I should have died quick. But I didn't. I'm a miracle of modern medicine, only the medicine doesn't get much credit, I notice. People say I'm lucky, or I'm blessed, and then they turn away.
I'm not the only miracle. There's Odd too.
Polly Furnas had The Plan for the future. Get married to Bridger Morgan, for one. College, career, babies. Etc. All the important choices were made.
It was all happily-ever-after as a diamond-ring commercial.
But The Plan did not include a lethal drug-resistant infection. It did not include “some more reconstruction and scar revision in the future." And it certainly did not include Odd Estes, a trip to Portland in an ancient Cadillac to "tear Bridger a new one," fly fishing, marshmallows, Crisco, or a loaded gun.
But plans change. Stories get revised and new choices must be made.
Polly and Odd have choices. Surviving or not. Catch or release.
About the Author :
Blythe Woolston is a reader. Right now, she makes her living indexing scholarly books. She has also worked as a writing teacher, library clerk, and production coordinator for a computer book publisher. Writing books is a new way for her to love reading.
Review :
"This is a powerful, can't-stop-reading tale of when the life you intended is not the one you have, and that is especially wrenching when you are 17." --Library Media Connection
"This is not a romance, but a tale of two people thrown together after their world has been turned upside down. Each is unique, vividly complicated and true. Engaging writing and characters lift this above the typical clichéd story of disabled teens. Heartbreakingly honest." --Kirkus Reviews
"This is a novel about acceptance and moving on when life throws a curveball." --School Library Journal
"Woolston's novel offers intriguing characters, contemporary ethical questions, and a story that will have appeal to a wide range of readers." --Booklist
"Morris Award–winner Woolston (The Freak Observer) forces readers to re-evaluate life's random cruelties and the idea of 'survival,' as she brings her characters to the brink of death, then tosses them back in the water." --Publishers Weekly
