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The Only Girl in Town

by Ally Condie
The Only Girl in Town by Ally Condie
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What would you do if everyone you love disappeared? What if it was your fault? A biting and breathless contemporary novel from Ally Condie, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Matched series.

For July Fielding, nothing has been the same since that summer before her senior year. Or that late-August night at the jump.

Before, she had Alex to be her loyal bestie, always up for playing endless rounds of mini golf or trying every ice cream flavor at local favorite Verity. She had Sydney, who pushed her during every sweaty and wonderful cross country run, and who sometimes seemed to know July better than she knew herself. And she had Sam. Sam, who told her she was everything and left her breathless with his kisses.

Now, July is alone. Every single person in her small town of Lithia has disappeared. No family. No Alex or Sydney. No Sam. July’s only chance at unraveling the mystery of their disappearance is a series of objects, each a reminder of the people she loved most. And a recurring message that begins to appear all over town: GET TH3M BACK.

With sharp, poetically visceral prose that grabs you by the heart and refuses to let go, New York Times bestselling author Ally Condie makes her contemporary-YA debut with a searingly candid, breathless novel that perfectly distills the messy, beautiful realities of growing up, growing apart, and the courageous act of self-discovery. 

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Release date: September 19, 2023 (Dunton)

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Ally Condie

Ally Condie

In a world of rules and quiet rebellion, Ally Condie found her voice by asking one of the most haunting questions in young adult literature: What if the system chose everything for you—including who you love? With her Matched trilogy, she invited readers into a society of eerie perfection, where poetry is contraband and choice is the ultimate act of defiance.

Raised in Cedar City, Utah, Condie didn’t always dream of dystopias. Before her novels landed on bestseller lists and sparked global conversations about autonomy and identity, she was a high school English teacher—something that deeply shaped her intuitive understanding of young minds and their emotional landscapes. Her writing doesn't talk down to teens; it listens. It wonders. It gives space to the questions they’re already asking.

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What makes Condie’s work stand apart is its lyrical quietude. Unlike many dystopian tales that rush headlong into chaos, hers breathe. Her characters—especially Cassia in Matched—don’t just fight back with force. They resist with thought, art, love, and the slow, aching process of awakening. Themes of control, memory, and individuality flow gently through prose that often reads like a whisper in a world screaming for order.

While Matched gained international acclaim and was named one of YALSA’s Best Fiction for Young Adults, Condie didn’t stop at dystopia. Her later novels—such as Summerlost and The Last Voyage of Poe Blythe—explore grief, resilience, and the fragile power of hope with the same careful lyricism. There’s a poetic weight to her storytelling, a sensitivity to the small details that make a world feel lived-in and hearts feel real.

Off the page, she’s just as thoughtful. Condie has spoken about the importance of writing for young people in a world that often underestimates them. She once said, “The people who are supposed to be the future are already so present in powerful ways.” Her stories echo that sentiment—quiet revolutions led by those brave enough to feel deeply and ask dangerous questions.

Through shifting genres and evolving landscapes, Ally Condie continues to write with grace, curiosity, and a quiet defiance all her own.

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