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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 shes in dire need of an organ transplant.
Hard-charging and irrepressible, eighteen-year-old Amelia Linehan could see a roller derby opponent a mile awayand thats while crouched down, bent over skates, and zooming around a track at the speed of light.
What she couldnt see coming, however, was the flare-up of the rare liver disorder she was born with. But now its the only thing sheand everyone around hercan think about.
With no guarantee of a viable organ transplant, everything Amelias been sure oflike college plans or the possibility of one day falling in lovehas become a huge question mark, threatening to drag her down into a sea of what-ifs shes desperate to avoid.
Then a friend from the past shows up. With Will, its easy to forget about whats 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 cant last forever. After all, what can?