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Matched


Matched Series

School year: Lower 6th, Upper 6th, Year 10, Year 11, Year 7, Year 8, Year 9

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Published: 2015

Great for age 11-18 years

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Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of Matched by Ally Condie, read by Kate Simses. On her seventeenth birthday, Cassia meets her Match. Society dictates he is her perfect partner for life.Except he's not.In Cassia's society, Officials decide who people love.How many children they have.Where they work.When they die.But, as Cassia finds herself falling in love with another boy, she is determined to make some choices of her own.And that's when her whole world begins to unravel . . .

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book features in the following series: Matched Series, Playaway Young Adult .

This book has been graded for interest at 12-15 years.

This book is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed. This book was published in 2015 by Penguin Random House Children's UK .

Ally Condie used to teach high school English in Utah and in upstate New York. Currently, she is employed by her three little boys, who keep her busy playing trucks and building blocks.

 

This book is in the following series:

Matched Series

Playaway Young Adult

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Ontario Library Association Forest of Reading Blue Spruce Award
This book was recognised in the Blue Spruce Award category by the Ontario Library Association Forest of Reading Awards.

California Young Reader Medal - YA
This book was recognised in the YA category by the California Young Reader Medal.

Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award - Grades 6-8
This book was recognised in the Grades 6-8 category by the Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award.

Volunteer State Book Award - High School
This book was recognised in the High School category by the Volunteer State Book Award.

Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - YA
This book was recognised in the YA category by the Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award.

Volunteer State Book Award - Middle School
This book was recognised in the Middle School category by the Volunteer State Book Award.

Gateway Readers Award
This book was recognised by the Gateway Readers Award.

Rhode Island Book Awards - Teen
This book was recognised in the Teen category by the Rhode Island Book Awards.

Buckeye Children's Book Award - Teen
This book was recognised in the Teen category by the Buckeye Children's Book Award.

South Carolina Childrens Junior and Young Adult Book Award
This book was recognised by the South Carolina Childrens Junior and Young Adult Book Award.