In einer nahen Zukunft macht ein Virus, der alle über achtzehn Jahre Unfruchtbaren befällt, Teenager zu den begehrtesten Mitgliedern der Gesellschaft. Potenzielle Eltern liefern sich verzweifelte Bietergefechte um 'Empfängnisverträge' mit den wünschenswertesten Mädchen. Diese futuristische Darstellung von Teenagerschwangerschaften untersucht scharf und humorvoll die ethischen Zwickmühlen, gesellschaftlichen Veränderungen und persönlichen Dilemmata in dieser radikal veränderten Welt. Die Erzählungen sind fesselnd, nachdenklich stimmend und erschreckend plausibel.
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.