Bumped

//Bumped// by Megan McCafferty

One of those dystopias with a female protagonist! But this one was a little different. With everyone over 18 infertile, teenage girls are paid for getting pregnant, and it's the 'in' fashion to wear fake baby bumps and things. As I recall, it was a bit more light-hearted than your typical dystopia. Not that it wasn't clearly dystopic! I was looking __#|forward__ to the sequel. I'll have to look that up. I gave it 4 stars on Goodreads at the time I read it. - Jan 2013, Julie - Nashua PL The sequel/conclusion (Thumped) was okay, except riddled with typos and with a glaring quidditch error! Dude, if you think beaters throw quaffles, then you need to not include quidditch in your book! - Feb 2013 - Julie A.

I __#|agree__, light-hearted. I think I prefer the "heavier" ones because I only gave it 2 stars on Goodreads. I just read the second one, //Thumped//, and also gave it 2 stars. I wished there was more to the plot. - Cristy Smith, Pembroke Academy

This was a bit more light-hearted, which may be a good introduction to teens who haven't dipped into dystopian novels yet. I think the pregnancy aspect will really grab teen's attention. It seemed a bit ridiculous, but I thought it was a great read. **Brittany Moore - Hall Memorial Library**