Every person on Earth receives box that contains the exact number of years you will live. Would you choose to know? As society comes together and pulls apart, everyone faces the same shocking choice. Do they wish to know how long they’ll live? And what will they do with that knowledge? Enchanting and deeply uplifting, “The Measure” by Nikki Erlick is a sweeping, ambitious, invigorating story about family, friendship, hope, and destiny that encourages us to live life to the fullest.