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    Me, Him, Them, and It

    By Caela Carter

    3.5/5

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    ME: Evelyn, closeted good girl turned bad.
    HIM: Todd, her supposed Friend with Benefits.
    THEM: Her cold, distant parents.
    IT: The baby that's growing inside her.

    When Evelyn decided to piss off her parents with a bad reputation, she wasn't planning to ruin her valedictorian status. She also wasn't planning to fall for Todd-the guy she was just using for sex. And she definitely wasn't planning on getting pregnant. When Todd turns his back on her, Evelyn's not sure where to go. Can a distant mother, a cheating father, an angry best friend, and a (thankfully) loving aunt with adopted daughters of her own help Evelyn make the heart-wrenching decisions that follow?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
    Release dateFeb 26, 2013
    ISBN9781619630093
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    Me, Him, Them, and It
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    Caela Carter

    Caela Carter is a writer and an educator. She is a graduate of the New School’s MFA program in writing for children. She has written three books for middle grade readers: One Speck of Truth, My Life with the Liars, and Forever, or a Long, Long Time, which received three starred reviews, among other accolades. Caela lives in Brooklyn with her family. You can visit her online at www.caelacarter.com.

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    • 4/5
      the style of the book was fantastic, but the character was lacking in...everything. it was like she was asleep the whole time. I kept waiting for her to have a revelation and just do something proactive for once, but she did not. As a role model for teens, she would be terrible, really, the worst, but it was good book to read.
    • 5/5
      I'm all up in my feelings right now, and probably shouldn't write this review, but I can't stop myself. Evelyn; or Evie is your basic 16-year-old. She's testing the waters, went from Goody-two-shoes, to "Bad Evie" all to try and punish her cold and distant parents. But things, of course, bite her in the butt when she finds out that she is pregnant.

      This is one teen pregnancy book that I feel really truly got the thoughts of a pregnant teen down. From not wanting to think about it to almost loving it and wanting to keep it, to finally making a decision that is best for everyone involved. Though I was upset with how Evie made that decision, I understood it. She was scared, even if she wouldn't admit it to herself or anyone else; you could just feel it in the writing.
      The last few chapters had me in tears, because I knew after the rash decision she made how she would feel. And of course, this is what happened. Though the ending wrapped everything up in a great little bow, I am glad to see that Evie grew so much during her senior year.

