![]() ![]() For Being Sixteen and the Yearbook trilogy, all of which she wrote specifically for young adults of the Mormon faith, Condie has said that she felt free to write about her faith without simultaneously defending it, although the characters' Mormonism didn't necessarily need to be the focus of the story. Her first novel, Yearbook, was published by Deseret Book in 2006, and was followed by two sequels, First Day and Reunion, in 20, respectively.Ĭondie is a devout Mormon and has spoken on multiple occasions about her faith's role in some of her works. ![]() She began writing after her first son was born. Condie graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in English teaching, after which time she taught high school English in Utah and upstate New York for several years. Her mother, an artist, was a significant creative influence on her growing up, introducing her to many famous paintings and poems. Her writing has appeared in Enthralled, a collaborative anthology of paranormal short stories, as well as The Moms' Club Diaries: Notes from a World of Playdates, Pacifiers, and Poignant Moments, which she compiled with writer Lindsay Hepworth.Ĭondie was born in 1971 and spent her youth in southern Utah. ![]() Allyson Braithwaite Condie, otherwise known as Ally Condie, is the author of nine novels: the Matched trilogy, the Yearbook trilogy, Being Sixteen, Freshman for President, and Atlantia. ![]()
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