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Now in paperback, a compelling YA story with a magical realism twist about a girl whose pregnancy shocks everyone . . . most of all herQuinn Cutler is sixteen, the daughter of a candidate for congress in Brooklyn, and a student at a private school in Park Slope. She's also pregnant, a situation made infinitely more shocking by the fact that she has no memory of actually having sex. Scared and confused, Quinn struggles to piece together what might have happened: An unlikely accident while she and her boyfriend were fooling around? A rape that she's repressing from trauma? Before she's had any revelations, the situation becomes public, putting her most intimate life up for scrutiny and ridicule, and jeopardizing her father's political career. Religious fanatics begin gathering at the Cutlers' house, believing she's pregnant with the next Messiah. As things spiral out of control through a frenzy of brutal online gossip and rumor, the clues that Quinn uncovers reveal more about her childhood and her family than about the pregnancy itself. She starts to realize that much of her life is built on secrets and lies-strange, possibly supernatural ones that her father is desperate to keep concealed. And uncovering the mysterious secrets is the only way she'll learn the truth about her pregnancy, and the only way she'll discover why, despite all evidence and logic, a deep down part of her believes the truth isn't an ugly one. Might she, in fact, be a virgin?

The Wonderful Way You Were Made is a story about hope, loss and love. Sometimes you need a whole lot of love and a little bit of science. IVF (Invitro Fertilization) can be a scary and taboo subject. This true story is child friendly and gives parents a simple way to talk to their children about the different way a family can be created.

In Girls Like Us, Randi Pink masterfully weaves four lives into a larger story-as timely as ever-about a woman's right to choose her future.Four teenage girls. Four different stories. What they all have in common is that they're dealing with unplanned pregnancies.In 1972 rural Georgia, Izella is wise beyond her years, but burdened with the responsibility of her older sister, Ola, who has found out she's pregnant. Their young neighbor, Missippi, is also pregnant, but doesn't fully understand the extent of her predicament. When her father sends her to Chicago to give birth, she meets the final narrator, Susan, who is white and the daughter of an anti-choice senator.

Are you a pregnant teen searching for real and honest experiences? Look no further. This book will encourage, inform, educate and empower you as you navigate the journey. Did you have a pregnancy that ended because of a decision you made that you have not yet healed from? This book will show how you can experience forgiveness and wholeness. Are you a parent or close friend of a pregnant teen? This book will help you understand what she is going through and how you can best support her as she faces difficult decisions. In My Teenage Pregnancy, Catie Czora shares her personal story of teen pregnancy that began with heartbreak, rejection, prejudice and condemnation but ended with healing, hope and victory. Catie, and her three friends discuss the options of parenting, adoption and abortion from their own personal experiences helping you make an informed and educated decision on what is best for you and your baby. Know the choices and the outcomes, but most importantly know there is hope for you!

GIRLS IN TROUBLEThat's what Sylvie Blake's older sister, Julia, renamed their favorite fairy tale book, way back when they were just girls themselves. Now Julia has disappeared?and no one knows if she's in trouble.Sylvie is trying to carry on Julia's impressive legacy at the prestigious National Ballet Theatre Academy, turning fouettés until the spinning in her head can be blamed on ballet alone. But Julia, ever the star of the show, can't stay hidden forever. And when she sends Sylvie a copy of their old storybook with a mysterious list inside, Sylvie begins to see signs of her sister everywhere she goes.She may be losing her grip on reality, but Sylvie has to find out if the strange, almost magical things she's been seeing?a figure in a red cape walking a wolf, a silver shoe abandoned by a fleeing girl in blue?have anything to do with Julia's whereabouts.With the help of her best friend's enigmatic brother and his beat-up car, Sylvie sets out to the beat of a Fleetwood Mac playlist, determined to return to New York with her sister in tow. But what Sylvie doesn't expect to learn is that trouble comes in lots of forms?and that the damsel in distress is often the only one who can save herself.

