teenage mothers

Offers single and young mothers guidance and inspiration to help them achieve their dreams, despite the challenges of raising a child.

After being away for two years, Riley Young returns to Lawton, Alabama, with her fifteen-month-old daughter to help take care of her grandmother who has Alzheimers, even though it means she has to face the lies that forced her to leave town in the first place and a blossoming friendship with the high school football star Brady Higgens, who is dealing with his own family problems.

Chicago, 1979. Halfway through her senior year of high school, Pryor discovers that she is pregnant-- a fact her parents are determined to keep a secret from her friends, siblings, and community forever. Driving across three states, her mother drops her off at what Liz thinks is a Catholic home for unwed mothers but is, in truth, a locked government-run facility for delinquent and impoverished pregnant teenage girls. She's alone and terrified, a fa girl from a privileged, sheltered background living amid tough, street-savvy girls who come from the foster care system or juvenile detention. As Pryor develops a bond with the other girls, she begins to question everything she once held true.

"Teen mother Emoni Santiago struggles with the challenges of finishing high school and her dream of working as a chef."--OCLC.

It's been sixteen years since Ivy's birth mother gave her up for adoption. Now the same age as the woman who gave her life, Ivy sets out to uncover the truth about where she came from. But along the way, she begins to wonder if the price of the truth is too great.

This text guides readers through important first steps to taking on a potential journey to parenthood, from telling your parents, to finding a medical practitioner, or deciding to terminate a pregnancy.

With school, bills to pay, and a baby to take care of, seventeen-year-old mother Toi McKnight does not need to be distracted from her other responsibilities by Harlem, who is six-foot-two and irresistible, but Toi can not seem to shake her lust.

Tasha, a fifteen-year-old mother, is proud of her baby girl and is determined to be a good parent to her child, but she must draw upon her newfound faith to go on when tragedy strikes.

How big of a concern is teen pregnancy in today's society? What options do teens have once they get pregnant? This controversial issue is examined in depth, presenting young adults with information from all sides of the debate. Graphs and full-color photographs highlight the discussion of the underlying social factors that are the root causes of teen pregnancy to make readers better informed about these issues. A list of websites gives pregnant teens resources to turn to for support and advice.

Provides an in-depth look at the rates of teen pregnancy around the world, and the resources and support available for new moms.