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Rules for 50/50 Chances, by Kate McGovern
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Seventeen-year-old Rose Levenson has a decision to make: Does she want to know how she's going to die? Because when Rose turns eighteen, she can take the test that tells her if she carries the genetic mutation for Huntington's disease, the degenerative condition that is slowly killing her mother.
With a fifty-fifty shot at inheriting her family's genetic curse, Rose is skeptical about pursuing anything that presumes she'll live to be a healthy adult-including her dream career in ballet and the possibility of falling in love. But when she meets a boy from a similarly flawed genetic pool and gets an audition for a dance scholarship across the country, Rose begins to question her carefully laid rules.
Rules for 50/50 Chances, by Kate McGovern- Amazon Sales Rank: #224697 in Books
- Published on: 2015-11-24
- Released on: 2015-11-24
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.44" h x 1.15" w x 5.85" l, 1.00 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 352 pages
From School Library Journal Gr 9 Up—Rose has been dealing with her mother's Huntington's disease diagnosis since she was 12, and now that she looks toward college and adult life, she wonders if she will suffer the same fate. When she turns 18, she is legally allowed to take the genetic test that will give her an answer, which she thinks she needs in order to decide what choices to make about a career and family. Meeting Caleb at an event to raise money for genetic research throws a wrench in her thought process, as he lives with no fear of developing the sickle-cell disease that torments his sisters and mother. As they fall in love, Caleb shows Rose that life is about taking risks and following passions and that a test result that clears her of risk wouldn't promise safety or happiness, while one that predicted a painful degeneration would stop the indecisive Rose in her tracks. This evenly paced story is a balance between Rose and Caleb's romance and Rose's difficulties with her family, including her mother's often frustrating symptoms. Caleb is the most interesting of the characters, with a unique history and a more developed personality than the others. While this doesn't stand out from other titles about teens dealing with family illness or interracial relationships, the focus on Rose's indecisiveness and fears should appeal to fans of Gayle Forman's If I Stay (Dutton, 2009) and Lauren Oliver's Before I Fall (HarperCollins, 2010). VERDICT A general purchase for YA collections looking to beef up their teary realistic fiction sections.—Kerry Sutherland, Akron-Summit County Public Library, OH
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Rules for 50/50 Chances:
"This standout contemporary read should have wide appeal." ―Booklist
"McGovern skillfully engages with questions of fate, choice, and truly terrible luck." ―Publishers Weekly
"Readers will stick with Rose through her dilemma―and her decision―rooting for her to make the choice that’s right for her. " ―Horn Book
"Rose’s story is realistic and well drawn. Rose is amazingly mature and responsible, but she can be self-centered, obsessive, and impulsive. In other words, she is a very typical teenager faced with an extraordinary circumstance. This book is a solid addition to any library." ―VOYA
"A page-turning portrayal of living at risk for Huntington's disease, rich with the complex layers of tormented indecision that come with genetic screening. Would you want to know? A great read." ―Lisa Genova, New York Times bestselling author of Still Alice and Inside the O'Briens
About the Author Kate McGovern has taught theatre and language arts to middle schoolers in Boston, New York, and London. A graduate of Yale and Oxford, she currently lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where she was born and raised. Rules for 50/50 Chances is her first novel.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Stunning Debut Novel By E.D. RULES FOR 50/50 CHANCES is YA realism at its best: a moving story with a fascinating central character facing a life-altering decision. Rose's mother has Huntington's disease, and Rose must decide whether to get the genetic test that determines if she will inherit the disease. Beautifully voiced, gorgeously written. The interracial romance is fresh and well crafted, too -- and who doesn't love a cross country train trip? I can see RULES becoming an instant classic with wide appeal, a la THE FAULT IN OUR STARS. I cannot recommend this book highly enough!