As the narration of each chapter alternates between 14-year-old and 17-year-old Devi, the reader gets both the older regretful perspective and the pressure the younger Devi faces as she is given the burden to “fix” the problems looming in her future.Īt the onset of the story, older Devi is likable and relatable in her heartbreak, but, as the novel progresses and she demands more of younger Devi, she quickly loses these characteristics and seems selfish in her attitude towards her younger self. Initially, the story is cute and light as Devi is able to talk to her younger self and explore all the answers to her various “what if” questions. When she rescues the phone, she discovers it will only call and text one person: herself in grade nine. Devi’s wish comes true when her cell phone falls in the fountain of her local mall in Florence, New York. Hurt and angry, Devi wishes she could change her past and erase their relationship. Seventeen-year-old Devorah (Devi) Banks is heartbroken when Bryan, her boyfriend of four years, breaks up with her at the end of her senior year. What, am I going to stay on the phone with some nut job who calls me names? I don’t think so. “Alrighty then.” I press end, turn off the power, and toss the phone back into my bag. “That’s impossible! I’m hanging up!” The phone goes dead. Hotness erupts at the base of my neck and spreads to my cheeks like a bad rash.
“I am Devorah Banks! Just tell me who this is!” What is she talking about? “This is Devorah,” I say slowly.
When you said ‘This is Devorah Banks,’ you meant me, right? As in I’m Devorah Banks? You recognized my voice?” I scrape my hand on a pencil but finally find it. New York, NY: Delacorte Press (Distributed in Canada by Random House of Canada Ltd.), 2010.
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