The future of us both

"Lovely. Both a romantic comedy and a subtle reminder that sometimes we must disconnect to live in the moment." - School and Library Journal.

It's 1996. Josh and Emma have been neighbors and friends their entire lives—until last year, after a movie night to watch Toy Story , everything changed. Since then, things have been a little different between them... Strange would be the best word. Josh has stopped coming to Emma's house, they no longer go to school together, they no longer talk about classes, friends, and crushes; they no longer even communicate through the bathroom window.

But when Emma gets a new computer from her father, Josh gives her an America Online CD-ROM so she can have a few free hours of browsing and create email accounts for herself and her family.

And when Emma signs up for AOL, she automatically accesses Facebook as well... Facebook? In 1996? Facebook hadn't been invented yet, and soon Josh and Emma realize this isn't some computer programming expert's prank: it's the future, and they're reading profiles of friends, family, and themselves fifteen years from now. Relationships, jobs, families, and everyday information—or status updates—are all there. And that's the problem. The future isn't what they imagined, and when they refresh the page, the same dreaded future changes. As they grapple with the ups and downs of life in the future, Emma and Josh are forced to confront what they're doing right—and wrong—in the present. And they understand that every action has a reaction, for better or for worse.

The future of us two is an engaging and reflective book.