Teenage and Pregnant: What You Can Do [Paperback]

Herma Silverstein (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1989

A handbook presenting the options available to a teenage girl who finds herself pregnant. Includes information on legal rights, the birth process, parenthood, adoption procedures, programs for young mothers, and school and employment training.

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Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 7 Up Teens will surely recognize themselves and their friends in Landau's bittersweet mosaic of the American teen social environment, with the current school scene as its focus. The book consists of interviews with junior and senior high students. For many, school is a bleak place and evokes a studied cynicism. A "Big Man on Campus" harbors a secrethe's gay. The Asian and black kids feel left out and are hurt by the insensitivity of teachers and peers. Yet, school can be a positive experience. A would-be dropout sings the praises of an alternative school which enables him to become the first in his family to earn a high-school diploma. A boy escapes his crime-ridden neighborhood through attendance at an elite public art school. This is absorbing reading and an excellent catalyst for discussion. Silverstein also utilizes interviews; her subjects are pregnant and parenting teen girls. Their experiences are combined with an impressive array of statistics, expert medical and psychological testimony, and the author's supportive approach in a comprehensive treatment of this hot topic. Information which is needed at each stage from the confirmation of pregnancy to delivery and after is clearly set out. So are the pros and cons of various options. Valuable chapters outline fetal development and explain birth control methods and transmission of diseasesincluding AIDSthrough sexual activity. Teen pregnancy is presented as a serious predicament, although there is no moralizing or judging of anyone. Readers should be prepared for clinical descriptions of abortion and childbirth. An obvious slant in favor of natural childbirth seems inappropriate in a title which otherwise strives for a balanced presentation. This title updates and expands Bode's Kids Having Kids (Watts, 1980) and Witt's Mom, I'm Pregnant (Stein & Day, 1982; o.p.). Two important additions to YA collections. Libby K. White, Schenectady County Public Library, N.Y.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 12 and up
  
• Paperback: 154 pages
• Publisher: Julian Messner (February 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671652222
• ISBN-13: 978-0671652227
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,387,888 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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