"Catati Test" is a science fiction short story, the first in Misty White's Catati series. It has a word count of 4,950 (according to Smashwords). Or possibly 3,800 (according to the beginning of the e-book file).
No read-alikes list for this one. Also, my review includes some things that may be considered spoilers.
Review:
This was one of my freebie downloads. The next few entries in the series are just as short (about 5,000 words) and about a dollar each, so I was curious to see whether they'd be worth it. The short answer is: I think I'll pass.
The Catati first made contact with humans when Tammy was in high school. By the time she was ready for college, the Catati had decided to allow humans to take the entrance exam to get into one of their schools. Tammy was overjoyed to be one of the first humans to attend the Catati school, until she kept failing a class that Catati children passed with ease. After her most recent failure, Tammy chats with Yakí, her Catati friend, and realizes to her horror that the Catati must have given humans an easier version of the entrance exam.
