Matched
Ally Condie
Summary
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What path will Cassia choose to take, the only life she's known or a path no one has ever dared to follow? Read Matched to find out!
"...superb dystopian romance."
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"Matched is a wonderful debut with strong, rather than strident, feminist undertones-a primer for young minds encouraged to question."
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"Matched is a page-turning, dystopian love story, written with the soul of a poet."
~Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl, New York Times bestselling authors of Beautiful Creatures
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Setting
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Vocabulary
Cassia and her father have a VOCATION as a sorter.
Before the Matching Ceremony, both Cassia and Xander wished for OMPTIMAL results.
Cassia's grandfather gave her his ARTIFACT when he was dying.
In your opinion, why did the author choose to write this particular book? What was the big lesson to be learned?
All books are written for a purpose with specific themes in mind. What might be some possible themes in your novel?
Two themes, importance of freedom and love, are in Matched. Importance of freedom is one because the officials choose everything, who you love and when you die. Ally Condie is trying to get across how lucky we are to have freedom. In the novel, there is love. Cassia was matched with Xander, but she loves Ky. She also loves her friends and family and will do anything to keep them safe from the officials.
The Characters as Actors
Emma Roberts as Cassia Reyes
Cassia is a seventeen year old girl that the officials accidentally pair her up with two boys. Now she has to decide who she likes and if she can keep it a secret while the officials target her family.
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Xander Carrow is Cassia's best friend since they were born. When they turned seventeen years old, they went to the Matching Banquet. This is where they both will find who they will marry. It turns out that Cassia and Xander are matched with each other.
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Drew Roy as Ky Markham
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About the Author
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