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BEFORE: When Bridget imagined her life at sixteen, it didn't look like this. She didn't think that her boyfriend would dump her for another girl. And she certainly didn't think that she would be pregnant. With just a few months until she gives birth, Bridget must envision an entirely new future — one for her baby. But as she sifts through the many paths and the many people who want to parent her child, she can't help but feel that there is no right decision.

AFTER: Ivy doesn't know much about her birth mother. She knows that she is now the same age Bridget was when she placed Ivy for adoption. She knows that Bridget was the one who named her. And she knows that fifteen years ago Bridget disappeared from Ivy's and her adoptive moms' lives. Ivy wants to discover more about herself, but as she goes to find Bridget, she can't help but feel that the risks might far outweigh the benefits of knowing where she comes from and why her birth mother chose to walk away.

Acclaimed author Jennifer Gilmore’s intimate and achingly beautiful novel deftly explores the role that chance and choice play in shaping the lives of two teenagers who are separated by sixteen years, but whose lives are intertwined.

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"Sandwiched between Ivy’s quest to find Bridget and Bridget’s ordeal interviewing prospective parents, chapters show what might have happened if Ivy had been adopted by different couples or raised by her biological mother. Although the alternate possibilities may initially cause some confusion, ideas regarding the butterfly effect ('My life exists because of a swish of that butterfly’s wing,' Ivy speculates. 'I could be anywhere. I could be anyone. Am I the best me possible?') will likely inspire readers to stretch their imaginations." — Publishers Weekly

Product Details

Recommended Age 15 and up
Author Jennifer Gilmore
ISBN 0062393634
Publication Date Jul 31, 2018
Publisher HarperTeen
Language English