![]() ![]() Told from alternating points of view-Sudasa’s in verse and Contestant Five’s in prose-allowing readers to experience both characters’ pain and their brave struggle for hope. As the tests advance, Sudasa and Five thwart each other at every turn until they slowly realize that they just might want the same thing. Five’s family wants him to escape by failing the tests. No longer happy with the worth placed on baby boys over baby girls, women of a certain area have revolted, and created their own country within India. ![]() ![]() In the not too distant future, things have changed in India. Sudasa’s family wants nothing more than for their daughter to do the right thing and pick a husband who will keep her comfortable-and caged. 5 to 1 by Holly Bodger is a fantastic feminist YA novel that looks at how having one gender superior to another is no good for anyone. 2,572 Ratings 671 Reviews published 2015 6 editions In the year 2054, after decades of gender selectio Want to Read Rate it: Book 1.5 The Other One by Holly Bodger 3. Sudasa doesn’t want to be a wife, and Contestant Five, a boy forced to compete in the test to become her husband, has other plans as well. Tired of marrying off their daughters to the highest bidder and determined to finally make marriage fair, the women who form the country of Koyanagar have instituted a series of tests so that every boy has the chance to win a wife. In the year 2054, after decades of gender selection, India now has a ratio of five boys for every girl, making women an incredibly valuable commodity. ![]()
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