Bumped (25 page)
Authors: Megan McCafferty
Tags: #Dystopian, #Social Issues, #Juvenile Fiction, #Dating & Sex, #Family, #Virus diseases, #Sisters, #Adolescence, #Health & Fitness, #Infertility, #Health & Daily Living, #Reproductive Medicine & Technology, #Diseases; Illnesses & Injuries, #Choice, #Pregnancy, #Pregnancy & Childbirth, #Twins, #Siblings, #Medical
MANY THANKS GO OUT TO:
Alessandra Balzer, whose no-nonsense editorial wisdom saved me—and this book. Period. And Donna Bray and everyone else at this fantastic imprint and HarperCollins at large for helping me make my debut as an “official” YA author.
Heather Schroder at ICM, whose eye-popping response to my hypothetical (“What if only teenagers could get pregnant?”) began what I hope to be a long and rewarding relationship. And Josie Freedman, also at ICM, for trying to intro
duce my characters to a whole new audience on screen.
Rachel Cohn, for convincing me that I was up to the challenge, especially at the overwhelming start.
CJM, whose early insight inspired me so much more than he will ever give himself credit for.
And CJM, for always asking, “How was your day today?” and reminding me that even a bad day of writing is better than not writing at all.
MEGAN MCCAFFERTY
is the
New York Times
bestselling author of the Jessica Darling series, which includes
SLOPPY FIRSTS, SECOND HELPINGS, CHARMED THIRDS, FOURTH COMINGS
, and
PERFECT FIFTHS
. She is currently at work on a sequel to
BUMPED
. You can visit Megan online at www.meganmccafferty.com.
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Bumped
Copyright © 2011 by Megan McCafferty
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
McCafferty, Megan.
Bumped / Megan McCafferty. — 1st ed.
p. cm.
Summary: In New Jersey in 2036, when teen girls are expected to become fanatically religious wives and mothers or high-priced Surrogettes for couples made infertile by a widespread virus, sixteen-year-old identical twins Melody and Harmony find in each other the courage to believe they have choices.
ISBN 978-0-06-196274-5
[1. Pregnancy—Fiction. 2. Infertility—Fiction. 3. Twins—Fiction. 4. Sisters—
Fiction. 5. Choice—Fiction. 6. Virus diseases—Fiction.] I. Title.
PZ7.M47833742Bum 2011
[Fic]—dc22
2010030704
CIP
AC
EPub Edition © 2011 ISBN: 9780062076977
11 12 13 14 15 LP/RRDB 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
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