Her parents also report her to the officials intentionally so that she can be moved to a place near ky. When the chance finally arrives, cassia learns that she has missed ky by just a few days. A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away wait, wrong story. In a tranquil future with clean streets and no illness, cassia excitedly anticipates learning who will be her governmentdictated marriage match. She loves reading, running, eating, and listening to her husband play guitar. Matched by ally condie plot diagram by ashley price on prezi. This ones many, many years in the future, right here in what used to be the good ol u. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading matched.
Matched study guide contains a biography of ally condie, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and. The first edition of the novel was published in november 30th 2010, and was written by ally condie. Pdf matched book by ally condie free download 369 pages. Ally condie is a masterful storyteller whose latest novel will ignite meaningful conversations about the power of free will in a totalitarian society. Matched was a good book and could be a tweenteen book.
Seventeenyearold cassia reyes lives in a futuristic society that is ruled. 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. Well, whether or not you have trouble imagining that reality, fear notally condies done it for you in her 2010 novel, matched. Ally condie wanted to be an author since a very small age. The society tells her its a glitch, a rare malfunction, and that she should focus.
This is an extremely popular young adult series featuring a futuristic dystopian. They have very strict rules and if you do not follow them you will suffer severe consequences. For the majority of the book, the three main characters were apart and so much of the appeal lies in the dynamic between them. The main character is seventeenyearold cassia reyes, who is matched with her best friend, xander carrow. Matched ebook by ally condie 9781101558461 rakuten kobo. Ally condie is a former high school english teacher who lives with her husband and three sons outside of salt lake city, utah. But when cassia slides xanders microcard into her port to learn his data a system designed for the more typical match to a stranger, xanders face on the portscreen dissolvesand another face appears. The society tells her its a glitch, but when cassia begins to doubt them, shes faced with an impossible choice. But most teen readers will agree that author condie has crafted a fine addition to the genre. So when xanders face appears onscreen at her matching ceremony, cassia knows with complete. Oct 21, 2014 ally condie, matched i think matched is absolutely brilliant. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either. This book will absorb you, entrance you, and leave you on your librarys website, watching the number of holds go down until you can devour the second book, crossed.
So when xanders face appears onscreen at her matching ceremony, cassia knows he is her ideal mate. Matched is the first book in the matched trilogy by ally condie. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of matched by ally condie. It follows her journey throughout her life in a society where they choose everything for anyone who lives there. The society were the people living in the larger towns and who had all the advantages that were only granted to citizens. Its the story of cassia reyes, a 17 year old girl living in a future society, where culture has. Matched chapters 12 summary and analysis gradesaver. She is also the author of the novel summerlost, an edgar award finalist. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
The first book in a young adult dystopian trilogy published by dutton books. And when cassia discovers ky has escaped to the wild frontiers beyond the society there is hope. She published her first book, yearbook, in september of 2006. She didnt want to tell him that she was in love with ky but he deserved to know. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 369 pages and is available in hardcover format. Nov 06, 20 a book trailer for matched by ally condie. An impressive work, matched joins the ranks of classics such as brave new world and 1984. Cassia follows ky into a group of canyons called the carving. The first in a threepart series, condie tells the story of a young girl growing up in such a world and answers the question about whether such a world is, indeed, awesome. The characters are really interesting and their love story is exciting. Ally condie, matched i think matched is absolutely brilliant.
Cassias family was informed that they were being relocated to. Nov 01, 2010 in a tranquil future with clean streets and no illness, cassia excitedly anticipates learning who will be her governmentdictated marriage match. We both had matched on our radars for a while, and when we got the chance to listen to author ally condie talk about. May 05, 2012 sign in to report inappropriate content. However, when viewing the information for her match, the picture. So when xanders face appears onscreen at her matching ceremony, cassia knows hes the oneuntil she sees ky markhams face before the screen fades to black. She gets to wear the perfect green dress to the match banquet, where shes able to eat a wonderful meal and learn who the society has chosen to be her match, her perfect mate. Young adult, dystopia, speculative fiction publisher. Cassia is matched with her best friend but she soon falls for someone different, ky markham. I think ally condie owes at least half of her sevenfigure paycheck to lois lowry. After retiring from her english teaching job to stay at home with her first child, she decided to finally become serious about pursuing her dream. Although, i think that it should be more of a girls book and i disagree with an autistic kid reading it. Thats not always the case with me, because i am such an active reader, and on top of that, i am someone who has to think about things first before making a decision. If you are struggling to find a copy of matched by ally condie to read while you are away from school over the summer, there are several options.
This study guide consists of approximately 38 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of matched. When the notification came across the port two weeks ago that i would, indeed, be matched on the day of my birthday, i could almost hear the clean snap of the pieces fitting into place. Matched was chosen as one of yalsas 2011 teens top ten and named as one of publishers weeklys best childrens books of 2010. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. A former english teacher, ally more about ally condie. Book 2 in ally condies bestselling dystopian trilogy, matched, is here. This book does have a bit of romance in it but it is not your. Ally condie herself admitted that she wanted nina dobrev to be cassia and that she resembles the girl on the first cover of her books. Everybody in society, including cassia, trusts and believes in the decisions and morals of it.
So when xanders face appears onscreen at her matching ceremony, cassia knows with complete certainty that he is her ideal mate. Ally condie had a good story line going, yet the characters fell flat. While staying true to the science fiction and romance at the core of matched 2010 and crossed 2011, the trilogys breathless finale blossoms into a medical thriller too, adding breadth and resonance cassia, ky and xander are far apart. Free download or read online matched pdf epub book. Matched invites comparisons to the giver and brave new world, and some science fiction fans may rightly complain that its derivative.
Matched, by ally condie, is the first novel in the matched trilogy. Matched is a 2010 youngadult dystopian novel by aly condie, about a future world where all marriages are decided by genetics and mathematical algorithms. Matched by ally condie matched trilogy box set when you finish reading a book, you usually know if you liked it. Matched is the first novel in the trilogy of the same name by ally condie. When you finish reading a book, you usually know if you liked it. Ally condie has said in interviews that she was inspired to write matched after chaperoning a junior prom as a high school teacher, as well as following a conversation between her and her husband about the role that society plays in a persons marriage. Jul 10, 20 crossed is the second book in the matched series for young adults by ally condie.
She also drew inspiration from a matching dance she went to in high school. Cassia has always trusted the society to make the right choices for her. The ya book trilogy by ally condie follow cassia in matched then followed by crossed and reached. My stepson is 12 and he is autistic an adhd and this book i feel was not suitable for him.
Jan 01, 20 ally condie does an excellent job of allowing the reader to focus on the story. Ally condie does an excellent job of allowing the reader to focus on the story. In this novel, cassia has been in work camps hoping to find a chance to go to the outer provinces so she can find ky. In this book, we learn much more about the 3 main groups in this world. In matched by ally condie, cassia lives in a world where society has defined rules and events. Well, whether or not you have trouble imagining that reality, fear not ally condie s done it for you in her 2010 novel, matched. The main characters of this young adult, science fiction story are cassia reyes, ky markham. Ky unenthusiastically flies air ships for the rising, an enigmatic organization poised to overturn the society. Matched study guide contains a biography of ally condie, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. 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. In suzanne collins the hunger games, for example, there is also a female teenage protagonist, katniss everdeen, whose life is changed forever by a ceremony hosted.
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