Carter Cohen should be 22-except every year, right before his 17th birthday, he loops back to being 16 again, with no memory of anything that happened the year prior.
And this year, like each one before it, on the morning of his 16th birthday, Carter wakes excited for his birthday. He's ready to get his driver's license, his little brother's not hogging the bathroom, and, man, something smells good for breakfast…
But when Carter bounds downstairs, Mom bursts into tears. It happened again. It's Carter's 16th birthday-for the sixth time. Every time he's supposed to turn 17, he loops back a year. His memory gets wiped clean, his body ages backward-the rest of the world moves on, just not him.
Maggie Spear, on the other hand, has been dreading this day ever since she and Carter started dating. When she spies him in the halls and he doesn't seem to know her at all, it's obvious that it's over between them. She can't be in a relationship with someone who is just going to forget her again and again. Since Carter doesn't remember that they're together, then it's probably better if she just pretends that they never were.
Except Carter senses that there's more to their story than Maggie's letting on, and Maggie's keeping secrets of her own-but in the process of trying to let the other go, they find themselves falling in love all over again.
With Maggie soon leaving for college and Carter's birthday quickly coming around again, will they be able to find a forever that isn't stuck at 16?
Filled with tender moments, silly banter, and lots of teenage angst, 16 Forever is the latest YA page-turner from New York Times bestselling, award-winning author Lance Rubin.
What to expect:
| ISBN: | 9780063330368 |
| Publication date: | 26th February 2026 |
| Author: | Lance Rubin |
| Publisher: | HarperCollinsPublishers an imprint of HarperCollins |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 368 pages |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage fiction: Contemporary and urban fantasy Children’s / Teenage fiction: Romance and love stories Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: First / new experiences and growing up / coming of age Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction |
Carter Cohen should be 22-except every year, right before his 17th birthday, he loops back to being 16 again, with no memory of anything that happened the year prior.
And this year, like each one before it, on the morning of his 16th birthday, Carter wakes excited for his birthday. He's ready to get his driver's license, his little brother's not hogging the bathroom, and, man, something smells good for breakfast…
But when Carter bounds downstairs, Mom bursts into tears. It happened again. It's Carter's 16th birthday-for the sixth time. Every time he's supposed to turn 17, he loops back a year. His memory gets wiped clean, his body ages backward-the rest of the world moves on, just not him.
Maggie Spear, on the other hand, has been dreading this day ever since she and Carter started dating. When she spies him in the halls and he doesn't seem to know her at all, it's obvious that it's over between them. She can't be in a relationship with someone who is just going to forget her again and again. Since Carter doesn't remember that they're together, then it's probably better if she just pretends that they never were.
Except Carter senses that there's more to their story than Maggie's letting on, and Maggie's keeping secrets of her own-but in the process of trying to let the other go, they find themselves falling in love all over again.
With Maggie soon leaving for college and Carter's birthday quickly coming around again, will they be able to find a forever that isn't stuck at 16?
Filled with tender moments, silly banter, and lots of teenage angst, 16 Forever is the latest YA page-turner from New York Times bestselling, award-winning author Lance Rubin.
What to expect:
16 Forever features in the following genres: Children’s / Teenage fiction: Contemporary and urban fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Romance and love stories, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: First / new experiences and growing up / coming of age, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction
16 Forever is available in Hardback
16 Forever was written by Lance Rubin and published by HarperCollinsPublishers an imprint of HarperCollins
16 Forever has 368 pages
£13.49