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5 to 1 : a novel / Holly Bodger.
"In a dystopian future where gender selection has led to girls outnumbering boys 5 to 1 marriage is arranged based on a series of tests. It's Sudasa's turn to pick a husband through this 'fair' method, but she's not sure she wants to be a part of it"--Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 0385391536
- ISBN: 9780385391535
- Physical Description: 246 pages
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2015]
- Copyright: ©2015
Content descriptions
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 20.99 |
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| Subject: | Arranged marriage > Fiction. Obedience > Fiction. Women's rights > Fiction. Families > India > Fiction. India > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Science fiction. Novels in verse. Dystopias. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | YA Bodge | 31681002794147 | YADULT | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
When females are rendered a valuable commodity after decades of gender selection that has caused boys to outnumber girls in India's Koyanagar, a girl who wants to avoid marriage and a boy who is forced to compete for a wife thwart each other before realizing they want the same thing. Simultaneous eBook. - Baker & Taylor
"In a dystopian future where gender selection has led to girls outnumbering boys 5 to 1 marriage is arranged based on a series of tests. It's Sudasa's turn to pick a husband through this 'fair' method, but she's not sure she wants to be a part of it"-- - Random House, Inc.
Part Homeless Bird and part Matched, this is a dark look at the near future told through the alternating perspectives of two teens who dare to challenge the system.
In the year 2054, after decades of gender selection, India now has a ratio of five boys for every girl, making women an incredibly valuable commodity. Tired of marrying off their daughters to the highest bidder and determined to finally make marriage fair, the women who form the country of Koyanagar have instituted a series of tests so that every boy has the chance to win a wife.
Sudasa, though, doesnât want to be a wife, and Kiran, a boy forced to compete in the test to become her husband, has other plans as well. As the tests advance, Sudasa and Kiran thwart each other at every turn until they slowly realize that they just might want the same thing.
This beautiful, unique novel is told from alternating points of viewâSudasaâs in verse and Kiranâs in proseâallowing readers to experience both charactersâ pain and their brave struggle for hope.
