{"id":1803,"date":"2016-09-12T12:00:42","date_gmt":"2016-09-12T16:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/?p=1803"},"modified":"2016-09-12T10:09:48","modified_gmt":"2016-09-12T14:09:48","slug":"readers-advisory-episode-57-the-selection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/readers-advisory-episode-57-the-selection\/","title":{"rendered":"Readers Advisory: Episode 57 &#8211; The Selection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading<em> The Selection<\/em> by Kiera Cass. Listen to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/episode-57-the-selection\/\">the podcast <\/a>to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ember.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1804\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ember-150x220.jpg\" alt=\"City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau\" width=\"150\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ember-150x220.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ember-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ember.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/forreal.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1805\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/forreal-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"For Real by Alison Cherry\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/forreal-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/forreal-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/forreal.jpg 229w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/giver.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1806\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/giver-147x220.jpg\" alt=\"The Giver by Lois Lowry\" width=\"147\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/giver-147x220.jpg 147w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/giver.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2c4kZAD\"><em>City of Ember<\/em> by Jeanne DuPrau<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2chzbSZ\"><em>For Real<\/em> by Alison Cherry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2ciUlBp\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Giver<\/span><\/em> by Lois Lowry<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/hunger.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-602\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/hunger-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins\" width=\"147\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/hunger-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/hunger.jpg 231w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Friends.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-132\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Friends-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"I Didn't Come Here to Make Friends by Courtney Robertson\" width=\"147\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Friends-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Friends.jpg 231w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/matched.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-785\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/matched-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Matched by Ally Condie\" width=\"147\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/matched-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/matched.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2cnJxAv\"><em>The Hunger Games<\/em> by Suzanne Collins<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2cnJeWf\"><em>I Didn&#8217;t Come Here to Make Friends: Confessions of a Reality Show Villain<\/em> by Courtney Robertson<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2coJLKy\"><em>Matched<\/em> by Ally Condie<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/proxy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1089\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/proxy-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Proxy by Alex London\" width=\"147\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/proxy-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/proxy.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/reality.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1807\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/reality-147x220.jpg\" alt=\"Reality Boy by A. S. King\" width=\"147\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/reality-147x220.jpg 147w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/reality-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/reality.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/rumor.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1809\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/rumor-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"Rumor Central by ReShonda Tate Billingsley\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/rumor-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/rumor-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/rumor.jpg 331w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2cP9sT5\"><em>Proxy<\/em> by Alex London<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2c8EMNT\"><em>Reality Boy<\/em> by A. S. King<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2cRQuOw\"><em>Rumor Central<\/em> by ReShonda Tate Billingsley<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/somethingreal.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1808\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/somethingreal-145x220.jpg\" alt=\"Something Real by Heather Demetrios\" width=\"145\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/somethingreal-145x220.jpg 145w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/somethingreal-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/somethingreal.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/taste.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1810\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/taste-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"Taste Test by Kelly Fiore\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/taste-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/taste-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/taste.jpg 331w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/uglies.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-607\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/uglies-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Uglies by Scott Westerfeld\" width=\"147\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/uglies-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/uglies.jpg 231w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2coKoDV\"><em>Something Real<\/em> by Heather Demetrios<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2ckBKpi\"><em>Taste Test<\/em> by Kelly Fiore<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2cPbDpo\"><em>Uglies<\/em> by Scott Westerfeld<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/antm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1811\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/antm-150x212.jpg\" alt=\"America's Next Top Model\" width=\"150\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/antm-150x212.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/antm-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/antm.jpg 353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/burning.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-146\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/burning.jpg\" alt=\"Burning Love\" width=\"155\" height=\"220\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/mean.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1812\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/mean-150x212.jpg\" alt=\"Mean Girls\" width=\"155\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/mean-150x212.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/mean.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 155px) 100vw, 155px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2cC5nSH\">America&#8217;s Next Top Model (TV show)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hulu.com\/burning-love\">Burning Love (TV show)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2cPcjLD\"><em>Mean Girls<\/em> (movie)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/rupaul.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-147\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/rupaul-209x300.jpg\" alt=\"RuPaul's Drag Race\" width=\"154\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/rupaul-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/rupaul.jpg 475w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 154px) 100vw, 154px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/unreal.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1334\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/unreal-150x198.jpg\" alt=\"Unreal\" width=\"167\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/unreal-150x198.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/unreal-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/unreal.jpg 337w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 167px) 100vw, 167px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2cRS0jC\">RuPaul&#8217;s Drag Race (TV show)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2cwJrex\">Unreal (TV show)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>* <em>Worst Bestsellers<\/em> <em>is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/b?_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;node=1000&amp;site-redirect=&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=Z2A4ORUYFZJ4UA6Q\">Amazon.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(But no pressure, we\u2019re also happy if you get these items from your local library or independent bookstore.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading The Selection by Kiera Cass. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[151,510,952,380,287,957,46,954,951,956,57,953,958,48,30,955,288,154,52,47,950,659],"class_list":["post-1803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ra","tag-a-s-king","tag-alex-london","tag-alison-cherry","tag-ally-condie","tag-americas-next-top-model","tag-burnign-love","tag-courtney-robertson","tag-heather-demetrios","tag-jeanne-duprau","tag-kelly-fiore","tag-kiera-cass","tag-lois-lowry","tag-mean-girls","tag-readalikes","tag-readers-advisory","tag-reshonda-tate-billingsley","tag-rupauls-drag-race","tag-scott-westerfeld","tag-suzanne-collins","tag-the-bachelor","tag-the-selection","tag-unreal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1803"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1803\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1818,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1803\/revisions\/1818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}