![]() Oscar and Nia’s journey will grip you and pose questions that we don’t normally ask ourselves. ![]() He has the perfect system-that is, until beautiful, mysterious Nia moves to town. Whenever a new teen moves to Candor, Oscar will offer to help them keep their free will…for a price. He records his own messages for himself in order to maintain his free will and remember key events from his past that the Messages would otherwise eradicate. Nobody in Candor knows of the existence of the Messages except Oscar. If you stop listening to them, you will die. Once you start listening to them, your brain can no longer live without them. The Messages are inescapable, spouted from tiny speakers around town and in homes. These messages control every thought in your mind, from what you want to eat to how you will spend your free time. Oscar’s father built the town and created Messages for the residents. The only problem with them is they have no free will. Aptly named, the citizens of Candor are smart, honest, hard working, and kind. Model teenager Oscar Banks lives in the perfect town of Candor in south Florida. When you read this book and answer the questions it poses, you will learn a lot about yourself. In telling Oscar’s story, this book raises a lot of questions about life, love, and humanity. ![]() What if you were battling against perfection? What if you couldn’t trust the thoughts in your own mind? These are the challenges Oscar Banks faces in Pam Bachorz’s book Candor. ![]()
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