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Glory O'Brien's History of the Future
Glory and her best friend Ellie find a bat that seems dead but not decayed, frozen in time. So they drink its blood, as you do, and it gives them the ability to see peoples' pasts and futures. Glory lives with her depressed dad--her mom died when Glory was small. Her friend Ellie lives on a commune across the street. It's a friendship that's falling apart. While Glory seeks more out of life after graduation, Ellie is content with boys.
Because of the weird bat, Glory sees a dystopian future where a small minority of ignorant men attempt to start a New America which sends Equal Rights back to the Dark Ages--and Glory's descendants may be the warriors who fight this civil war.
As Glory tries to figure out if her mother's fate might be her own, Glory realizes her own history is built on the choices she makes.
This is a weird--in a good way--story, about growing up and friendship and the uncertainty of the future.