The List by Patricia Forde is not on our Young Adult shelf, it is on our Junior shelf, but the story intrigues me. Can you imagine having your vocabulary limited to a list of 500 words? Can you imagine being the one who is tasked with choosing which 500 words are allowed to be used? That is the basis of The List. Letta has been entrusted with knowing all of the words, and choosing which words are allowed. What should she do with words such as; freedom, and music which are not included on the list? How does limiting the list affect how people think and act? Lots of interesting things to consider with this book.
The second book I want to mention is Literally by Lucy Keating. What type of story would you write if you knew that the character would be real? That's what happens in Literally. Annabelle's life is a creation of Lucy Keating's imagination. But, what happens when a make believe character wants to make choices of their own? How can a made-up character create a life for themselves? You might want to read it and find out.