The Program By Suzanne Young

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The Program by Suzanne Young is an incredible novel. It details the struggles of the main character, Sloane, as she deals with the suicide of her brother. In a world where a quarter of teenagers commit suicide, children are monitored closely for any signs of depression. Sloane's school is enrolled in a program where depressed teenagers are placed in intensive care for six weeks. When they emerge, they are no longer suicidal, but they lose almost all memories of their life before. Sloane and her boyfriend live in fear of being put in The Program and losing their memories of each other, so they cover their emotions and pretend that they are fine. It gets more and more difficult to maintain the front as Sloane's friend Lacey emerges from The Program