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A review by thenextgenlib
Rated by Melissa Grey
3.0
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In this society everyone is evaluated by the Rating System: the higher the number, the more valuable you are. The lower the number, the harder you have to work to get back on top. If you attend Maplethorpe Academy, everything you say and do effects your rating and ultimately, your status on campus. When someone paints: The Ratings Aren’t Real on the front of the school, it sets off a chain of events that have six students questioning everything.
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Rated has been a popular YA book in my library since the @scholasticbookfairs book trailer a few years ago so I needed to read it myself. This dystopian-realistic fiction novel follows six students who are very different from one another, but share one thing in common: a spark of rebellion. I wish I could see what happens after the last page! I need a sequel after finishing this book & know my students would love one as well.
CW: eating disorder, alcoholism, abusive parents, family member with cancer
DANG! This had such a great premise, but couldn’t quite stick the landing. I wish more focus was on the dystopian society and it had more tension. The ending was a let down as far as the mastermind, but I do wish it continued to see where the kids take it next.
#️⃣
In this society everyone is evaluated by the Rating System: the higher the number, the more valuable you are. The lower the number, the harder you have to work to get back on top. If you attend Maplethorpe Academy, everything you say and do effects your rating and ultimately, your status on campus. When someone paints: The Ratings Aren’t Real on the front of the school, it sets off a chain of events that have six students questioning everything.
#️⃣
Rated has been a popular YA book in my library since the @scholasticbookfairs book trailer a few years ago so I needed to read it myself. This dystopian-realistic fiction novel follows six students who are very different from one another, but share one thing in common: a spark of rebellion. I wish I could see what happens after the last page! I need a sequel after finishing this book & know my students would love one as well.
CW: eating disorder, alcoholism, abusive parents, family member with cancer
DANG! This had such a great premise, but couldn’t quite stick the landing. I wish more focus was on the dystopian society and it had more tension. The ending was a let down as far as the mastermind, but I do wish it continued to see where the kids take it next.