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ME: Evelyn, closeted good girl turned bad.
HIM: Todd, her supposed Friend with Benefits.
THEM: Her cold, distant parents.
IT: The baby that's growing inside her.
When Evelyn decided to piss off her parents with a bad reputation, she wasn't planning to ruin her valedictorian status. She also wasn't planning to fall for Todd-the guy she was just using for sex. And she definitely wasn't planning on getting pregnant. When Todd turns his back on her, Evelyn's not sure where to go. Can a distant mother, a cheating father, an angry best friend, and a (thankfully) loving aunt with adopted daughters of her own help Evelyn make the heart-wrenching decisions that follow?
- Sales Rank: #604470 in eBooks
- Published on: 2013-02-26
- Released on: 2013-02-26
- Format: Kindle eBook
From Booklist
In order to get attention from the Ice Queen (her mother) and The Stranger (her father), Evelyn, a junior in high school, shrugs off her good-girl image for a bad-girl reputation—and ends up pregnant with Todd’s baby. Carter’s debut novel is effectively structured as a series of countdowns: first, the amount of time remaining for Evelyn to decide whether or not to abort; then, the months and days until she delivers. She’s sent to Chicago to live with her aunt Linda, along with her partner, Nora, and their two adopted girls, in a loud, caring, talkative home that’s so different from her own Silent House back in Jacksonville, Florida. Evelyn is bombarded with questions she can’t answer, and her confusion and refusal to face reality or make decisions—and hatred of the bean growing inside her—feels very honest. Carter delves into all sides of the issue and captures the isolation, guilt, and complex boyfriend/friend/family dynamics surrounding teen pregnancy in well-drawn Evelyn. The popular subject matter should resonate with, and interest, many YAs. Grades 9-12, --Ann Kelley
Review
“Evie . . . is the wisest, funniest, most conflicted narrator since Juno. Me, Him, Them, and It ought to be assigned alongside The Scarlet Letter.” ―Patricia McCormick, National Book Award finalist and bestselling author
“Caela Carter paints a raw and unflinching picture of the truth about teen pregnancy--a truth every teen should know . . . Readers looking for a bold and gripping addition to their bookshelf will not be disappointed--and will not be able to put this book down.” ―Jennifer Brown, author of Hate List and Bitter End
“Deftly captures the emotional complexities of teenage pregnancy . . . For readers looking for genres that express the stark realities of life with all their highs and lows, this book will be one to recommend.” ―VOYA
“Breathtaking, brutal, and beautifully real, Carter's debut is stunning.” ―Romantic Times
About the Author
CAELA CARTER is a student at the New School's MFA program, concentrating in writing for children. Currently a middle school librarian, she spent six years teaching, and one summer educating and counseling young mothers and pregnant teenagers. She also writes for Teen Writers Bloc, a blog on children's literature. This is her first novel.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
The topic of teen pregnancy handled perfectly!
By Literary Meanderings
Evelyn used to be a good girl. Then her parents started having problems within their marriage and her father left them. Evelyn became angry and confused. She then made a decision to become the "bad girl" as a means of punishing her parents. Her new bad girl rep includes striving to be labeled as a slut or whore by having sex and making sure everyone knows about it, drinking, doing drugs, partying, and disobeying the rules in general.
Then, the unthinkable happens.
Evelyn is pregnant and must decide what to do about it.
Me, Him Them, and It opens up with Evelyn visiting a Planned Parenthood office, speaking with a counselor named Mary about the fate of the life inside her.
But making a decision is next to impossible for Evelyn, because all she wants is for things to go back to normal.
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Okay, I had some problems with this book. Mainly, the protagonist. If you want a book with an infuriating main character, this is your book. Evelyn is probably my most hated protagonist out of ALL the books I've ever read. I can't even put it into words, it's that bad. This girl takes zero responsibility for her actions. She drinks after she finds out she's pregnant. She tells the fetus she hates it on every other page. She blames the guy who got her pregnant (her "non-boyfriend"), her parents, her friends, the world, but never herself. Not only that, but this girl is startlingly idiotic! Let me show you a few examples via quote:
"I guess all girls who come here are too worked up to read about the various machines that will be shoved up their vaginas in the next few months, no matter which option they choose." (In reference to Mary trying to get her to read pamphlets on pregnancy options.)
The reason Evelyn goes to Planned Parenthood in the first place:
"...a few weeks ago, I was at the beach with Lizzie complaining as usual about the cavernous gap below my shoulders where God forgot to put my boobs."
Her friend then says:
"Yeah, I would've thought you'd fill that bikini out a little better now that you're on the pill."
Then:
"...when I told her I wasn't, she freaked. I wanted a chest, so when she said I could go to Planned Parenthood and get a prescription without even telling my parents..."
"...visions of C-cups bounced in my brain. When I got there, they made me take a blood test, and it said I was already pregnant. The thought had not even occurred to me."
"I got drunk later that night."
"We got s***faced. We stripped down and went swimming in our underwear..."
And yes, there is much more!
"....it showed up and everything sucks. Now, I can't drink; I can't smoke weed; I can't have sex; I think there are kinds of foods I'm not supposed to eat; and there must be other stuff."
"Can I have sex?"
"...like, biologically. Can I have sex?"
