Thumped

Megan McCafferty’s Bumped series of books are must-read teen dystopian fiction, along with Ally Condie’s Matched series and Veronica Roth’s Divergent trilogy.

Thumped, the sequel to Bumped, manages to be satiric, scary, and romantic at the same time. It continues the story of separated-at-birth twins, Melody and Harmony, girls as engaging as McCafferty’s Jessica Darling. These sisters are the most popular teen girls on the planet. To their fans, they seem to be living ideal lives. Harmony is married to Ram and living in Goodside, the religious community that once meant everything to her. Melody has the genetically flawless Jondoe as her coupling partner, which means money and status—and a bright future.

But both girls are hiding secrets. And they are each pining for the only guys they can’t have…. The biggest risk of all could be to finally tell the truth.

• Separated at Birth Twins: One twin a pious wife in a religious compound, the other a global celebrity. Both are living a lie.
• Forbidden Romance: Each sister is desperately in love with the one person she can never have, forcing them to choose between their hearts and their futures.
• Secrets and Lies: In a futuristic world where teen pregnancy is the ultimate status symbol, the biggest secrets revolve around two pregnancies—one that isn’t real, and one that belongs to the wrong father.
• YA Dystopian Satire: A sharp, witty, and timely look at celebrity culture, reproductive rights, and religious hypocrisy that will keep you turning the pages.

It's been thirty-five weeks since twin sisters Harmony and Melody went their separate ways. Since then, their story has become irresistible to legions of girls: twins separated at birth and living different lives, each due to deliver sets of twins . . . on the same day! In a future where only teens can "bump," or give birth, babies mean money, status, and freedom.

Married to Ram and living in religious Goodside, Harmony spends her time trying to fit back into the community she once loved and believed in. But she can't seem to forget about Jondoe, the guy she fell in love with under the strangest of circumstances.

To her adoring fans, Melody has achieved everything she always wanted: a big, fat contract and a coupling with Jondoe, the hottest bump prospect around. But this image is costing her the one guy she really wants.

Cursed by their own popularity, the girls are obsessively tracked by their millions of fans, who have been eagerly counting down the days to their "Double Double Due Date." Without a doubt, they are two of the most powerful teen girls on the planet, and there's only one thing they could do that would make them more famous than they already are:

Tell the truth.

Praise for BUMPED: “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

Praise for BUMPED: “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

Praise for BUMPED: “Bumped has it all: a fascinating yet frighteningly believable world, seamless world-building, great humor, and sophisticated word play. The book will start many a discussion and, alas, raise more than a few eyebrows. I suspect the mothers will like it just as much as the daughters. Bumped is the ‘breediest’ novel of the year.” - Gabrielle Zevin, author of ELSEWHERE

Praise for BUMPED: “McCafferty proves that dystopias don’t have to be dreary to be provocative.” - Publishers Weekly

Praise for BUMPED: “Sure to keep [readers] thinking.” - Kirkus Reviews

“The well-paced plot and the twins’ alternating narratives will keep readers engaged …. A worthwhile read.” - School Library Journal

“A sparkling, imaginative romp that is nevertheless plenty provocative.” - Kirkus Reviews