ME AND ME

A high-concept novel with heart, Me and Me is for teens who loved Lauren Oliver's Before I Fall, Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler's The Future of Us, and Laura Ruby's Bone Gap -- a thought provoking story about what it feels like to be torn in pieces, about dealing with the consequences of impossible choices, and about finally finding out who you really are.

After she is forced to make a split-second, life-and-death decision on her 17th birthday, Lark's world splits into two. This leads her to face an even bigger choice: Which life she is truly meant to live?

It's Lark's birthday, and although she's hated to be reminded of the day ever since her mom's death three years ago, it's off to a great start. Lark has written a killer song to perform with her band, the weather is stunning, and she's got a date with gorgeous Alec. The two take a canoe out on the lake, and everything is perfect—until Lark hears the screams.

Annabelle, a little girl she used to babysit, is drowning in the nearby reeds. Annabelle's mom tries desperately to reach her, but Lark and Alec are closer, so they dive in. Then Alec hits his head on a rock in the water and Lark sees him begin to flail.

Alec and Annabelle are both drowning, and Lark can reach only one of them. Who will she save?

ALICE KUIPERS is an expert chronicler of the teenage heart whose debut novel, Life on the Refrigerator Door, has been published in 29 countries and adapted for the stage in the UK, France and Japan. Her YA fiction has been praised as "gorgeous, heart-ripping, important" (VOYA, starred review), as "bittersweet, funny and achingly real" (Publishers Weekly), and as "a quick and turbulent read that will leave readers breathless" (National Reading Campaign). The award-winning, bestselling author of four novels, two picture books, and a forthcoming chapter book series with Chronicle Books, she is online at www.alicekuipers.com and @AliceKuipers. Alice's backlist information is below for your reference.