This young adult novel was so enlightening and interesting to read that I sat down and read it in one morning. I'm not sure how much of it is based on true facts, but it a story about Kyra, a 13-year-old born into an isolated polygamist cult. Here, Kyra is bored with life and sneaks behind the adult's backs to read books, which have been forbidden. (Loved that part!) She also has fallen in love with a boy from the compound, but is heart broken when she is told by the Prophet that she is to marry her 60-year-old uncle as his seventh wife. Yes, uncle. Young boys are being chased off the compound so the extremely young girls can be given to the elderly men. (We've heard of this really happening in the news). To leave the rest a mystery, she does not like this idea and acts upon it. I learned a lot from this novel, if in fact it is true. For example, they believe that men can not get into heaven unless they have at least three wives. They also do not let babies survive that are born with developmental diseases. It was a quick read that I quickly got lost in, and I would recommend this to anyone looking for something a little different from the norm!
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