teenage pregnancy

Fifteen-year-old Shivana Montgomery, raised by a physically and verbally abusive single mother on the south side of Chicago, assumes her life will follow the same course as the other women she sees around her, but a visit from her beautiful and free-spirited Aunt Jewel, and a budding relationship with Rasul, lead her to hope for more, even after she accidently becomes pregnant.

Discusses nutritional, medical, and social aspects of teenage pregnancy and teenage parenthood.

Contains twenty-six articles that provide opposing viewpoints on issues related to teen pregnancy and parenting, addressing questions about whether teen pregnancy is a serious problem, what factors contribute to teen pregnancy, the effectiveness of sex education programs, alternatives to teen parenting, and the social view of teen parenting.

Gaby Rodriguez, whose mother and older sister both became pregnant as teenagers, explains what she learned from faking a pregnancy as a high school senior in order to find out how people would treat her.

Discusses the emotions, stresses, and adjustments connected with an unplanned teenage pregnancy.

Serafina an illegal migrant worker living in California when the police catch her is sent back to Mexico--without her 3 year old daughter. Twelve years later with a pair of silver barretts her only clue to her daughter, Serafina begins a harrowing journey back across the border to find her daughter.

Seventeen-year-old Sara has a drunken hookup at a party and gets pregnant. As a result, her mother takes Sara out of school and they move in with Sara's domineering grandmother and enrolls her at a new school. Then, not only is she the new girl, but she's going to be the the new pregnant girl once she starts showing, and Sara feels lonely. Then she meets the funny, flirtatious Leaf Leon, and doesn't know how to tell him she's pregnant with a stranger's kid.

Jane, one of the most popular girls and best students in her school, loses her good reputation when she has a baby at the age of fourteen, but as her Native American grandmother predicted, Jane learns that motherhood has only made her stronger.

Teens will face issues such as whether or not to have sex, what contraception is right for them, and what to do in the event of a pregnancy. By having the facts and understanding how their bodies work, readers will be better equipped to make these very grown up decisions responsibly.

Devon Davenport is a straight-A student and prominent player on her school's soccer team, but when she is linked to an abandoned baby found in the trash she is accused of attempted murder.