    • 3/5
      I've read many books regarding teen pregnancy, but this one was unique in many ways. Evelyn's family life is falling apart after her father cheats on her mother, and her mother is as absent as ever. Evelyn decides to give up the good catholic girl persona to become a "bad girl" and although the reality is that she's now named the school slut, she has only been with one person, worse though she got knocked up and the baby's daddy isn't even her boyfriend. Evelyn goes through up and downs of deciding what to do with an unplanned and unwanted pregnancy. She goes off to her favorites aunt's house because she dosen't want anyone to know about her pregnancy, even her best friend, but keeping secrets, especially secrets this big from the people she loves leads to disasterous consequences. Me, Him, Them, and It was a good book regarding teenage pregnancy, I just didn't love it like everyone else did. Evelyn aggravted me at times with her thoughts about the baby, and maybe it's just because i'm at the point in my life where kids are a reality and knowing the struggles some people have to get pregnant makes situations like this extremely fustrating to me. Overall, I did think it was a decent story, but just didn't have the same feelings of elation towards it that everyone else did.
    • 4/5
      While the synopsis and promos for Caela Carter's debut do reference the more commonly known teenage mother bits of popular culture (Teen Mom, Juno, and Secret Life of the American Teenager), it was something else that drew me to this. George Ella Lyon's release, Holding on to Zoe from July also featured a teenage mother. Jules, from Lyon's novel, and Evelyn definitely react to their pregnancies differently but both are from less than ideal family situations. I was interested in seeing what Evelyn's tension with her family brought to this story.There's a depth to the story thanks to Evelyn's relationship with her parents, with Todd, with her best friend Lizzie and with her aunt and her family. Through the way the story is told, in a mostly chronological fashion, but sometimes diverging to bring in key stories or facts, we find out how everyone got to be how they all are with each other.Readers see not only how Evelyn got pregnant, but also some why, as well.Me, Him, Them & It is obviously a story about a teenage girl who gets pregnant but it's also very much about the relationships in her life. How they're maybe played a part in her getting pregnant and then how they're effected by her pregnancy.I really love that the story is able to focus on Evelyn, her being pregnant, yet the characters and their interactions is also fantastic. With Me, Him, Them & It it's not a one or the other type of story. One side doesn't suffer for the sake of the other, both things can be equally amazing and equally at the forefront.It makes for one very enjoyable story.Evelyn doesn't get all mushy on her potential baby, she's not completely scientific, she isn't removed. There's an interesting balance that while, almost, odd at times, felt real. Evelyn is a confused sixteen-year-old girl and the text of novel reflected that.Both the characters and the story are great and kept me reading page after page. (egalley received from publisher for review)
    • 4/5
      Due to copy and paste, formatting has been lost.I've been absolutely salivitating for Me, Him, Them and It ever since I first heard about it. I contacted reps, I checked out netgalley, I tracked the release date. I knew, I just knew that this was going to be one of those life-changing books that rip a piece of you out and keep it. And it was! But it was also one of the most true to life pregnancy books that I've ever read-- maybe even the only pregnancy book I've ever read, but who knows!All that matters is that I really liked it. I truly did. I loved all of the character relationships-- they were very well done, and even though Evelyn could be a little silent, I liked her too. Evelyn and her parents, Evelyn and Lizzie and Maryellie? I think that they all reacted and interacted perfectly for the situations that they were in. That was honestly my favorite part-- it seemed really realistic, and even though there was a million things going on at any given time, it all just worked.Being a pregnant teenager is hectic, I'm sure! Especially if you don't want anyone to know, but you're unsure what you really want to do. Crazy, honestly! I can't even imagine that...actually, I can. And it looks a lot like Evelyn's story, except I'm positive that some of my decisions would have been different. Evelyn is the only thing about Me, Him, Them and It that truly upset me. Most of the time I liked her, but towards the end she just started freaking out, and she did some things that really made me upset. And it gave us a quasi-sad ending....sigh.But other than that, this really was a terrific book! I feel like all the confusion that the reader feels for Evelyn is completely true to life, and that the portrayal of pregnancy is realistic. It's more like Juno, LOL! Caela Carter does a really good job of running us through all of the emotions of a pregnant teenager without going all gross on us. PLUS, she gives us a little bit of humor throughout.All in all, I really liked Me, Him, Them and It. I think that it'll be one of my favorite issue books for a long time, because of the accurate portrayal of teen pregnancy and the feelings that come with it.
    • 4/5
      I had an interesting reading experience while reading Me, Him, Them, and It. I am not really well-versed in pregnancy books, having only read a grand total of two including this one, but both I've read have seemed fairly realistic in terms of their portrayal of what the main characters are going through. But Me, Him, Them, and It isn't just a pregnancy book, and calling it that does it a bit of a disservice; there are a lot of other issues surrounding Evelyn and the people in her life, which meant that the pregnancy wasn't the only "big deal", if you will.Before I get into anything else, let me state up front that I did not get along well at all with Evelyn. She makes a lot of terrible choices (not the least of which is getting pregnant as a teen) that really turn her into someone quite unlikeable. She has a severe lack of good judgement; she is another case of a girl with brains who has no common sense. Throughout the book she chooses to ignore things she really needs to be thinking about and making decisions on. She pushes everyone away from her, too, which makes things even harder. And she comes across as rude and short-tempered for much of the book, which just further grates on the reader.That being said, the issues portions of this book were spot-on and really wonderfully written. Evelyn spends much of this book in turmoil; her parents don't speak to each other and she's grown up in what she calls the "Silent House". This silence transfers