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      <name><![CDATA[Carol Lynch Williams]]></name>
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  <read_at>Tue Sep 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Kyra's story is...<em> haunting </em>. This little book had so much to offer.<br/><br/>Kyra loves her family. She loves her father, 3 mothers, and 19 siblings. Our protagonist is use to her way of life, but she has some secrets. Good juicy ones if you ask me. There is a bookmobile that comes by every Wedne...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60839279">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Reviewed by Jaglvr for TeensReadToo.com<br/><br/>WOW! <br/><br/>That's the first word that came to mind as I turned the final page of THE CHOSEN ONE. I sat contemplating what I had just finished and had to process everything that Kyra had been through. <br/><br/>Meet Kyra Carlson. She is the s...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48958452">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Carol Lynch Williams’ The Chosen One might be what one gets when they throw the Duggars of TLC fame into a little darker environment. It is powerful, like a gruesome car wreck that has to be viewed again and again. It is a well told story and skillfully adapted to address a subject that is taboo f...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43852857">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Aug 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I have always been fascinated by the world of polygamy, not the Muslim type, but the type that stems from innately American religion - Mormonism. &quot;The Chosen One&quot; is the first YA book I came across that was dedicated to this subject.<br/><br/>The book narrates a story of Kyra, a 13-year ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61135651">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Jul 06 08:00:10 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is about a girl in a cult. Her Father has 3 wives. Everyday she is told women were created for man. When she is chosen to marry her Uncle as his 7th wife she makes the decision to run or to stay with the family.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[  <em>The Chosen One</em> by Carol Lynch Williams follows the story of Kyra, a thirteen-year-old girl growing up in a polygamist cult that is located in an isolated territory in the United States.  I don’t know where this book would fall exactly under the realistic fiction umbrella, but I find it to be in ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74040309">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[The only life that Kyra has known is that of the compound, the home of the polygamist cult that she and her family belongs to. Kyra’s life is ruled by the commands of the Prophet and the cult’s clergy. Kyra has always tested the boundaries, secretly reading books from a bookmobile, and entering ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72241556">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Sep 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I audiobook'd this on my work commute. It was a quick read, and I was torn at the end. On one hand, I was so involved in the characters and story, I wanted it to keep going. On the other, I was uncomfortable and deeply saddened by the circumstances, and I was relieved it was over. This is the kind o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71585222">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[With the recent troubles with that group of people in Texas who were living a quiet religious life that included child brides and multiple wives, literature has found itself exploring the issue. This is the most recent addition to that genre for young adults.<br/><br/>Kyra is a 13 year old growing...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68724018">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Carol Lynch Williams' The Chosen One has been the recipient of a multitude of high praise, despite the fact that it has yet to be released. In fact, right on the cover of the ARC edition, it's referred to as &quot;compelling&quot;, &quot;powerful&quot;, &quot;a masterpiece&quot;, &quot;an important ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67637399">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Aug 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Wow.  I couldn't put this book down because it captured me early on and was so gripping!  It's about a thirteen year old girl named, Kyra growing up in a polygamist compound.  Kyra has been chosen by the Prophecy as the Chosen One, which means she is to marry her 60 year old Uncle, as his 7th wife. ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66848700">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Jul 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[13-year-old Kyra is a member of a conservative polygamist group.  She has three mothers and 20 brothers and sisters, plus two more on the way.  All of the children in the commune are home schooled, and taught that everyone outside of their insulated world is possessed by Satan.  Women are inferior t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65148210">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm not quite sure HOW I feel about this young adult novel, written by an award-winning LDS author who helped develop a Young Readers Writing conference at BYU.  It is a story of a 13-year-old girl named Kyra who is the daughter of a polygamous family that belongs to a group called &quot;The Chosen ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64162301">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[When I heard about this book, I knew I had to read it. I worked with the author many years ago when she and her friend were writing the Latter-day Daughters series. I wanted to read more of her national writing and see what she has been up to lately.<br/><br/>This book was seriously horrifying. I ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63896169">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[People will be tempted to compare this book to Shelley Hrdlitschka's <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1826821.The_Manning_Sisters_The_Cowboy_s_Lady_The_Sheriff_Takes_A_Wife_The_Manning_Sisters_" title="The Manning Sisters  The Cowboy's Lady\The Sheriff Takes A Wife (The Manning Sisters) by Debbie Macomber">Sister Wife</a>, which came out just months before The Chosen One. The books share certain similarities: both are about a girl in her early teens who lives in an insular polygamist community and yearns for life on the &quot;outside.&quot;...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63563019">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Jul 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[13 year-old Kyra has been chosen by the prophet to marry her 60 year-old uncle.  Kyra lives on a compound with her father, three mothers, large family and the other &quot;Chosen Ones.&quot;  Althought Krya desperately wants to choose Joshua to be her husband this is another choice that is not up to ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62652711">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book grabbed my attention and held on tight. The novel is fast paced, but still filled with description. There isn't much character development for anyone, but Kyra. This could be because there are so many characters and the novel is not very long. Kyra is a sympathetic character, but that is p...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62321524">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Jun 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[<br/>A sequestered life - a &quot;chosen&quot; people, Kyra's family life is guided by the revelations of the &quot;prophet.&quot; It's the prophet who decides what wives will marry and belong to each man and it's the prophet and his &quot;God Squad&quot; who help enforce God's laws and dispense ho...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61212665">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book came with a lot of praise written up about it so it had a lot to live up to-and boy did it ever! This book is amazing! The Chosen One is a horrifying, chilling tale of a girl caught in the middle of a religious &quot;cult&quot; and her plans to escape. As heartwrenching as this tale is, th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60433750">more...</a>]]></body>
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