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Tackles difficult, real-life topics with poise, wisdom, and cultural sensitivity By Karielle @ Books à la Mode Rose Levenson lives by four rules:1. Don't make plans you can't keep.The Huntington's disease gene she has a 50% chance of having inherited from her progressively ailing mother is set in stone. Her mother will die from it, and Rose can see every day her condition getting worse—as for herself, she either has it, or she doesn't. Regardless, it seems like her fate is already written in the stars; what's the point of planning out a future, if by adulthood, she may not even be healthy enough to enjoy it?2. Falling in love confuses everything (so don't do it).Enter Caleb Franklin, a boy who understands what it's like to suffer under the weight of a genetic disorder, a boy from a completely different background, the first boy she's ever felt worthy enough of breaking her second rule.While Rose and Caleb's budding relationship is nowhere near consuming or romantic—it just fell a little flat for me—I found Caleb to be a fascinating choice of love interest. McGovern intelligently explores race and class differences in a mature way, rather than solely throwing them in as character devices (aka "that one black friend") as I've seen other YA novels do. I totally appreciate how she doesn't gloss over Caleb's African-American background; she incorporates its relevance into his relationship with Rose, while carefully avoiding anything too political or current to make everything COMPLETELY about race. Because that's really not the point; the point is that race isn't something that can be ignored or glossed over, because it does make a different in real life, despite what white privilege will insist. White privilege isn't just about white people having it better than black people, etc., but the inability for non-minorities to recognize that this sort of stratification exists. McGovern handles this so gracefully and naturally, without being preachy; I've never seen it done in YA (that isn't primarily about race) before.What's so conflicting about my opinions overall is that I found Rules for 50/50 Chances to be stunningly realistic and layered, but just couldn't stand Rose, our protagonist. For me to grow attached to a story relies heavily on a likable—if not relatable—narrator, and unfortunately Rose is my biggest quip about this entire book. I understand that her characterization was fully intentional on McGovern's part, especially since Rose's main flaws are pointed out by many of the secondary characters and eventually self-realized, but sludging through her narrow-minded first-person narrative was a little too irritating for me.It isn't that she's particularly bratty or stupid or mean, but she's one of those types who wallows in her own pity—in this case, due to her genetic "curse" as she calls it, completely pulling the "you just don't know how I feel!" card at every instance, without leaving much room to understand that other people, in fact, also have issues, even if not the exact same as her own. There's one scene where Caleb, the love interest, calls Rose "exhausting," and that's exactly how I feel about her: tiring, drawn-out, worthy of eye rolls. It takes her a long, long time to figure this out, but when she finally does, I felt like the book finally redeemed itself.3. Knowledge is power.The novelty of the book's plot is something to praise, for sure. I wasn't even certain what Huntington's disease was before I read this book, so it was both an educational, and emotionally charged account on how it could affect a teenager's life, even before symptoms show.The difficulty of living with a 50/50 chance for inheriting a degenerative disease is expertly illustrated from Rose's point of view. It isn't so much the misfortune of the disease itself, but rather a matter of knowing and not-knowing: a lifetime of uncertainty. This is mainly the reason why Rose is convinced that she needs to take the test to find out whether she carries the gene or not as soon as she turns eighteen. It's not HD she's concerned over, because she knows well too much about it already, watching it eat away at her mother every day. Rather, being kept in the dark is what she can't stand.Rules for 50/50 Chances won't sugar-coat anything. From the frankness of dialogue between family members and friends, and the way Huntington's manifests uglily in her own mother, it gives you an honest, oftentimes abrasive account of Rose's life, which is already hard considering she's a senior in high school. To me, the plot about her ballet career and college decisions fell to the backdrop because the primary issues with Caleb and with her taking the genetic test took center stage. While not always pretty, teenage relationships and degenerative diseases are portrayed with extraordinary authenticity here.4. Rules are meant to be broken.As Rose slowly tests herself through the hardships of competing for a ballet scholarship, the acknowledgment of her genetic results, and through the turmoil of working