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Matched By Ally Condie: Summary
The book I read was Matched by Ally Condie. It's about Cassia Reyes and how she tries to make her own choices. Ever since she was little her life has always been planned out for her. All she's ever known is The Society. But, when she goes to look at her Matches data another face pops up. Cassia lives in a world where evrything she does was already predicted to happen. From the activities she does to the dress she picks out for her banquet it's already predicted. Cassia is excited because it it finally time for her Match Banquet. A Match Banquet is where higher up people called sisters match you with your husband or wife for the rest of your lives. They are Matched when they turn seventeen. Cassia could not wait to see her Match and start

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