Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read matched. The selection by kiera cass, matched by ally condie, the elite by kiera cass, the allegra biscotti collection by olivia benne. Ally condie is the author of the international bestseller matched, and its sequel, crossed. Matched by ally condie hardcover book the parent store. Ally condie has 22 books on goodreads with 1831248 ratings. The main character is seventeenyearold cassia reyes, who is matched with her best friend, xander carrow. So when xanders face appears onscreen at her matching ceremony, cassia knows with complete certainty that he is her ideal mate until she sees ky markhams face flash for an instant before the screen fades to black. The first book in the series matched was optioned by walt disney company. Matched by ally condie book 1 of the matched trilogy. Oct 21, 2010 make sure to visit to the penguin teen for the latest ya book news including cover reveals, author interviews, special offers and promotions and more.
Ally condie is a former high school english teacher who lives with her husband and three sons outside of salt lake city, utah. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Matched was inspired by several experiencesspecific ones, like a conversation with my husband and chaperoning a high school promand. The first book in a young adult dystopian trilogy published by dutton books.
If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through seller. Ally condie books list of books by author ally condie. Book recommendations for people who like matched by ally condie. The novel is a dystopian young adult novel about a tightlycontrolled society in which young people are matched with their life partners at the age of 17. The complete collection of critically acclaimed, shelve matched trilogy box set.
Of course, cassias decision is a little trickier since shes risking the lives of those around her. Ally condie, matched i think matched is absolutely brilliant. Make sure to visit to the penguin teen for the latest ya book news including cover reveals, author interviews, special offers and promotions and more. Wright is a 15 yearold with aspirations of running for president of the united states of america, with help from his best friend eden. Ally condies matched trilogy is a new york times best seller and is up. The darkdeep series is coauthored by brendan reichs. Matched by ally condie at the best online ebook storage. Matched ebook by ally condie 9781101558461 rakuten kobo. I actually met ally condie in person and got my book signed and a free picture. In cassias society, officials decide who people love. Book series, book 1, the book, book nerd, book title, ya books. The matched book series by ally condie includes books matched, crossed, reached, and several more. Ally condie is a new york times best selling author, and she is considered one of the greatest childrens book writers of all time by publishers weekly.
On her seventeenth birthday, cassia meets her match. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. The society similar to the one in the giver had a good backbone, with a little mention of how our society fell. Meyer has stated that there will be four books in the. Cassia has always trusted the society to make the right choices for her. Cassia is coming of age in matched, though, and just like it does for the rest of us, this inevitably means deciding between family and forging her own path at a point. After leaving society and desperately searching for the risingand each othercassia and ky have found what they were looking for, but at the cost of losing each other yet again. Reached matched, book 3 kindle edition by condie, ally. When i book talk this book i say that its like divergent and matched. Matched, like the giver, could be a great book to introduce the dystopian genre to younger readers, like my 11yearold daughter. See more ideas about good books, books to read and my books. Matched was chosen as one of yalsas 2011 teens top ten and named as one of publishers weeklys best childrens books of 2010. See all books authored by ally condie, including matched, and crossed, and more on.
She lives with her husband and four children outside of salt lake city, utah. Ive read a tremendous amount of lousy books this year so many of the new ya titles have been very disappointing but even in a good year, this book would have been a standout. The only reason im not kicking myself for waiting this long is that the third and final instalment to the series is just about to be published so im not going to have a long wait. Matched is a book that i have heard so many things about since it was released a couple of years ago so i have no idea why i only just got around to reading it. Feb 4, 20 explore flslibrarys board if you like matched by ally condie, try these. This book is a fun dystopian quick read, and although the plot and the conflict are very similar to many popular young adult novels this one is just. Cassia faces the ultimate choices in the longanticipated conclusion to the new york times bestselling matched trilogy. Ally condie books into movies matched, ally condies first novel in the matched trilogy was optioned for a movie adaptation by the walt disney company. Oct 21, 2014 ally condie, matched i think matched is absolutely brilliant. You have the officials, who rule because they think they know best, and they are trying to create the perfect society that is free from strife, disharmony, rebellion, and anything that will agitate. Matched series by ally condie meet your next favorite book. The fiction that ally writes is so amazing that it has been produced in almost forty different languages, and her fiction has traveled all around the world. In the standalone novel freshman for president by ally condie, milo j. New york times bestsellingauthor of the young adult book series the matched trilogy.
The society tells her its a glitch, a rare malfunction, and. Ally condie had a good story line going, yet the characters fell flat. Matched is the first book in an utterly compelling series by ally condie. Mar 08, 20 finally, cassia is a quiet lead in matched. A story about a girl who falls in love despite living in a community that treats love like the most. So i had to read it, and the book in my library was borrowed for weeks in advance which also lead me to believe many people like it. But most teen readers will agree that author condie has crafted a fine addition to the genre. See the complete matched series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Book trailer video for matched by ally condie youtube.
So you are officially addicted to the hunger games trilogy. Download and read online for free matched by ally condie. Dec, 2011 a matched book trailer i did for a class project. So when xanders face appears onscreen at her matching ceremony, cassia knows with complete certainty that he is her ideal mate. Its the story of cassia reyes, a 17 year old girl living in a future society, where culture has. She doesnt wield a bow and arrow or show any extraordinary talent. Matched invites comparisons to the giver and brave new world, and some science fiction fans may rightly complain that its derivative. Crossed is the 2nd book in the matched series and although i still loved it, i didnt find it quite as engrossing as the first book. But she does see the problems in her society, and shes willing to risk change.
As the book progresses, her rebellious side begins to show, and her reaction to all she has learned about the society, when all she begins to. Society dictates he is her perfect partner for life. Its hardly any price to pay for a long life, the perfect job, the ideal mate. This ones many, many years in the future, right here in what used to be the good ol u. Nov, 2012 pour ceux qui aiment les films catastrophes parlant dune contamination. Cassia has been assigned to work for the rising from within society, while ky has been.
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