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Publishers Weekly says, “Condie is at her best… grabbing readers´ interest from the first page.” In Matched by Ally Condie, Cassia is living in what she believes is a perfect society. After getting matched with her best friend, Xander, there is a glitch making her question the society. When she starts falling for Ky because of the error, she has to decide who she really loves. Young adults should read this book because it has a real life connection to air trains and it has a good message which is people should listen to their hearts.
First, Matched has connections to transportation through air trains which are used in many locations, such as near the Empire State Building. In the article, “JFKś Airtrain: A Modern Monorail”, the author, Gonomad.com, states, “With the airtrain, you can travel by subway train all the way from the Empire State Building to JFK airport” (Gonomad.com 1). In the novel the author states, “The airtrain glides through the starry night so smoothly…” (Condie 3). In the book air trains are used for transportation …show more content…

The novel states, “At his table, Xander stands up. A sea of watching faces and white table clothes, of glinting crystal glasses and shining silver boxes stretches between us, I can't believe it. This is a dream” (Condie 15). This quotation proves that Cassia's heart is telling her that she is happy about Xander being her match, and that she loves him. The author of the novel states, “And thinking of hiking makes me think of Ky. Again” (Condie 143). This shows that Cassia starts to believe her her heart and thinks she is starting to fall for Ky. On page 305 the author states, “´I think I'm falling falling in love with someone else.´ I speak so softly, I almost can't hear my own voice. But Xander understands” (Condie). In the end, Cassia believes that her heart is telling her that she is in love with Ky and not

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