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373 pp.
| Dutton |
November, 2010 |
TradeISBN 978-0-525-42364-5$17.99
(3)
YA
The Society has calculated every aspect of existence--meals, jobs, family, life span, marriage--for its citizens. When Cassia is unexpectedly "matched" with two of her (male) friends, she struggles between a safe, predictable Society life with Xander and the unknown world of passions, choices, and possibly danger in the Outer Provinces with Ky. Condie's dystopian setting is vivid, and her story is thought-provoking.