The chosen one

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English language

Published June 17, 2009 by St. Martin's Griffin.

ISBN:
978-0-312-55511-5
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OCLC Number:
262885829

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3 stars (2 reviews)

In a polygamous cult in the desert, Kyra, not yet fourteen, sees being chosen to be the seventh wife of her uncle as just punishment for having read books and kissed a boy, in violation of Prophet Childs' teachings, and is torn between facing her fate and running away from all that she knows and loves.

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reviewed The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams

Review of 'The Chosen One' on 'Storygraph'

3 stars

Would have been a four star read for me as I do like my extremist religion fiction, but I have issue with the writing staying true to character. Without moving into spoilerish territory, it baffles me why a character made a careless choice later in the book when he/she was much more careful earlier in the story. Knocked a star off for that.

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Subjects

  • Cults -- Fiction
  • Polygamy -- Fiction
  • Family life -- Fiction
  • Coming of age -- Fiction