A passionate summer love story about a girl, her childhood best friend, and the small town lies that have kept them apart. Leah Konen's The Last Time We Were Us is perfect for fans of Jenny Han, Sara Zarr, and Gayle Forman.Liz Grant is about to have the summer of her life. She and her friend MacKenzie are finally getting invited to all the best parties, and, with any luck, Innis Taylor, the most gorgeous guy in Bonneville, will be her boyfriend before the Fourth of July.Then Jason Sullivan comes back to town. A million years ago, he was her best friend, but that was before he ditched her for a different crowd . . . and before he attacked Innis's older brother and got sent away to juvie. All of Bonneville still thinks he's dangerous, but Liz finds it hard to believe what people say about her childhood friend. If word gets out she's seeing him, she could lose everything.But what if there's more to that horrible night than she knows? And how many more people will get hurt when the truth finally comes out? Liz will have to decide if she can trust herself?and her heart?before it's too late.

A compendium of opinion on the access, insurability, health effects, and social consequences of birth control.

To win back the one she loves, she'll have to go to "war."Soccer star Lainey Mitchell is gearing up to spend an epic summer with her amazing boyfriend, Jason, when he suddenly breaks up with her?no reasons, no warnings, and in public no less! Lainey is more than crushed, but with help from her friend Bianca, she resolves to do whatever it takes to get Jason back.And that's when Lainey and Bianca stumble across a copy of The Art of War. The girls are sure they can use the military handbook to lure Jason back into Lainey's arms. So Lainey channels her inner warlord, recruiting spies to gather intel and persuading her coworker Micah to pose as her new boyfriend to make Jason jealous.After a few "dates," it looks like her plan is going to work! But now her relationship with Micah is starting to feel like more than just a game. Can fighting for what she wants help Lainey find what she really needs?

"Social Issues in Literature meets the need for materials supporting curriculum integration. Each title in this distinctive new series examines an important literary work or body of work through the lens of a major social issue. Each volume presents biographical and critical information on the author, viewpoints on the social issue portrayed in the book, and contemporary assessments of the social issue as well as a chronology of important dates in the author's life, discussion questions, a guide to additional literary works that focus on the same social issue, a bibliography for further research and a thorough subject index"--

This essential volume explores whether gender roles are important, how gender roles affect parenting and reproduction, how gender roles affect the workplace, and how gender roles are changing. Essays are selected from a wide range of highly respected and often hard-to-find sources and publications. By choosing from such diverse sources and including both popular and unpopular views, readers are exposed to many sides of a debate, which promotes issue awareness as well as critical thinking. Essay sources include Gender Spectrum, Mackubin Thomas Owens, Brenda Zurita, and Fredric Neuman.

Hollowdale High.A place to escape. A place where you can be whoever you want to be.For Beth Jacobs, moving to the town of Beurre with her sister was something she welcomed. Something exciting. She was back at school with her best friend, Layla, and everything was how it should be.Until Grayson Smith's eighteenth birthday party.That one fateful night changed the course of Beth's life forever, and she had to live with the consequences. No matter how big and scary they seemed.Lifelong secrets never stay buried forever. And once revealed, will Beth's life ever return to how it was before she moved to Hollowdale High?This edition of Hero of Hollowdale High also includes the prequel novella, Haven at Hollowdale High.

Based on the author's own experience.Children's Book Council: Spring 2024 Showcase: Reading List: Transformation This child-centred book focuses on SIDS and helps children and families cope with the loss of a baby. Written by Ireland's first Children's Laureate. Author Siobhán Parkinson's son was five when she experienced a stillbirth. Unable to find any good books to help her son understand the experience, she decided to write her own.Matthew is excited about the new baby. But then, one day, something very sad happens. The doctor tells Matthew's mother that her baby isn't growing properly and it won't be strong enough to live outside her body. Matthew and his mother and father will always remember their baby. But as time goes by, they will not feel sad so often. This child-centred book is intended to help children and families who experience miscarriage, stillbirth, perinatal death or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).A new edition of the first published book by Siobhán Parkinson. When first published, it was a ground-breaking book.

A beautifully illustrated picture book for children about how the baby grows in the womb depicted through whole foods.How the baby grows in the womb from the size of a pomegranate seed to the size of a watermelon.Perfect for expecting mothers to teach their children about their pregnancy or to read to your first born about how they grew in the womb.