'A Story Of Ally Condie's Matched'

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Matched by Ally Condie is the story of a girl named Cassia Reyes. In her province, Oria, whenever one turns 17 years old, you get matched with the person that you will spend the rest of your life with. Cassia is surprised and delighted to hear that her match is her best friend, Xander. This is very unusual. When one gets matched, it is usually a person from one of the outer provinces. She received a microcard from her ceremony to learn more about her match, who she already knows most everything about. When Cassia gets home, she decides to take one more look at her microcard. She sticks it into her computer and instead of Xander’s face, another face flashes across the screen. It was Ky, a guy that had just moved to her province. Instead of

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