Ally Condie
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Allyson Braithwaite Condie is an American writer of young-adult fiction, primarily under the name Ally Condie.[1] She wrote the Matched trilogy (2010–2012), a science fiction dystopia,[1] whose first book, Matched, was a New York Times Best Seller.
Personal life
Condie was born in Cedar City, Utah.[1] She went to Brigham Young University and has a degree in English Teaching. She taught high school English in Utah and in upstate New York. She lives with her husband and four children outside of Salt Lake City, Utah.[2] She has 3 siblings 1 brother named Nic and 2 sisters, Elaine and Hope.
Matched trilogy
The novel Matched was published by Dutton Penguin in November 2010 and reached number three on the Children's Chapter Books bestseller list in January.[3][4][5] The novel has been optioned to the Walt Disney Company, and foreign rights have been sold to 30 countries.[6]
The second book, Crossed, was published in November 2011, and Reached, published November 2012, completed the trilogy.
Works
- Yearbook trilogy
- Yearbook (Deseret Book, 2006)
- First Day (Deseret, 2007)
- Reunion (Deseret, 2008)
- Matched trilogy
- Matched (Dutton Penguin, 2010)
- Crossed (Dutton, 2011)
- Reached (Dutton, 2012)
- Standalone fiction
- Freshman for President (Deseret/Shadow Mountain, 2008), OCLC 797225716
- Being Sixteen (Deseret, 2010), OCLC 438052066
- Atlantia (Dutton Penguin, 2014)
- Anthologies
- The Moms' Club Diaries: notes from a world of playdates, pacifiers, and poignant moments, compiled by Allyson Braithwaite Condie and Lindsay Hepworth (Provo, UT: Spring Creek, 2008), OCLC 190860066
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Ally Condie – Summary Bibliography". ISFDB. Retrieved 2014-08-22. Select a title to see its linked publication history and general information. Select a particular edition (title) for more data at that level, such as a front cover image or linked contents.
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- ↑ Best Sellers: Children's Chapter Books. The New York Times. January 16, 2011. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Alternative online title, "Young Readers in Dystopia".
- ↑ Rappleye, Christine (February 8, 2011). "Matched author Ally Condie on national book tour". Deseret News (Salt Lake City). Retrieved 2014-08-22.
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External links
- Official website
- Ally Condie at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Allyson Braithwaite Condie at Library of Congress Authorities, with 12 catalog records
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- Year of birth missing (living people)
- 21st-century American novelists
- American science fiction writers
- American writers of young adult literature
- American women novelists
- Brigham Young University alumni
- Writers from Utah
- People from Salt Lake City, Utah
- Living people
- Women science fiction and fantasy writers
- 21st-century women writers
- Women writers of young adult literature
