The Here and Now by Ann Brashares256 Pages
Ann Brashares returns to young adult fiction with the story of Prenna James who is part of a group of people that have escaped a bleak future to our present. Prenna's future is a world where a mosquito borne illness has become a pandemic killing millions. The past is this group's refuge as long as the follow a strict set of rules including never reveal where they're from, never interfere with history, and never, ever be intimate with anyone outside their community. However, Prenna falls for Ethan Jarves, a boy in her class and finds that the rules may have to be broken to save the world.
A good read for the young adult reader, a little light on content for the adult reader, Brashares' latest should prove to be a popular choice of those who like the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series.
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