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The Program provocative but mostly mundane
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In Suzanne Young’s latest novel, “The Program,” an inexplicable epidemic is causing teenagers around the world to commit suicide at a frightening rate. No one can seem to pinpoint what is causing this fatal behavior, but the government has implemented the Program to combat it. Every child who has returned after the Program’s six-week treatment has a 100 percent survival rate — because their minds are wiped of any memories triggering depression.