of a teen, I have to admit that there was a part of me that was intrigued by the idea of a society that could give me a kid who’d do her chores, study for tests, and not kiss boys. As I read this book about a town where the teens are controlled by subliminal messages that make them behave perfectly, I was questioning the role that our mistakes, hardships, and choices have in making us individuals. And not teen angst stuff like girl trouble or rotten parents or a dead brother though all of those elements are included but about the constitution of an individual, the obligations of a parent, the nature of man. The storyline is gripping, the characters are compelling, and the town of Candor is so perfectly conceived. So wrong! Once I started, I couldn’t put the book down. I didn’t really think that the sci-fi, mind-control theme was going to be up my alley. I’ll admit that I read Candor because the author is in my DC Kid Lit Book Club.
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