out her first love—and heartbreak—she learns that everyone has their own problems, not exclusively herself. Soon, she finds herself breaking all her previous, pristinely set rules, and in this way, she discovers that everyone's human and that pain is not measurable on a spectrum; no one has it more or less "worse" than anyone else just because of superficial reasons.It definitely took Rose a long time to come to this conclusion, but when she finally did, I felt triumphant. I honestly didn't enjoy this book to this extent until the last few chapters because it seemed to drag on and on with Rose complaining about this and that, but the ending was definitely worth it.Amazingly, while the main characters are hard to relate to, the book itself isn't. Rose isn't the most sympathetic or level-headed character, but McGovern approaches this complex dilemma richly and with emotional resonance.I learned a lot from this book, not only about race and difficult relationships and difficult genes, but also general astute observations from Rose's everyday life, from the lessons she learns during auditioning for her ballet scholarship, to her mom's passion for trains, which she also shares. I feel like this is the kind of book I would have loved to have read in middle school—and I don't say that to lower the audience age or cheapen its poignance; I only mean that it's an incredibly eye-opening and grounded account that has the power to vastly change the way most people think.Pros: Plot, characters, and relationships are very lifelike and well-written // McGovern's prose flows naturally and swiftly; she is obviously a talented storyteller // I learned a lot about Huntington's disease and trains (look up the California Zephyr if you don't already know what it is) // Overall narrative contains sophistication and self-awareness, despite Rose's lack thereof // Rose's family dynamic is beautiful and diverse; we experience the touching highs and all the dysfunctional lows // Ending ties everything together beautifully, and actually is the saving grace considering how prolonged Rose's petty narrative is, priorCons: Rose is not the easiest character to like and relate to (condescending towards her friends, short-sighted, self-pitying) // There isn't anything romantic or clever about Rose and Caleb's relationship; it kind of just happensVerdict: Kate McGovern tackles tough topics like genetic diseases, race and class issues, the ugliness of growing up, and the uncertainty—and blessing—of not knowing, with poise, wisdom, and cultural sensitivity in her debut novel. This is the kind of YA book I would like to turn back time and give to my adolescent self: fairly clean, but far from naïve; never happy-go-lucky, but still optimistic. It taught me a lot, and made me reflect a lot, and I think teenagers of all ages and reading levels will feel the same way. Rules of 50/50 Chances challenges perceptions and preconceptions, depicts a genetic disease that is as rarely informed on as it is hideous, and demonstrates that love, whether romantic or familial, is never as tidy or as faultless as it seems—even in a young adult novel. While I did find Rose's character to be a headache as a whole, the uncommon yet well-executed plot will stick with me forever. Mindful, mature, and genuine to its core, 50/50 Chances is a book you should 100% take a chance on.Rating: 7 out of 10 hearts (3.5 stars): Not perfect, but overall enjoyable; would recommend, but borrow a copy before you buy!Source: Complimentary copy provided by publicist in exchange for an honest and unbiased review (thank you, Goldberg McDuffie Communications!).
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. and was thoroughly pleased with this read By Kheat04 I tend to read non-fiction. I wasn't sure what to expect from reading my second YA novel, and was thoroughly pleased with this read. The story weaves together some very thought-provoking and challenging themes, including family and health, adolescence, and choice. The aspect of choice was particularly important in this story, and I found it really engaging and making me wonder about my own decisions.At times I found Rose's crisis, or perception of crisis, to not always feel like something I could believe or feel was realistic. So I asked one of my colleagues whose relative had Huntington's disease, and had two sons aged 18 and 22. She described in great detail the challenge and psychological impact the question had for the two sons. It gave me a deeper perspective on how this situation and decision impacts a teenager and his or her life, and a sense of how well the author really does capture Rose's dilemma.I'm giving this book 5 stars because the story and characters really captivated me, and made me really think about what it would be like to be Rose.
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