Dec 4 2010 2:00 pm
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Pre-order your copy today! And don’t miss this party! Come celebrate the November 30th publication of Matched by Ally Condie. Condie, one of our talented local authors, will read from and sign her new novel for young adults, the first in a highly anticipated trilogy that’s been described as a cross between Brave New World and The Handmaid’s Tale. Matched is about Cassia, a 17-year-old girl who’s spent her life waiting to learn who “The Society” will select as her ideal mate, only to find herself falling in love with someone else. Cassia has always trusted the Society to make the right choices for her: what to read, what to watch, what to believe, and when to die. It’s a small price to pay for a long life of perfection. The Society is entrusted to select your ideal mate, and Cassia has looked forward to her Match Banquet for as long as she can remember. So when her best friend, Xander, appears on the screen, Cassia knows with complete certainty that he is her perfect match . . . until she sees Ky Markham’s face flash for an instant before the screen fades to black. Now Cassia is faced with impossible choices: between Xander and Ky, between the only life she’s known and a path no one else has ever dared follow. How do you know what to decide when you’ve never had an option? What happens when love can destroy a seemingly infallible world? In Matched, Ally Condie debates perfection and passion, security and uncertainty. It’s a suspenseful romance and compelling adventure set in a not-so-distant future, and every element of the world feels frighteningly real. Condie layers beautiful, arresting language with a gripping story and relatable characters to deliver an inspired novel that has the resonance of a classic. The sequel, Crossed, is scheduled for publication in Fall 2011. Matched has already received two starred reviews, Kirkus and Publisher’s Weekly, and was mentioned in USA Today as a good choice for fans of The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins. Ally Condie received a degree in English Teaching from Brigham Young University and spent a number of years teaching high school English in Utah and upstate New York. She lives with her husband and three sons outside of Salt Lake City, Utah.
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