Matched

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

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Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers
Published: 11/30/2010
ISBN: 9780525423645
Pages: 369
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.25h x 6.25w x 1.25d
Award: Buckeye Children's Book Award - Winner
Award: Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Winner
Award: Virginia Readers Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Golden Sower Award - Nominee
Award: Nutmeg Book Award - Nominee
Award: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Winner
Award: Iowa High School Book Award - Nominee
Award: Texas Lone Star Reading List - Commended
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award - Honor Book
Award: Grand Canyon Reader Award - Nominee
Award: Volunteer State Book Awards - Winner
Award: Volunteer State Book Awards - Runner-Up
Award: Colorado Blue Spruce Award - Third Place
Award: Colorado Blue Spruce Award - Nominee
Award: Rhode Island Teen Book Award - Winner
Award: Delaware Diamonds Award - Nominee
Award: Isinglass Teen Read Award - Nominee
Award: Sequoyah Book Awards - Nominee
Award: Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award - Winner
Award: Evergreen Young Adult Book Award - Nominee
Award: Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee
Award: California Young Reader Medal - Winner
Award: Louisiana Teen Readers' Choice - Honor Book
Award: Gateway Readers Award - Second Place
Award: Florida Teens Read - Nominee

Review Citations: Booklist 09/15/2010 pg. 72
Publishers Weekly 10/04/2010
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2010
Kirkus Reviews 10/01/2010
Romantic Times 12/01/2010 pg. 50 - Excellent
Voice of Youth Advocates 12/01/2010 - Recommended - Better Than Most
School Library Journal 12/01/2010 pg. 110
Entertainment Weekly 12/03/2010 pg. 81
Entertainment Weekly 12/10/2010 pg. 112
Entertainment Weekly 12/17/2010 pg. 82
Entertainment Weekly 01/07/2011 pg. 73
Entertainment Weekly 05/27/2011 pg. 84
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2011 pg. 94
Publishers Weekly Best Books 11/08/2010 pg. 32
BookPage 11/01/2010

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 140501 / Matched
Reading Level: 4.8 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 13