352 pages |Paperback

A fresh new paperback look for #1New York Timesbestselling author Julie Murphys stunning debut about a teen who is diagnosed with leukemia and creates a take-no-prisoners bucket list that sets off a war at schoolonly to find out shes gone into remission.

What if youd been living your life as if you were dyingonly to find out you had your whole future ahead of you?

When sixteen-year-old Alice is diagnosed with leukemia, her prognosis is grim. To maximize the time she does have, she vows to spend her final months righting wrongshowever she sees fit. She convinces her friend Harvey, who she knows has always had feelings for her, to help her with a bucket list thats as much about revenge (humiliating her ex-boyfriend and getting back at her archnemesis) as it is about hope (doing something unexpectedly kind for a stranger). But just when Alices scores are settled, she goes into remission.

Now Alice is forced to face the consequences of all that shes said and done, as well as her true feelings for Harvey. But has she done irreparable damage to the people around herand to the one person who matters most?

Julie MurphysSide Effects May Varyis a fearless and moving tour de force about love, life, and facing your own mortality.