The Chosen One

In The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams, Kyra is 13 years-old and living in an isolated religious community that calls themselves "The Chosen", led by Prophet Childs. Her family consists of her father and his three wives, and her twenty siblings. She is devoted to her family, and her rebellions are small... checking out forbidden books from the Mobile Library on Wheels, spending time with a boy she likes. But then the Prophet has a vision and decrees that she will marry her 60 year-old uncle in four weeks. Kyra's opposition to the marriage means little in a community that prizes female obedience above all else, and demands it by force if necessary. Kyra must make an impossible choice. She can give in and go against everything she wants for her life, or she can try to escape...but running away means giving up everything she knows and never seeing her family again. This fast-paced and compelling story puts you in Kyra's shoes, and will leave you shaken. I dare you to try to put it down once you've started!