En un futuro cercano, un virus ha dejado infértil a toda persona mayor de dieciocho años, convirtiendo a los adolescentes en los miembros más codiciados de la sociedad. Los futuros padres participan en desesperadas guerras de ofertas por 'contratos de concepción' con las chicas más deseables. Esta visión futurista del embarazo adolescente explora de manera aguda y humorística los dilemas éticos, los cambios sociales y los conflictos personales en este mundo radicalmente alterado. Las narrativas son cautivadoras, reflexivas y espeluznantemente plausibles.
In 2036 New Jersey, when teens are expected to become fanatically religious wives and mothers or high-priced surrogettes for couples made infertile by a widespread virus, sixteen-year-old identical twins Melody and Harmony find in one another the courage to believe they have choices.
"Melody and Harmony are twins who were separated at birth and lived different lives - but who are each due to deliver sets of twins on the same day. In a future where only teens can "bump", or give birth, babies mean money, status, and freedom. Cursed by their own popularity, the girls are obsessively tracked by their millions of fans, who have been eagerly counting down the days to the births. Without a doubt they are two of the most powerful pregnant teens on the planet, and there's only one thing they could do that would make them more famous than they already are - tell the truth"--Jacket.