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Gr 7-Up In this thriller, 13-year-old Kyra lives in an isolated polygamist cult. Life in the compound is as dry as the surrounding desert, more confining than the chain-link fence on its perimeter. But Kyra finds small freedoms despite the tightly controlled communal environment and is able to slip outside to wander the desert. There she chances upon a friendly book-mobile driver who opens the world of childrens literature to her. Kyra even begins a flirtation with her classmate, Joshua, a dangerous sin for which they will both pay dearly. The bru...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Thirteen-year-old Kyra is one of the Chosen Ones. She was raised to be obedient to her father, her many mothers, the community Apostles, and above all God's will as interpreted by Prophet Childs. But when the Prophet tells Kyra that God has decided she must wed her sixty-year-old uncle, she begins to imagine a life outside the confines of her secluded community. The immediacy of Kyra's first-person pers...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Thirteen-year-old Kyra is part of a polygamous sect, obedient to her father, his wives, and God's will as interpret...Log In or Sign Up to Read More