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Ally Condie

Nato: November 02, 1978 – Cedar City, Utah, United States

Ally Condie is an American author of young adult and middle grade fiction, best known for the dystopian Matched trilogy and novels including Summerlost and Atlantia. A New York Times bestselling writer, she explores identity, choice, memory, and adolescence, and her work has reached a broad international readership.

Biografia e Percorso dell'Autore

Ally Condie grew up in Cedar City, Utah, where southern Utah’s parks, the local Shakespeare culture, and an early habit of inventing stories helped shape her imagination. Before she could write, she dictated stories to a babysitter; later she earned a B.A. in English Teaching from Brigham Young University, taught high school English in Utah and upstate New York, and eventually completed an M.F.A. in Writing for Children and Young Adults at Vermont College of Fine Arts. Those experiences gave her both a feel for adolescent voices and a lasting commitment to teaching. ((https://www.ksl.com/article/51478073/infinite-with-possibility-how-utahs-landscape-inspired-ally-condies-new-mystery-novel?utm_source=openai))

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Kids are awesome. And they are diverse
-Summerlost
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Clever and exhilarating—each page is a pleasure
-Tandem
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Daughter of Deep Silence is a trademark Carrie Ryan novel—heart-stopping suspense, fine writing, and a heroine who finds and owns her true strength
-Daughter of Deep Silence
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Alex Petroski has a big mind, big dreams, and a big heart
-See You in the Cosmos
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Dessert First is a beautiful novel about breaking and mending, what we lose and how we try to save
-Dessert First
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All Better New is beautifully written and honestly told. I loved it
-All Better Now
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The End or Something Like That breaks your heart and mends it back together with hope and humor. After reading this book, I believe
-The End or Something Like That
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A fast, fun, and fearless tale. Arlo's adventures feel both completely real and entirely magical. I loved it!
-Arlo Finch in the Valley of Fire
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Epic in scale and exquisite in detail -- a haunting futuristic fable of loss and love
-Icons

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"Ally Condie is a masterful storyteller"

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"Condie’s prose is immediate and unadorned, with sudden pings of lush lyricism"

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"Condie has created a well-rounded character who defies typical gender roles"

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"Readers and critics alike raved about Condie’s elegant writing style"

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"The stunning clarity and attention to detail in Condie’s Big Brother-like world is a feat"

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"Condie (Matched) strikes a deep emotional chord with this coming-of-age story"

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"Condie’s enthralling and twisty dystopian plot is well served by her intriguing characters and fine writing"

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"Condie is at her best, grabbing readers’ interest from the first page"

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"Vivid, poetic writing... Condie immerses readers in her characters’ yearnings and hopes"

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