The Forsaken

The Forsaken is the first novel in the dystopian future Forsaken Trilogy by Lisa M. Stasse. The story chronicles the exploits of sixteen year old Alenna Shawcross, an orphaned teenage girl who lives in the United Northern Alliance (UNA), the union of America, Canada, and Mexico into a totalitarian dictatorship, after she fails a personality test used by the UNA to detect future criminals before they can pose a threat to the UNA. As a result, Alenna is transported to The Wheel, a prison island for those who fail the Government Personality Profile Test, where she struggles to survive the harsh environment of the island and forge friendships to ultimately escape the island.



Synopsis
There is no escaping from the Wheel.

''Alenna Shawcross is living her worst nightmare. The last thing she remembers is taking a test that predicts future violent behavior. The UNA, a new nation comprising Canada, the USA, and Mexico, believes this test will keep its citizens safe. Teenagers like Alenna who fail the test are banished to "the wheel", a mysterious prison island controlled by machines. The conditions are brutal, and a civil war rages between two tribes of teenagers. So when Alenna meets Liam, a charismatic warrior planning to escape, she must make a difficult decision: to either accept her new life on the wheel or to embark on a journey that will uncover shocking secrets about the UNA--and about her own identity as well.''