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“A warm, wonderful (and hilarious!) story about learning to be your own hero.
I h this book like crazy!!!!” —Lauren Myracle, author of Peace, Love and Baby Ducks
 
Devi’s life isn’t turning out at all like she wanted. She wasted three years going out with Bryan—cute, adorable, break-your-heart Bryan. Devi let her friendships fade, blew off studying, didn’t join any clubs . . . and since Bryan broke up with her right before senior prom, she has nothing left. Not even a working cell phone—she dropped hers in the mall fountain. Now it only calls one number . . . her number. At age fourteen, three years ago!
           
Once Devi gets over the shock—and convinces her younger self that she isn’t some wacko—she realizes that she’s been given an awesome gift. She can tell herself all the right things to do . . . because she’s already done the wrong ones! If freshman Devi takes her advice, they can hold on to their friends, get into a good—no, incredible—college, be an extracurricular superstar, and most importantly, spare themselves the heartbreak of Bryan! Fourteen-year-old Devi isn’t so sure, though. She likes Bryan. She’s happy. But who better to listen to than your future self . . . right?
© Heather Waraksa
Sarah Mlynowski is the author of the Magic in Manhattan and Whatever After series, as well as Gimme a Call, Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn't Have), Milkrun, and more. Her books have been translated into more than 20 languages. Sarah was born in Montreal but lives and writes in New York City. View titles by Sarah Mlynowski

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“A warm, wonderful (and hilarious!) story about learning to be your own hero.
I h this book like crazy!!!!” —Lauren Myracle, author of Peace, Love and Baby Ducks
 
Devi’s life isn’t turning out at all like she wanted. She wasted three years going out with Bryan—cute, adorable, break-your-heart Bryan. Devi let her friendships fade, blew off studying, didn’t join any clubs . . . and since Bryan broke up with her right before senior prom, she has nothing left. Not even a working cell phone—she dropped hers in the mall fountain. Now it only calls one number . . . her number. At age fourteen, three years ago!
           
Once Devi gets over the shock—and convinces her younger self that she isn’t some wacko—she realizes that she’s been given an awesome gift. She can tell herself all the right things to do . . . because she’s already done the wrong ones! If freshman Devi takes her advice, they can hold on to their friends, get into a good—no, incredible—college, be an extracurricular superstar, and most importantly, spare themselves the heartbreak of Bryan! Fourteen-year-old Devi isn’t so sure, though. She likes Bryan. She’s happy. But who better to listen to than your future self . . . right?

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© Heather Waraksa
Sarah Mlynowski is the author of the Magic in Manhattan and Whatever After series, as well as Gimme a Call, Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn't Have), Milkrun, and more. Her books have been translated into more than 20 languages. Sarah was born in Montreal but lives and writes in New York City. View titles by Sarah Mlynowski

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