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conversations.value: Provide a description for a book titled The Selection about Forgotten, BBQ, Tony with the genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction.. Start with the sentence 'the author has been a paperboy, pizza maker, dishwasher, restaurant manager, promotional products sales rep, chamber of commerce director, and one time BBQ champion'.
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conversations.value: the author has been a paperboy, pizza maker, dishwasher, restaurant manager, promotional products sales rep, chamber of commerce director, and one time BBQ champion. He has skated with Tony Hawk, had a babysitter with a serial killer brother, and is followed by rapper Chuck D on Twitter. He and his wife share a home in beautiful Southern Illinois with their son, three cats, and two dogs. Hes the author of the thrilling young adult scifi series The Forgotten Chronicles (The Selection, Rise of the Forgotten, The War for Truth) and three collections of horror / dark fiction short stories: (Almost) Average Anthology, Moments of Darkness, and The Gods Eye. More information and his blog can be found at jasonjnugent.com.
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conversations.value: Provide a plot for a book about Forgotten, BBQ, Tony with the genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction.
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conversations.value: The Selection: America Singer lives in a world with eight castes depending on one\'s social and economic status.\nOnes are the royals and most desirable, with Eights being the lowest and poorest.\nAmerica is a Five, which consists of the entertainers (Musicians, Artists), and are often fairly poor.\nCrown Prince Maxon Schreave will be holding the Selection, a competition for the prince\'s hand and the crown for a princess.\nDespite pressure from her mother, Magda, and younger sister, May, America has no interest in entering the competition because she has been secretly dating Aspen, a Six.\nAspen urges America to accept the opportunity at a better life.\nHer mother later bribes her into the Selection by offering to let her keep half of what she earns at her jobs.\nLater that night, America brings food to Aspen, and Aspen gets upset, believing that he must be the "provider".\nAmerica is devastated, and at her weakest state, she is chosen for the Selection.\nWithout the support of Aspen, she travels to the palace where she has to compete with 34 other girls to win the prince\'s heart.\nOn the way to the palace, America meets some of her competitors: Marlee, who will later become her best friend, Ashley, and Celeste, someone she does get along with.\nThe night before the girls meet the prince, America accidentally meets Maxon when she goes through a panic attack, and out of need for fresh air, tries to get out of the palace into the garden.\nWhen the guards refuse to let her outside, Maxon hears the commotion and demands the guards to let her out.\nOn the verge of tears, America shouts at the prince, calling him "shallow", which surprisingly amuses him.\nThrough their first meeting, America dislikes Maxon, but as the story progresses, a friendship develops.\nThe official day of America begs Maxon to let her stay so her family could be supported.\nAll the competition\'s girls\' families will be provided with money.\nEventually, America realizes that she likes the prince.\nMeanwhile, rebels constantly attack the palace, making things very tense, especially when the rebels seem to be gaining.\nDuring one of Maxon and America\'s dates, she notices Aspen and realizes that he entered the palace as a new member of the royal guard.\nAspen\'s appearance confuses America, eventually leading to her realizing that she still loves him.\nOne of the Selection\'s rules states that having a romantic relationship with someone else is considered treason, with the punishment being death.\nDespite the consequence, America seeks Aspen\'s help when her jealousy got the better of her.