What Goes Up

How do you forgive

yourself—and the people you love—when a shocking discovery leads to a huge

mistake? Acclaimed author Christine Heppermann’s novel-in-verse tackles

betrayals and redemption among family and friends with her signature

unflinching—but always sharply witty—style. 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 doesn’t recognize, she’s instantly filled

with regret. What happened the night before? What led her to this place? Was it

her father’s infidelity? Her mother’s 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.

With Poisoned

Apples: Poems for You, My Pretty and Ask Me How I Got

Here, Christine Heppermann established herself as a vital voice in

thought-provoking and powerful feminist writing for teens. Her poetry is

surprising, wry, emotional, and searing. What Goes Up is by

turns a scorchingly funny and a deeply emotional story that asks whether it’s

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 won’t soon forget.