"I never thought I could get pregnant. I'm a sack of bones with frizzy hair. I don't even look like anything that could get pregnant."
I think that's enough to give you an idea. She's like this through 90% of the book. The other 10% is her journey of "growth" - which isn't very moving because of the mass amount of stupidity that precedes it.
I think, overall, the impact of this story could've been more powerful had the author timed things a little better. Evelyn's moral revelations came much too late in the book for it to make me see her in a different light; much too late for me to forgive her or be proud of her.
Something I really enjoyed about this novel was the realism. Even though I couldn't stand the protag, I have to say it's, sadly, realistic. Some girls really are this ignorant and uneducated in matters of sex and pregnancy. It's a parent's responsibility to teach their sons and daughters about sex and the repercussions of having it--protected or unprotected, and this is something Evelyn's parents obviously failed in. Which is also, sadly, realistic. Some people would rather bury their head in the sand and remain in denial until it's too late. Ignorance is bliss, right? Until it's not. Discomfort over a conversation about sex seems much easier when you compare it to a conversation about your teenager being pregnant or impregnating someone. Caela Carter captured such a situation quite perfectly.
I can always appreciate an author that has the guts to tackle tough subjects. Teen pregnancy is always going to be one of them. Caela Carter did a fabulous job with it. It was respectfully done, for the most part, and it made for an emotional, moving read. All throughout the novel, Carter kept me guessing as to what Evelyn's final decision would be. I have to admit, I was surprised at what she finally chose to do. I feel like Carter took the road less traveled with her ending, and I like that. Won't spoil it, though. ;)
Overall, I think this book was good. It was hard to put myself in Evelyn's shoes because she was just so ignorant and naïve. I think maybe it's my age kicking in. I am 27 years old, and Evelyn is what, 16? 17? (I don't remember.) It's quite hard for me not to cast myself in a parental sort of role here. I just want to lecture this girl! Anyway, if you can get past her faults, this book is quite enjoyable. It's a journey. It's a lesson. It's emotional and realistic. I think this book will make readers ask themselves many hard questions. What would you do in Evelyn's situation? In the boy who got her pregnant's situation? In her parent's situation? I do recommend this book to teens. It's got some profanity and sexual situations, but it's message is a good one: your actions, such as unprotected sex, have consequences.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
Powerful Teen Voice!
By brownbookworm
Caela Carter's "Me, Him, Them, and It" is a wonderful read. As a middle school librarian, I am always on the hunt for powerful, realistic fiction that captures the teen voice. This book has it. Teens (and people) make stupid decisions, and the main character Evie, gets pregnant. I love the pacing of the novel -- she really considers her options, which cause so much of the early tension in the novel, and after she's made it, the tension ramps up about what she's going to do about it. The second part of the novel is wonderful and diverse. I love Caela's treatment of race and family and making your own family. All in all, without giving away any spoilers, this is a great teen read, and will suck in the reluctant reader.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
3.5/5-a review from Bookworm1858
By bookworm1858
Source: Received an e-ARC via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
For a main character who is supposed to be smart, Evelyn sure is an idiot. In order to get her parents' attention, she decides to become "bad Evelyn." This means partying, drinking, smoking pot, and engaging in repeated acts of unprotected sex. When this unsurprisingly results in pregnancy, she withdraws and tries to ignore it, rejecting talking and making decisions. Once she does decide to carry the baby to term, she continues to reject everyone and avoids making decisions. I know she's in a tough situation and at only sixteen, she's largely incapable of maturity, but I just wanted to slap her at some points. As she grows to realize, she is surrounded by a group of people who will support her, provided she ask for some assistance and shares her feelings. That's ALL she has to do but she's mostly too stupid to do it.
At the beginning of the book, Evelyn is meeting with Mary from Planned Parenthood to discuss her options. She hates her parents: her cheating father who left them and her silent mother, who allowed him to come back for the sake of maintaining appearances. Although she had previously been the model daughter, she had rebelled (with long-term hookup Todd) in order to gain their attention. Her pregnancy is ultimately successful in this goal. After dithering for pages, she decides she still wants to continue to attend school but she does not want any one to know. Thus she moves from Florida to Chicago to live with her beloved Aunt Linda, her partner, and their children. The rest of the book follows Evelyn with them, as she continues to make no decisions or rushes through decisions only to regret them.
Although we have to spend our time in Evelyn's head with all her stupid thoughts, we still get to meet some characters who are actually endearing. Chief among them are Evelyn's adorable cousins Tammy and Cecelia. They are the sweetest cutest little girls and their innocent love and adoration of Evelyn was a much-needed pick-me-up. Another great character was Maryellie, a fellow pregnant student but her boyfriend is actually happy about the baby and her family is rallying around her to help her raise her child.
While I hope this review captures how annoying I found Evelyn, I can easily say that the writing was very engaging and the countdown to birth made the pages turn easily. The additional bright spots of Tammy and Cecelia and basically every character who wasn't Evelyn or the baby father Todd helped me get through the book.
Cover: Hair color and girl made of skin and bones is quite accurate actually so kudos for that-I also love the baby bump drawn on.
Question: I've read a couple of books about teen pregnancy now, always focused on the girl's perspective. Are you familiar with any that focus on the guy's? Or alternate between the two? If so, please leave a recommendation below (even if you didn't like it).
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