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OLDER FICTION
Bodger, Holly

5 to 1

247 pp. | Knopf | May, 2015 | Trade ISBN 978-0-385-39153-5 $17.99 | Library ISBN 978-0-385-39154-2 $20.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-0-385-39155-9
(3) YA In a future-Indian dystopia, sex selection has created a steep gender imbalance. As a scarce and privileged female, Sudasa is forced to select a husband, and surplus male Contestant Five is trying not to be picked in order to escape the whole system. Sudasa's free-verse observations alternate with Five's prose narrative in this fascinating what-if tale about gender discrimination and Indian culture.
Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam

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