If that sounds like you, you're probably going to enjoy Natasha Friend's latest book and YA debut, For Keeps. Like Rory and Lux, Josie Gardner's mother is roughly sixteen years older than her. But unlike Lux, her mother Kate never gave her up for adoption, thus allowing daughter and former teen parent to have unspeakably close bonds and the ability for guys in town to view her mom as a bit of a MILF. Josie grew up never knowing about her father. All she knows is that he moved away after finding out that her mom was pregnant with her, and that her mom never heard anything else afterwards. Kate is touchy about her past, we learn, as she freaks out in the grocery store upon realizing that her former boyfriend and the father of her child's parents are on the other side of the aisle. She hasn't seen or heard from them in since Josie's conception.
Suddenly, there's a real possibility that Josie could get to know her other set of grandparents, and even her father. And everything's up in question.
This intergenerational story set in Western Mass (which I appreciate, having grown up there) has massive appeal for daughter and mothers alike. I don't want to reveal anything else about the book, but by the lead in you can tell that this is a year that has some major changes in store for Josie. Definitely recommended reading for anyone currently enjoying Life Unexpected or former GG fanatics.
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