The Bookworm says... Yes! The Program by Suzanne Young was an excellent book. When suicide becomes an international epidemic for adolescents and teens, the government must step in. They start trying out The Program, and one of the facilities happens to be in Sloanes town. After her brother Brady's suicide, her parents are on the alert for the slightest sign of the depression. A bad day could send Sloane off to The Program. Her boyfriend James is the only person she can be herself around, and vice versa. They make a deal to do whatever it takes to keep each other out of The Program. When James gets taken to The Program, Sloane follows not long after. Will they make it out of The Program memories intact, or will they end up brainwashed like the rest? Either way, what happens next? This novel was absolutely outstanding while reading it, and while nearing the end I assumed there would be a sequel due to the amount of unsolved conflict. I turned the page expecting a sneak peak to the sequel, but instead I was greeted with an epilogue. Though there is a sequel released entitled The Treatment, the epilogue was confusing. Ending aside, this book was hauntingly realistic, and will surely leave you with chills.
"Everyone who's been through The Program returns as a blank skate. Because their depression is gone- but so are their memories."