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The Here and Now

Ann Brashares

Ages 14–18

Readers rate it 2.6 (19 on Hardcover)

242 pages · Released Apr 8, 2014

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The Here and Now parent’s guide: what’s inside

High confidence

LGBTQ+ themes

Substance use

What it offers

Educational value

A note for parents

The Here and Now is a time-travel romance aimed at older teens that explores themes of duty versus personal choice, sacrifice, and preventing catastrophe. While the future pandemic setting creates some dread and the romantic plot involves rule-breaking and tension, the violence is not graphic and language is mild. The story rewards courage, honesty, and empathy, making it suitable for mature readers aged 14+.

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From the publisher

An unforgettable epic romantic thriller about a girl from the future who might be able to save the world . . . if she lets go of the one thing she’s found to hold on to. Follow the rules. Remember what happened. Never fall in love. This is the story of seventeen-year-old Prenna James, who immigrated to New York w... An unforgettable epic romantic thriller about a girl from the future who might be able to save the world . . . if she lets go of the one thing she’s found to hold on to. Follow the rules. Remember what happened. Never fall in love. This is the story of seventeen-year-old Prenna James, who immigrated to New York when she was twelve. Except Prenna didn’t come from a different country. She came from a different time—a future where a mosquito-borne illness has mutated into a pandemic, killing millions and leaving the world in ruins. Prenna and the others who escaped to the present day must follow a strict set of rules: never reveal where they’re from, never interfere with history, and never, ever be intimate with anyone outside their community. Prenna does as she’s told, believing she can help prevent the plague that will one day ravage the earth. But everything changes when Prenna falls for Ethan Jarves. From Ann Brashares, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series, The Here and Now is thrilling, exhilarating, haunting, and heartbreaking—and a must-read novel of the year.

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  • Community life
  • Juvenile fiction
  • Fiction
  • Interpersonal relations
  • High schools
  • Schools
  • Refugees
  • Time travel
  • New York Times reviewed
  • Unloveable Characters
  • Not Diverse Characters
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ISBN 9780385736800 · Delacorte Press

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