"The Chosen One" is a young adult novel by Carol Lynch Williams that tells the story of Kyra, a thirteen-year-old girl who lives with her polygamous family in a remote desert community. Kyra's life is governed by strict rules and customs that dictate everything from her clothing to her future husband. When her father announces that she has been chosen to marry her sixty-year-old uncle, Kyra is horrified and desperate to escape.
As she tries to find a way out of her situation, Kyra befriends a boy named Joshua who shares her love of books and dreams of leaving their community. Together, they hatch a plan to run away, but their escape is complicated by the arrival of government officials who are investigating Kyra's community for allegations of child abuse.
"The Chosen One" is a powerful and emotionally charged novel that explores themes of freedom, individuality, and the search for identity. Through Kyra's story, the novel offers a searing critique of the dangers of religious extremism and the ways in which it can subjugate and exploit its followers. Despite its dark subject matter, "The Chosen One" is ultimately a hopeful and uplifting story that celebrates the resilience of the human spirit in the face of oppression and adversity.
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