Bumped: 1 - Softcover

McCafferty, Megan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0061962759 ISBN 13: 9780061962752

Publisher: Balzer & Bray/Harperteen, 2012

Synopsis

A virus has swept the world, making everyone over the age of eighteen infertile. Teenagers are now the most prized members of society, and would-be parents desperately bid for "conception contracts" with the prettiest, healthiest, and smartest girls--cash, college tuition, and liposuction in exchange for a baby.

Sixteen-year-old Melody has scored a record-breaking contract with a rich couple. And she's been matched with one of the hottest "bumping" partners in the world--the genetically flawless Jondoe.

But her luck is about to run out.

She discovers she has a sister--an identical twin. Harmony has grown up in a strict religious community and believes her calling is to save Melody from her sinful intentions. All Melody wants is to meet Jondoe and seal the deal--but when a case of mistaken identity destroys everyone's carefully laid plans, Melody and Harmony realize they have much more than DNA in common.

Sharp, funny, and thought-provoking, this futuristic take on teen pregnancy is compellingly readable and scarily believable.

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Review:

"Bumped is wonderfully original, with an extremely well thought-out dystopian society...McCafferty's future echoes just enough of current events to seem chillingly possible."--Romantic Times

"Megan McCafferty has conceived a hilarious, touching, truly original novel, told in her trademark, spot-on voice. Readers of every age will delight in this new arrival."--Rachel Cohn, bestselling author of NICK & NORAH'S INFINITE PLAYLIST

"BUMPED is brilliant, innovative, and slightly terrifying. Megan McCafferty delivers!"--Carolyn Mackler, author of TANGLED and the Printz-Honor-book, THE EARTH, MY BUTT, AND OTHER BIG ROUND THINGS

"Its central characters become voices of reason while everyone around them acts content with their questionable circumstances."--MTV.com's Page Turners blog

"Bumped has plenty to say about reproductive rights and girls' place in society."--ALA Booklist

"McCafferty proves that-- dystopias don't have to be dreary to be provocative."--Publishers Weekly

About this edition

• Publisher: Balzer & Bray/Harperteen
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0061962759
• ISBN 13: 9780061962752
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352