What Goes Up

How do you forgive yourselfand the people you lovewhen a shocking discovery leads to a huge mistake? Acclaimed author Christine Heppermanns novel-in-verse tackles betrayals and redemption among family and friends with her signature unflinchingbut always sharply wittystyle. For fans of Elana K. Arnold, Laura Ruby, and A. S. King. When Jorie wakes up in the loft bed of a college boy she doesnt recognize, shes instantly filled with regret. What happened the night before? What led her to this place? Was it her fathers infidelity? Her mothers seemingly weak acceptance? Her recent breakup with Ian, the boy who loved her art and supported her through the hardest time of her life? As Jorie tries to reconstruct the events that led her to this point, free verse poems lead the reader through the current morning, as well as flashbacks to her relationships with her parents, her friends, her boyfriend, and the previous night. WithPoisoned Apples: Poems for You, My PrettyandAsk Me How I Got Here,Christine Heppermann established herself as a vital voice in thought-provoking and powerful feminist writing for teens. Herpoetry is surprising, wry, emotional, and searing.What Goes Upis by turns a scorchingly funny and a deeply emotional story that asks whether its possible to support and love someone despite the risk of being hurt. Readers of Laura Ruby, E. K. Johnston, Elana K. Arnold, and Laurie Halse Anderson will find a complicated heroine they wont soon forget.