Schroeder, Lisa. (2011). The day before. New York: Simon Pulse. Sixteen-year-old Amber's life was almost perfect until a couple of years ago when she discovered that she was accidentally switched with another baby at birth. Now, her birth parents have filed and won a lawsuit that allows them to share custody of Amber. Tomorrow she is supposed to leave her Oregon home to live with her birth parents in Texas for six months. She decides to spend the day at the Oregon Coast Aquarium and at the beach itself. While looking at the exhibits, she meets Cade, a young man with secrets of his own. They spend an extraordinary together, trying to experience the now and not think about the future or the past.
This novel in verse features two interesting teens, a beautiful setting, and all the emotions that surge forth when it seems as though all you may have is one day together.
