SpeakProduct Description"The hottest YA title to hit bookstores since The Hunger Games."--Entertainment Weekly
This New York Times bestseller is perfect for fans of 1984?? Brave New World?? Black Mirror?? and The Handmaid??s Tale.
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 he is her ideal mate . . . until sh"y 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 the sequel?? CROSSED?? and the epic series finale?? REACHED!Amazon.com ReviewAmazon Best Books of the Month?? December 2010: For Cassia?? nothing is left to chance--not what she will eat?? the job she will have?? or the man she will marry. In Matched?? the Society Officials have determined optimal outcomes for all aspects of daily life?? thereby removing the "ice. When Cassia's best friend is identified as her ideal marriage Match it confirms her belief that Society knows best?? until she plugs in her Match microchip and a different boy??s face flashes on the screen. This improbable mistake sets Cassia on a dangerous path to the unthinkable--rebelling against the predetermined life Society has in store for her. As author Ally Condie??s unique dystopian Society takes chilling measures to maintain the status quo?? Matched reminds readers that freedom of choice is precious?? and not without sacrifice.--Seira Wilson
Amazon Exclusive: Author Q&A with Ally Condie 
Q: What inspired you to write Matched?
A: Matched was inspired by several experiencesspecific ones like a conversation with my husband and chaperoning a high school promand general ones like falling in love and becoming a parent.
Q: How do you think Matched differs from other dystopian novels?
A: I think its different in that its perhaps less action-oriented and more introspective. This is really the story of one girl Cassia learning to choose.
Q: The cover for Matched is so eye-catching and mysterious. What does the image represent to you?
A: I cannot imagine a more perfect cover for this book. To me the image is a clear representation of Cassia the main character and the way she is trapped in her world. Its kind of a lovely worldthe bubble is beautifulbut its confining nonetheless. And of course the color green is very important to the book. Im just so thrilled about this cover. Theresa Evangelista the designer and Samantha Aide the photographer and model are incredibly talented.
Q: In Matched?? each member of the Society is not only assigned a spouse?? they??re also assigned a job?? and Cassia?? your main character?? is a data sorter. If you lived in the Society?? what job do you think you??d have?
A: I would definitely not be a data sorter. I am terrible with numbers and patterns. I think I would probably be a teacher or instructor. Or maybe one of the people did a mundane task?? like dishwashing. I have a feeling that I wouldn??t fare very well in the Society.
Q: Dylan Thomas?? classic poem?? ??Do Not Go Gentle???? is part of a theme that you??ve woven throughout Matched. Do you remember when you first came across this poem? What made you decide to use it in your novel?
A: I don??t remember when I first read this poem?? which is pretty embarrassing. But I do remember the first time I heard a recording of the