In this emotionally candid contemporary YA, author Jen Malone delves into the world of a teen whose life is brought to an abrupt halt when she learns sheās in dire need of an organ transplant.
Hard-charging and irrepressible, eighteen-year-old Amelia Linehan could see a roller derby opponent a mile awayāand thatās while crouched down, bent over skates, and zooming around a track at the speed of light.
What she couldnāt see coming, however, was the flare-up of the rare liver disorder she was born with. But now itās the only thing sheāand everyone around herācan think about.
With no guarantee of a viable organ transplant, everything Ameliaās been sure ofālike college plans or the possibility of one day falling in loveāhas become a huge question mark, threatening to drag her down into a sea of what-ifs sheās desperate to avoid.
Then a friend from the past shows up. With Will, itās easy to forget about whatās lurking between the lightness of their time together. She feels alive when all signs point elsewhere.
But with the odds decidedly not in her favor, Amelia knows this feeling canāt last forever. After all, what can?