Matched - Matched Trilogy vol 1

Zusatztext “Love triangle + struggle against the powers that be = perfect winter escape.” —MTV.com   “ Matched introduces a smart young woman attempting to make sense of her dystopic world, à la The Hunger Games . Ally Condie’s debut features strong feminist ideals and impressive writing that's bound to captivate.” — The Los Angeles Times    “[A] superb dystopian romance” — Wall Street Journal     “ Matched is the hottest YA title since  The Hunger Games .” — Entertainment Weekly     “A Must Read”   — Girls Life Magazine   “Condie’s enthralling and twisty dystopian plot is well served by her intriguing characters and fine writing.” — Publishers Weekly , starred review    “A fierce, unforgettable page-turner.” — Kirkus , starred review    “The stunning clarity and attention to detail in Condie’s Big Brother–like world is a feat.” — Booklist   “Fans of  The   Giver  will devour this book. ”  — School Library Journal Informationen zum Autor Ally Condie is the author of the #1  New York Times  bestselling Matched trilogy and co-author of the Darkdeep middle grade series. She is also the author of the novel  Summerlost , an Edgar Award Finalist. A former English teacher, Ally lives with her family outside of Salt Lake City, Utah. Ally has an MFA from the Vermont College of Fine Arts, and is the founder and director of the nonprofit WriteOut Foundation. allycondie.com Twitter: @allycondie Klappentext Cassia has always trusted the Society to make the right choices for her: what to read, what to watch, what to believe. So when Xander's face appears on-screen at her Matching ceremony, Cassia knows with complete certainty that he is her ideal mate . . . until she sees Ky Markham's face flash for an instant before the screen fades to black. The Society tells her it's a glitch, a rare malfunction, and that she should focus on the happy life she's destined to lead with Xander. But Cassia can't stop thinking about Ky, and as they slowly fall in love, Cassia begins to doubt the Society's infallibility and is faced with an impossible choice: between Xander and Ky, between the only life she's known and a path that no one else has dared to follow. Look for CROSSED, the sequel to MATCHED, in Fall 2011! Watch a Video CHAPTER 1   N ow that I’ve found the way to fly, which direction should I go into the night? My wings aren’t white or feathered; they’re green, made of green silk, which shudders in the wind and bends when I move—first in a circle, then in a line, finally in a shape of my own invention. The black behind me doesn’t worry me; neither do the stars ahead. I smile at myself, at the foolishness of my imagination. People cannot fly, though before the Society, there were myths about those who could. I saw a painting of them once. White wings, blue sky, gold circles above their heads, eyes turned up in surprise as though they couldn’t believe what the artist had painted them doing, couldn’t believe that their feet didn’t touch the ground. Those stories weren’t true. I know that. But tonight, it’s easy to forget. The air train glides through the starry night so smoothly and my heart pounds so quickly that it feels as though I could soar into the sky at any moment. “What are you smiling about?” Xander wonders as I smooth the folds of my green silk dress down neat. “Everything,” I tell him, and it’s true. I’ve waited so long for this: for my Match Banquet. Where I’ll see, for the first  time, the face of the boy who will be my Match. It will be the first time I hear his name. I can’t wait. As quickly as the air train moves, it still isn’t fast enough. It hushes through the night, its sound a background for the low rain of our parents’ voices, the l...

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Love triangle + struggle against the powers that be = perfect winter escape.   MTV.com
 
Matched introduces a smart young woman attempting to make sense of her dystopic world, à la The Hunger Games. Ally Condie s debut features strong feminist ideals and impressive writing that's bound to captivate.   The Los Angeles Times 
 
[A] superb dystopian romance   Wall Street Journal 
 
Matched is the hottest YA title since The Hunger Games.   Entertainment Weekly 
 
A Must Read   Girls Life Magazine 

Condie s enthralling and twisty dystopian plot is well served by her intriguing characters and fine writing. Publishers Weekly, starred review 
 
A fierce, unforgettable page-turner.   Kirkus, starred review 
 
The stunning clarity and attention to detail in Condie s Big Brother like world is a feat.   Booklist
 
Fans of The Giver will devour this book.   School Library Journal

Product details

• Authors: Ally Condie, Allyson Braithwaite Condie
• Publisher: Dutton Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 12 to 17
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2010
• EAN: 9780525423645
• ISBN: 978-0-525-42364-5
• No. of pages: 369
• Dimensions: 171 mm x 241 mm x 32 mm
• Series: Dutton; Cassia & Ky; Matched; Matched
• Subject: Children's and young people's books > Young people's books from 12 years of age