Everyone has a fear of missing out on something-a party, a basketball game, a hangout after school. But, what if it's life that you'll be missing out on?
When Astrid learns that her cancer has returned, she hears about a radical technology called cryopreservation that may allow her to have her body frozen until a future time when-and if-a cure is available. With her boyfriend, Mohit, and her best friend, Chloe, Astrid goes on a road trip in search of that possibility. To see if it's real. To see if it's worth it. For fear of missing out on everything.
"[A] compelling story . . . this provocative twist on a story of life-threatening disease is just one aspect of a powerful account about a teenager's fight to live . . . a unique, fascinating look at treatment choices and the right to die wrapped up in a searing tale of characters brimming with life."
