The Chosen One

OK so I found this book online and I really wanted to read it because it sound pretty good. It took the library some time to get it but i finally got it! Its called The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams.

Its about this thirteen year old girl, Kyra who has grown up her whole life in this isolated community with the people called The Chosen Ones. They were supposedly chosen by God himself to lead these lives that to them are what God has told them to do. It get to heaven a man must have 3 wives and for a women to get to heaven she must marry and have as many children as her body will allow. They don't read books besides the Bible. The women cover ever inch of skin on their bodies and do nothing but have babies. Kyra has 3 mothers and 21 brothers and sisters and 2 more are on they way.

One day her family receives a visit from The Prophet. He was chosen by God to be a leader of The Chosen Ones and if you disobey the word of the Profit that sliek disobeying a direct command from God and you are severely punished. The Prophet comes to her family and tells them that he has had a vision form God. In the vision there was a girl sitting at this mans feet. The man he says is Hyrum, Kyras 60 something year old uncle and the girl at his feet it Kyra. The Prophet says it is God will that Kyra marry her Uncle Hyrum and become his 8th wife.

Now your probably thinking that everyone in this weird cult it totally messed up and i though so too but while reading you come to realize that this is all they have ever known. They have been told that everything that is not what they believe is of Satan.

Kyra thinks this is a punishment from God because she does two things in secret that are forbidden in the community. She reads. She has a library card and gets books from a mobile library. Also she has a boyfriend. This to them is commiting adultery because they arnt married and they arnt ment for each other. But she nad Joshua are really in love. When she askes him who his other two wives would be he says he dosnt want any other wives but her. Thats saying alot cause you need 3 to get into heaven.

I wont tell you what happens because this was a nail biter. Does she end up marryign her Uncle or does she get to marry Joshua? Does she escape from the the cult? WHAT HAPPENS! iell d yout. will nto tell you. :) Read it and find yourself! :)