teenage pregnancy

When a 15-year-old girl with a promising future learns that she is pregnant, she faces the most difficult decision of her young life.

Elias feels his relationship with Jordan is more like a brother than a friend, but he begins to have qualms when a schoolyard fight gets them both arrested, and when Jordan comes up with yet another illegal get rich scheme, Elias tries to find a way to distance himself from the trouble he is sure is coming.

A collection of essays that provides varying perspectives on teenagers at risk, debating what factors put a teen at risk, if substance abuse and adverse consequences of teenage sex and pregnancy can be reduced, and how society can deal with adolescent crime and violence.

Seventeen-year-old Kate, feeling alone in the wake of her mother's death and her father's preoccupation with his new girlfriend, prepares, with the help of her younger sister, to give birth to her baby in secret.

Tells the stories of pregnant young women who faced the decision to give their children up for adoption.

True story about overcoming others' low expectations tells of a high school senior who faked her own pregnancy for a school project, and what she learned.

Explores both how to prevent teen pregnancy and how to thrive as a teen parent, including how to make health decisions, the importance of education, and more.

Follows the story of five members of one family who feel the lasting effects of a teen pregnancy between Iris and her lover Aubrey, and Iris' decision to leave the child, Melody to be raised by Aubrey and her parents Sabe and Po'Boy so that she can further her education and career.

"Seventeen-year-old Veronica Clarke never thought she'd want to fail a test--that is, until she finds herself staring at a piece of plastic with two solid pink lines. With a promising college-bound future now disappearing before her eyes, Veronica considers a decision she never imagined she'd have to make: an abortion. There's just one catch-the closest place to get one is over nine hundred miles away. With conservative parents, a...let's say less-than-optimal boyfriend, and no car, Veronica turns to the only person she believes won't judge her: Bailey Butler, a legendary misfit at Jefferson High--and Veronica's ex-best friend. The plan is straightforward: a fourteen-hour drive to the clinic, three hours for the appointment, and a fourteen-hour drive home. What could go wrong? Not much, apart from three days of stolen cars, shot guns, crazed ex-boyfriends, aliens, ferret napping, and the pain and betrayal of a broken friendship that can't be outrun. Under the starlit skies of the American Southwest, Veronica and Bailey discover that sometimes the most important choice is who your friends are"--OCLC.

"Providing teens with comprehensive fact-based sexual education can help them make informed choices about their reproductive health and futures. This . . . book helps eliminate the stigma associated with teen parenthood, and . . . correct common misconceptions about the topic"--Provided by publisher.