The Program by Suzanne Young

Interest Level: 3-6
Reading Level: 5.5
Lexile: 810L
Genre: Realistic Fiction

This dystopian romance tells the tale of Sloan and James and their fight to stay together. Teenage suicide has become an epidemic. The Program is a treatment that claims to have found a cure. The problem is that along with the desire to end your life, you also lose any memory the program sees as harmful. 

I read this book during a time in switch someone close to me was struggling with suicide. Although it was probably not the best time to read it, I found myself drawn into the story. I will probably end up reading the next book in the trilogy. I recommend this book to high school students and older. I will not be purchasing this book for the middle school library.