A former sci-fi nerd becomes the latest test subject of a terrifying technology she thought existed only on television. When Megan meets LC at a coffee shop, the girls (both Black) develop a friendship almost instantly. Fast forward a few weeks, to LC persuading Megan to take molly at a party. Megan wakes up on the lawn a few hours later—in LC’s body. Naturally, Megan’s parents are alarmed when she shows up on their doorstep, looking like LC but claiming to be Megan. Worse, Megan sees her real body there, at home. She and LC have clearly switched bodies. Megan has nowhere to go, and things are about to get weirder. Quickly seen and arrested on the street by the police, Megan is identified as Jade McCall, a girl who ran away a few months ago. As Megan bides her time living as Jade, with Jade’s anxious, overbearing parents, she pieces together clues about the apparent upheaval to Jade’s life that caused her to run away. But was it actually Jade who ran away, or a third girl—the real LC—in Jade’s body? Why would LC steal Jade’s body in the first place? And is there a way to return everyone to their rightful places? As Megan navigates her unnerving new reality, the reader catches glimpses of LC’s motivations in short, interspersed chapters. On the run herself, LC has utilized the body-swapping technology to survive—regretfully placing Megan and Jade in grave danger as well. Unwilling to trust the police, these three Black girls rely on their own grit and resourcefulness to defeat a powerful opponent. (Ages 13 and older)

A high-stakes, propulsive YA thriller with a body-swap twist thoughtfully exploring themes of friendship and identity, perfect for fans of Tiffany D. Jackson.

Seventeen-year-old Megan Allen has been jumping from friend group to friend group in her high school, trying on identities like outfits. Nothing ever seems to fit--until she meets LC, the adventurous, charismatic girl who appears at her favorite coffee shop one day like magic. Finally, Megan feels like she's becoming the person she's meant to be: someone like LC.

On the night of their friendiversary, what was supposed to be a bonding experience ends in a waking nightmare. Suddenly, Megan is no longer herself. Too late, she realizes that LC has secrets--dangerous ones. Betrayed by her best friend, thrust into another girl's life, and targeted by LC's enemies, she must claim what makes Megan Megan to get her life back . . . or die trying.