About this item
Highlights
- When Annie discovers she's pregnant by her boyfriend, she's devastated.
- Iowa Teen Award 2001 1st Winner
- 256 Pages
- Young Adult Fiction, Social Themes
- Series Name: Anonymous Diaries
Description
About the Book
From the editor of "Go Ask Alice" comes this gripping narrative about a pregnant teenager who chronicles her experience in her diary, revealing her deepest feelings.Book Synopsis
When Annie discovers she's pregnant by her boyfriend, she's devastated. She has never felt so alone. With no one she can talk to, she pours her heart out to her diary, confiding her feelings of panic, self-doubt, and the desperate hope that some day she can turn her life around. She decides she wants to keep her baby and dreams of loving and caring for this little person. But after the baby is born, it's in her diary that she faces the agonizing question: Can she really raise this child on her own?
Review Quotes
"Provides a plethora of objective and valuable information about sex, pregnancy, and birth control." -- Publishers Weekly
"A sure-fire draw for teens and preteens. Buy multiple copies." -- School Library Journal
"Good discussion material for teenage girls at risk." -- KLIATT