The List is a middles grades book about Letta, an apprentice wordsmith in a near-future dystopia that enforces a limited vocabulary of 500 government-approved words known as the List. I was intrigued by the description as I like books about words and language, but the plot ended up being more about an uprising and Letta's journey to learn to think for herself. I still enjoyed it, but if anything I wish the author had further emphasized the message about conservation. It felt a little Wall-E-ish but never really went anywhere.