Ask Me How I Got Here

Heppermann, Christine. Ask Me How I Got Here. 2016. 225p. ISBN 978-0-06-238795-0. Available at FIC HEP on the library shelves

Addie runs for her Catholic school’s cross-country team, and she is really good. In fact, Addie has always been running forward, with the future in sight. A running scholarship to a University. A beautiful life and a dedicated boyfriend. But all of this falls apart when she discovers that she is pregnant. Suddenly, her whole world changes and a hard decision must be made. Addie has an abortion, but the consequences of her decision affects the rest of her school year, including her desire to run. Can she reconnect with herself?

Told in verse, Addie walks the reader through her experience, from meeting her new boyfriend to the abortion itself. The end of her relationship with Nick, and the blooming of another relation with Juliana, who is also a survivor, opens the door to new experiences and to a rediscovery of self. Fans of poetry and tragedies will enjoy this fast read.