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Waiting for love Waiting for love Rosie Harris "Brenda O'Donnell is turned out by her family when she finds herself pregnant at sixteen. Widowed Sid Rawlins, the rag-and-bone man, says she can come and live with him and he will give her child a n… OL11679523W
Pregnant? Adoption is an option Pregnant? Adoption is an option JeanneWarren Lindsay Summary, Discusses adoption as an option for pregnant young women who do not have the resources to parent well, exploring how such a solution could affect the birthmother, the child, and the father. OL13457892W
You look too young to be a mom You look too young to be a mom Deborah Davis Having a baby changes everything—but it doesn't mean you have to give up your dreams. Here are firsthand accounts and words of wisdom from young women who defied the negative stereotypes about teen m… OL15165042W
Holding on to Zoe Holding on to Zoe George Ella Lyon After sixteen-year-old Jules loses her boyfriend she experiences complications from the pregnancy that drove him away and suddenly, some of the people closest to her are behaving as if her baby is no… OL15946521W
Spellbound Spellbound Janet McDonald Raven, a teenage mother and high school dropout living in a housing project, decides, with the help and sometime interference of her best friend Aisha, to study for a spelling bee which could lead to… OL17736674W
Return to sender Return to sender Fern Michaels At seventeen, Rosalind Townsend finds herself pregnant and alone. Her father, deeply religious yet cruel, throws her out of the house. Nick Pemberton, her baby's father and the man she naively hoped … OL17740889W
How to love How to love Katie Cotugno 16-årige Reena bliver endelig kæreste med Sawyer, som hun har været hemmeligt forelsket i altid. Hun er på vej på college, han ud i noget skidt, og da han forlader hende og Florida efter et skænderi,… OL18181860W
Straight talk about teenage pregnancy Straight talk about teenage pregnancy Paula Edelson Explains responsible sexual behavior, the ramifications of teenage pregnancy, ways to avoid it, and methods for coping with it, including various options. OL1825666W
Planet Pregnancy Planet Pregnancy Linda Oatman High Sixteen-year-old Sahara struggles with an unplanned pregnancy, and all its conflicting emotions, in this novel told in free verse. OL2039988W
The baby laundry for unmarried mothers The baby laundry for unmarried mothers Angela Patrick In 1963, Angela Brown was 19, enjoying her first job working in the City of London, when her life turned upside down. A brief fling with a charismatic charmer left her pregnant, unmarried and facing … OL20874092W
Faded dreams Faded dreams Judy Baer The latest assignment for Brentwood High's student-run television news show sends Sarah, Molly, and Josh to Haven House, where they experience some of the problems faced by teenage mothers. OL2711456W
Push Push Tayari Jones,Sapphire Precious Jones, an illiterate sixteen-year-old, has up until now been invisible: invisible to the father who rapes her and the mother who batters her and to the authorities who dismiss her as just on… OL47292W
Annie's Baby Annie's Baby Beatrice Sparks When Annie discovers she's pregnant by her boyfriend, she's devastated. She has never felt so alone. With no one she can talk to, she pours her heart out to her diary, confiding her feelings of panic… OL6805308W
Kendra Kendra Coe Booth The acclaimed author of TYRELL returns to PUSH with a striking novel about a mother and daughter who are only fourteen years apart, but need to learn to understand each other before it's too late. … OL8122014W
Coping with teenage motherhood Coping with teenage motherhood Carolyn Simpson Provides information and advice on how to cope as a teenage mother before and after the baby is born. OL890832W