over to her interactions with nearly everyone, including her best friend, Lizzie. It was hard for me to relate to Evelyn because, while I might keep some things inside, and it's not like I talk my head off, I'm never as silent as she is for much of the story. It takes her ver loving aunt Linda, Linda's partner, Nora, and their two adoptive daughters to really pull Evelyn out of her shell and make her a sort of normally-functioning human. A lot of this book focuses on the importance of communicating your feelings with people, especially when you are angry with them and really need to hash everything out in order to move on.I really loved Evelyn's Chicago family, who she spends her junior year with in order to hide her pregnancy. I loved how Linda and Nora slowly got her talking and interacting, and I especially enjoyed reading Evelyn's conversations with her young cousins, Tammy and Cecilia. But even when she begins talking, she still refuses to focus on the real issue: the fact that she is pregnant and needs to decide what to do about the baby. I don't want to spoil the ultimate outcome, because Evelyn goes through several different choices, and while she isn't always making said choices the best way, I, personally, was pleased with her ultimate choice. And I shall say no more about that.If you're looking for a really well done book dealing with the subject of teen pregnancy, then you should definitely pick up Me, Him, Them, and It. While Evelyn is not exactly the best character ever, her feelings and choices were ultimately very realistic and true to the problems she faces. I very much enjoyed the realistic portrayal of both her and the adults in her life, and appreciated the thoughtful approach the author took with the difficult subject matter.An e-galley was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
    • 5/5
      Me, Him, Them and It is definitely one of the best books I've read that takes on teen pregnancy. Caela Carter tackles the subject with a careful hand, and while it can be said that she pushes her heroine, Evelyn, in some directions more than others, I felt that the novel presents a well-rounded and realistic portrayal of a teen faced with an unexpected pregnancy.Evelyn is a smart girl who makes some reckless decisions in an attempt to both punish and draw the attention of her very absent parents. While she used to have a relatively strong relationship with her father and at least a passably good relationship with her mother, that all changed when her father had an affair. Instead of her parents splitting up, her mother decided to take her father back and stay together, but things are far from normal. The house is always tense and silent and Evelyn rarely see her parents who are so busy avoiding each other they forget she's even around.Evelyn takes what one might consider the stereotypical route and begins rebelling. She quits her extracurriculars, starts lying, distances herself from her friends, and decides to lose herself in meaningless sex. Except for what starts out as meaningless sex turns into more when Evelyn finds herself falling for Todd. And then finds herself pregnant.One of my favorite aspects of Me, Him, Them and It is how real Evelyn felt. There are moments when she's brave, moments of realization, and moments of undeniable immaturity. At first, she's terrified of what will happen to her life and what people will think of her. Not only is she pregnant, but she doesn't have a boyfriend, which she knows will create all kinds of gossip. Her aunt, who she looks up to and considers one of the only reliable adults in her life, lives far away and has no idea how much she's changed and Evelyn fears disappointing her. Along with the fear of what others will think, come Evelyn's fears about losing her freedom, gaining weight, her grades slipping, and her entire future. Overwhelmed, Evelyn shuts down and attempts to push all the decisions regarding the pregnancy and the baby onto her parents and every other adult she comes in contact with. But the author doesn't let Evelyn off the hook that easily, which I feel is extremely important. Evelyn's mother would be more than happy to make all the decisions, but she doesn't. Instead, she stresses to Evelyn how important it is that she make the decisions because, ultimately, it is her life and no body can live it for her. This doesn't mean that our heroine is left all alone to figure things out, after all, she's only sixteen. There are many great secondary characters that form a support system for Evelyn that are integral to her decision making process.In addition to Evelyn's parents, she also gains insight from her aunt, her partner, a counselors, and doctors. Despite her negative view of her parents, it's clear that they care a great deal for her and, though they've both made mistakes, are determined to be there for her no matter how she decides to proceed. Evelyn's aunts, who she lives with during the decision making process, are a fantastic support system, as one provides much needed understanding and the other provides structure, while they both provide plenty of love. One character who is notably absent from the decision making process is the baby's father, Todd. While he does have some input, more or less saying that the decision is completely Evelyn's and that he doesn't want to participate in the baby's life if she chooses to keep it, he is otherwise absent when it comes to the pregnancy. I came to appreciate this detail as Evelyn struggled internally with her feelings for Todd and the idea of the baby being a catalyst for them to start a family. I'm so glad that Todd wasn't physically near Evelyn as she sorted through her options because it would have been entirely too easy for her to succumb to that fantasy, but it was fantasy and his distance allowed her to see that.I also appreciated that Me, Him, Them and It touched on every available option to consider when faced with an unexpected pregnancy and the pros and cons. Adoption, both open and closed, teen parenthood, alone and with help or the father, and abortion are all discussed and explored. Furthermore, Planned Parenthood, religion, and family opinion are all considered. I truly felt that all options were fairly represented.In the end, I feel that Evelyn not only made an educated decision, she also made the decision that was best for her. Of course, I can't say much more without spoiling the ending, but had come a long way by the conclusion of the novel. Her situation, though not ideal, forced her to think about her future, change her lifestyle, and her take some time away from a pretty unhealthy environment to figure things out. Though the novel did wrap up neatly, I wasn't left feeling that things were too calm or perfect. The Evelyn at the end of Me, Him, Them and It is clearly different than the one at the beginning and that, for me, allowed for a satisfying conclusion.