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ME: Evelyn, closeted good girl turned bad. HIM: Todd, her supposed Friend with Benefits. THEM: Her cold, distant parents. IT: The baby that's growing inside her. When Evelyn decided to piss off her parents with a bad reputation, she wasn't planning to ruin her valedictorian status. She also wasn't planning to fall for Todd―the guy she was just using for sex. And she definitely wasn't planning on getting pregnant. When Todd turns his back on her, Evelyn's not sure where to go. Can a distant mother, a cheating father, an angry best friend, and a (thankfully) loving aunt with adopted daughters of her own help Evelyn make the heart-wrenching decisions that follow? ** ### From Booklist In order to get attention from the Ice Queen (her mother) and The Stranger (her father), Evelyn, a junior in high school, shrugs off her good-girl image for a bad-girl reputation—and ends up pregnant with Todd’s baby. Carter’s debut novel is effectively structured as a series of countdowns: first, the amount of time remaining for Evelyn to decide whether or not to abort; then, the months and days until she delivers. She’s sent to Chicago to live with her aunt Linda, along with her partner, Nora, and their two adopted girls, in a loud, caring, talkative home that’s so different from her own Silent House back in Jacksonville, Florida. Evelyn is bombarded with questions she can’t answer, and her confusion and refusal to face reality or make decisions—and hatred of the bean growing inside her—feels very honest. Carter delves into all sides of the issue and captures the isolation, guilt, and complex boyfriend/friend/family dynamics surrounding teen pregnancy in well-drawn Evelyn. The popular subject matter should resonate with, and interest, many YAs. Grades 9-12, --Ann Kelley ### Review “Evie . . . is the wisest, funniest, most conflicted narrator since Juno. *Me, Him, Them, and It* ought to be assigned alongside *The Scarlet Letter*.” ―*Patricia McCormick, National Book Award finalist and bestselling author* “Caela Carter paints a raw and unflinching picture of the truth about teen pregnancy--a truth every teen should know . . . Readers looking for a bold and gripping addition to their bookshelf will not be disappointed--and will not be able to put this book down.” ―*Jennifer Brown, author of Hate List and Bitter End* “Deftly captures the emotional complexities of teenage pregnancy . . . For readers looking for genres that express the stark realities of life with all their highs and lows, this book will be one to recommend.” ―*VOYA* “Breathtaking, brutal, and beautifully real, Carter's debut is stunning.” ―*Romantic Times*