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Reader reviewed by Jessica

THE CHOSEN ONE tells the story of thirteen year old Kyra while she lives within a polygamous group entitled The Chosen Ones. When the Prophet informs Kyra that she is destined by God's will to marry her uncle, who already has a number of wives and is considerably older than her, she suddenly begins to question the very foundation upon which she was brought up. Believing that her sins - reading books from outside the Compound, in love with a boy from their group, thoughts of escaping - have caused this to happen, Kyra find herself entangled within the thoughts of what it real and what is normal.

While she goes through her daily life, the reader can watch how she changes and begins to question the very things that had seemed normal at the beginning of the book to her. Kyra's character is developed wonderfully and the voice IS that of a scared but hopeful thirteen year old.

An amazing book which opens the eyes to the darker events in human life, THE CHOSEN ONE is a book that will keep you thinking long after you have finished reading the letters on the pages.