![]() This beautiful, unique novel is told from alternating points of view-Sudasa’s in verse and Kiran’s in prose-allowing readers to experience both characters’ pain and their brave struggle for hope. ![]() 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. Sudasa, though, doesn’t want to be a wife, and Kiran, a boy forced to compete in the test to become her husband, has other plans as well. 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. Summary/Review: In a dystopian future where gender selection has led to girls outnumbering boys 5 to 1 marriage is arranged based on a. 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. In Bodger’s soft dystopia, years of legislation restricting families to one child has resulted in a significant imbalanceroughly six boys to every one girl. About 5 to 1 Part Homeless Bird and part Matched, this is a dark look at. Part Homeless Bird and part Matched, this is a dark look at the near future told through the. 5 to 1 by Holly Bodger Ya Books, Book Club Books, Books To Read 5 to 1. ![]() ![]() ![]() 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. 5 TO 1 by Holly Bodger RELEASE DATE: Another debut. Read 5 to 1 by Holly Bodger available from Rakuten Kobo. ![]()
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