At the local Unemployed Rehab Center, the reality of their new lives is spelled out for them. Lisse and her friends are unemployed sixteen year olds after graduating from a respected private government run school, and are dumped in the city along with nearly a hundred others at different locations, called Designated Areas or DAs. The story is told from the perspective of Lisse, a recent graduate of a government school. The working-class people are taught to hate the unemployed citizens, while the unemployed generally want money and employment, in a classic class struggle. The government, possibly the only government in existence at this point, is shown to have complete control over its citizens by restricting the unemployed to designated areas (DAs), and having similar control over the working class. Some have formed gangs, some are shown to be agitating for political reform (in chapter 5, there is a reference to leaflets being printed up), and many are involved in organized crime of some form or another. The unemployed people have nothing to look forward to, except various illicit drugs. Because of this, very few people are employed, with many people living on a social welfare system for support. The book is a hard science fiction dystopian novel set in 2154, a time when machines and robots perform most jobs and children go to government schools. It has recently been published as The Game. Invitation to the Game is a science-fiction book written by Monica Hughes.

Monica hughes the game