Matched crossed6/30/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() The Match is decided by the Society, which "sorts" individuals based on their compatibility. ![]() Being matched in a couple is an honor, an entry into adulthood. What sets Condie's trilogy apart are its lyrical prose and the complex way it dramatizes the key YA themes of courtship, rebellion, and control, and, above all, the way it explores agency.Īs Matched begins, a young woman named Cassia is on a train to City Hall to attend her Match Banquet, one of the few elaborate ceremonies allowed by the Society. If it were just those ingredients alone, the trilogy would not be worth noting amid the outpouring of YA novels (and YA novels by LDS authors) that has occurred in the past decade. This digital collection includes all three critically acclaimed, award-winning novels from Ally Condies Matched Trilogy, including Matched, Crossed. And a success it is: each volume has spent numerous weeks on various best-seller lists, Disney has optioned the film rights to the trilogy, and numerous fan sites and social media groups are active online. These three books contain all the ingredients for a successful YA (young adult fiction) series: a plucky heroine, a love triangle, a dystopian setting. ![]() Ally Condie, a Latter-day Saint and graduate of Brigham Young University, is best known as the author of the Matched trilogy. ![]()
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10th of december6/30/2023 ![]() ![]() 1861 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America accept a rival state government's pronouncement that declares Kentucky to be the 13th state of the Confederacy.1817 – Mississippi becomes the 20th U.S.1799 – France adopts the metre as its official unit of length.1768 – The first edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica is published.1684 – Isaac Newton's derivation of Kepler's laws from his theory of gravity, contained in the paper De motu corporum in gyrum, is read to the Royal Society by Edmond Halley.1665 – The Royal Netherlands Marine Corps is founded by Michiel de Ruyter.1652 – Defeat at the Battle of Dungeness causes the Commonwealth of England to reform its navy.1541 – Thomas Culpeper and Francis Dereham are executed for having affairs with Catherine Howard, Queen of England and wife of Henry VIII.1520 – Martin Luther burns his copy of the papal bull Exsurge Domine outside Wittenberg's Elster Gate. ![]()
Project Nought by Chelsey Furedi6/30/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() The theme for this quarter seems to be speculative and sci-fi, with some moving personal memoirs and a Sapphic romcom sprinkled throughout. Project Nought Synopsis For fans of Kiss Number 8 and On a Sunbeam, this debut graphic novel is a fast-paced time travel adventure with a hint of romance that has garnered 1.5 million views as a Tapas webcomic. This quarter, we’ve got some great fiction and nonfiction coming your way, including new original graphic novels, beloved DC comics series sequels, a series finale, a popular web comic coming to print for the first time, and some amazing memoirs from every day people as well as one about Colin Kaepernick’s high school years. The book Project Nought by Chelsey Furedi released on February 21, 2023. ![]() ![]() Ren Mittals last memory in the year 1996 is getting on a bus t. He wakes up in 2122 and thinks he may be hallucinating. Ren Mittal’s last memory is getting on a bus in 1996 to visit his mystery pen pal Georgia. For fans of Kiss Number 8 and On a Sunbeam, this debut graphic novel is a fast-paced time travel adventure with a hint of romance that has garnered 1.5 million views as a Tapas webcomic. Project Nought is a fast-paced graphic novel for young adults, blending romance and time travel adventure. Welcome to a new year, comics readers! I’m excited about all of the accoutrements of a new year of reading - new reading log, new TBR lists, new preorders and library requests, and of course, new anticipated releases! I’m always so impressed by the breadth and scope of the amazing books in graphic format for teens, and already 2023 is shaping up to be a great year for YA comics and graphic novel releases, with the first quarter off to an amazing start. Buy a copy of Project Nought book by Chelsey Furedi. ![]() |