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SYNOPSIS
Sixteen-year-old Cia Vale was chosen by the United Commonwealth government as one of the best and brightest graduates of all the colonies . . . a promising leader in the effort to revitalize postwar civilization. In Independent Study, Cia is a freshman at the University in Tosu City with her hometown sweetheart, Tomas—and though the government has tried to erase her memory of the brutal horrors of The Testing, Cia remembers. Her attempts to expose the ugly truth behind the government’s murderous programs put her—and her loved ones—in a world of danger. But the future of the Commonwealth depends on her.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Joelle Charbonneau has performed in a variety of operas, musical theatre and children’s theatre productions across the Chicagoland area.

While she is happy to perform for an audience, Joelle is equally delighted to teach private voice lessons and use her experience from the stage to create compelling characters on the page.