Kate Jarvik Birch
2 SeriesKate Jarvik Birch is an American author known for her YA fantasy series, Perfected. Her essays and stories have been published in notable journals such as Isotope and Indiana Review. Birch holds a BFA in painting and drawing from the University of Utah, and her artwork has appeared in films and TV shows including Glee and 21 Jump Street.
In Kate Jarvik Birch's "Deliver Me," Wynne lives under the strict control of the Union, which governs every aspect of her life, including her dream of becoming a Carrier at 16. When her best friend Odessa is chosen as a Carrier and Wynne is left behind to assist in delivering babies, Wynne begins to see the Union's oppressive nature. The Union criminalizes love and bans terms like "mother" and "family." Faced with a critical decision, Wynne must choose between submitting to the Union's will or escaping to rescue Odessa before she is lost to the system forever.
