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ISBN: 9781984896261

Inhalt: " For fans of Jenny Han and Christine Riccio comes a romantic dramedy about a teen girl who stumbles upon a mysterious website that tells her everything she doesn't want to know about her future. There's something about Truman Alexander that Skyler Finch finds incredibly annoying. Actually, several things: his voice (grating), his arrogance (total know-it-all), his debate-team obsession (eyeroll), and his preppy vibe (does he iron his shorts?). She does her best to avoid him and focus on the important stuff: friends, school, and her boyfriend, Eli. His promposal was perfect just like he is and the future is looking bright. Or is it? For some unexplainable reason, Skylar's phone is sending her notifications from the future . a future in which, to her horror, she appears to be with Truman. As in, romantically. As in, Skyler cannot let that happen. But trying to change the future means messing up the present, and what Skyler sees keeps shifting. Classmates disappear and reappear, swap partners and futures. Turns out there are no actions without reactions, and life doesn't come with a road map. But sometimes the wandering leads you exactly where you need to be, and people like glitchy phones are full of surprises."

Inhalt: Biographisches: "Sara Bennett Wealer grew up in Manhattan, Kansas (the Little Apple), where she sang in all the choirs and wrote for the high school newspaper. She majored in voice performance at the University of Kansas before transferring to journalism school and becoming a reporter covering everything from house fires to Hollywood premieres. She now works in marketing and lives in Cincinnati with her husband, two daughters, and a growing menagerie of pets. When she's not writing, you can find her at the ballet, or obsessively watching ballet on YouTube and Instagram. Sarabennettwealer.com @sbennettwealer" Rezension(2): "Sara Zarr, National Book Award finalist and author of Goodbye from Nowhere :From the meet-cute to the emotional conclusion, a breezy rom-com and poignant coming of age story in perfect balance." Rezension(3): "Ronni Davis, author of When the Stars Lead to You :Twisty and fun--and it hits all the best notes: love to hate, fierce friendships, and rogue technology. But most importantly, it shows the value in being present, living in the moment, and loving every second." Rezension(4): "Meg Leder, author of Letting Go of Gravity :A witty, charming, and exceptionally heartfelt look at the tricky balance between self-control and fate, and what it means when you finally give in to what your heart's been telling you all along." Rezension(5): "Kelly Coon, author of Gravemaidens :A breath of fresh air." Rezension(6): "〈a href=http://www.kirkusreviews.com target=blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/kirkus_logo.png alt=Kirkus border=0 /〉〈/a〉: May 15, 2020 A hackneyed premise with some solid emotional notes. Wealer's debut hovers uncertainly between rom-com, complete with a premise reminiscent of Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler's The Future of Us (2011), and a thoughtful portrayal of female friendship in a town where many are struggling after the close of the largest business. In predominantly white and straight Alton, Skyler's fortunate life--two best friends, a perfect boyfriend, and parents who are happily, albeit less profitably, reemployed after the mill's closing--has two major problems: best friend Harper's self-harm and hospitalization and glitchy phone updates from 11 years in the future indicating she's going to end up with insufferable (but attractive) Truman. The uneasy marriage of the two stories through the plot device of a possible demolition of a beloved community space never fully succeeds, leaving readers with the sense that two books are vying for center stage. Wealer sympathetically evokes her setting, especially the financial constraints of a one-business Midwestern town, and provides a likable cast but ends up with a reductive tale in which doing nothing would have accomplished the same end and in which the protagonist grows from being pushed by the handsome male lead while the supporting female friendship tale coasts to a happy ending on the coattails of the romance. Disappointing. (Fantasy. 12-16) COPYRIGHT(2020) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. " Rezension(7): "〈a href=http://www.slj.com/ target=blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/schoollibraryjournal_logo.png alt=School Library Journal border=0 /〉〈/a〉: June 19, 2020Gr 8 Up -Skyler doesn't put a lot of effort into planning her future, but she is looking forward to going to prom with her boyfriend and being there for her best friends Harper and Jordan. Skyler is the complete opposite of her classmate Truman,everything he does gets him closer to his future goals, and Skyler finds him utterly unattractive. When Skyler starts getting mysterious Instagram notifications from 10 years in the future that show her married to Truman, she begins to question her decisions. Tracking the account, as well as her school's 10-year reunion website, she sees firsthand how choices made in the present affect the future. She becomes obsessed with the website, and how prom, the epicenter of the different futures, will play out. Most concerning is the future where Harper, who had been hospitalized in the present time line for trying to harm herself, is no longer alive. Skyler vows to do whatever it takes to ensure that future does not come true. This is a high school romance and coming-of-age story with a touch of magical realism. Since the novel is from Skyler's point of view, readers don't get as much perspective from Harper, even though protecting her is a driving force in Skyler's actions. VERDICT Purchase for young adult collections where books featuring social media are popular.-Marissa Lieberman, East Orange P.L., NJ Copyright 2020 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission. "

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