pregnancy

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My life as a rhombus

2007
When the classmate she is tutoring in trigonometry admits she is pregnant, high school junior Rhonda must finally come to terms with the abortion her father insisted she undergo three years earlier and examine how it has changed her life.

November blues

2008
Shortly after her boyfriend Josh is killed in a pledging accident, November Nelson learns she is pregnant and fears she has no one to turn to, until she finds solace in the arms of Josh's cousin Jericho.

Mama's little baby

the black woman's guide to pregnancy, childbirth, and baby's first year
1997
A guide to pregnancy, birth, and infant care for African-American women, exploring African, Caribbean, and African-American heritage as it pertains to diet, baby names, birthing, infant care, health risks, and other topics; and including stories and advice from African-American mothers.

In trouble

2011
In 1950s New York, sixteen-year-old Jamie's life is unsettled since her father returned from serving time in prison for refusing to name people as Communists, when her best friend turns to Jamie for help with an unplanned pregnancy.

Making babies

the science of pregnancy
2003
Explains the biology of pregnancy, examining the reasons humans are conceived in the fashion that they are, describing the development of the embryo, and discussing the ways babies cope with the dangers they face during and immediately after birth.

Holding on to Zoe

2012
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 not real.

Girls in trouble

2004
At sixteen, Sara is pregnant, alone, and desperate, so she arranges an open adoption with George and Eva, an older couple longing for a child, but after the baby is born, Sara's unmistakable link with the child forces Eva to make a drastic decision with devastating consequences.

Fortune's daughter

1999
Rae Perry is far from home and pregnant during earthquake season in California, but the only thing that shakes her up violently is when Jessup the baby's father leaves her, and only a miracle will help her now.

Mama Outside, Mama Inside

2006
Two mothers--a human and a bird--prepare for the birth of their babies while living very close to each other.

Falling up

a novel
2006
Dealing with her grief over her mother's recent death and major problems her family and friends are facing cause Kim so much stress she even finds it hard to pray, but things improve when she really starts to "let go and let God.".

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