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Saying Good-bye to London by [Julie Burtinshaw]

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How do you say good-bye to your baby after you’ve just said hello to first love?

Francis is a shy 15-year-old when he meets edgy, confident 16-year-old Sawyer at a party. Sparks fly… and Sawyer gets pregnant. They hardly know each other, but now must deal with both their relationship and the reality of a baby.
Francis has a lot of growing up to do, and now it seems like he is being forced to do it all at once. When his life collides with Sawyer’s, Francis is forced to confront his own stereotypes about loss, sexuality, and family.
Sawyer decides to give the baby up for adoption, but that’s just the start. Over the months they wait for the baby to be born, Francis and Sawyer try to deal with their choices. Will Francis follow Sawyer’s brave example? Or will he turn his back and pretend his life has not changed? Where will they be when it’s time to say good-bye to baby London?

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156 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Second Story Press
Publication date

March 14, 2017
Reading age

13 - 17 years
Grade level

8 - 12
File size

1322 KB
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Gr 8 Up—When Francis and Sawyer meet at a community center dance, the chemistry is instantaneous. Francis, a shy 15-year-old who attends a private all-boys school, is approached by Sawyer, a beautiful 16-year-old girl from the other side of Vancouver. After dancing the night away, Francis and Sawyer begin a relationship, and their romance is intense and all-consuming. Not long after, Sawyer learns that she is pregnant. When she tries to tell Francis, her best friend, Jack, is there for moral support. Francis, not realizing that Jack is gay, is upset by the closeness Sawyer and Jack share, and he runs away, thinking that Jack is the father. Eventually, though, Francis has to face the fact that he is responsible for the pregnancy. With the help of his friend, Francis talks to Sawyer, and she is clear: she is going to give the baby up for adoption. Soon, the teens, along with their friends, are combing an adoption agency's website to find the perfect parents for London, their name for the baby. This novel struggles to impart important messages about adoption, safe sex, and acceptance of sexual preferences. Unfortunately, it reads like the plot of a 1980s after-school TV special. The characters are undeveloped, and while they try earnestly to locate the ideal family for baby London, the idea of a teen committee all working together to complete this task seems contrived and unbelievable. VERDICT A story overstuffed with issues and flat, idealized characters makes this a low-priority title.—Nicole Detter-Smith, Homestead High School, IN --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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... a hopeful and optimistic story that challenges teens with the same tough questions that Sawyer and Francis face.-- "Children's Books Heal"

Burtinshaw's close look at teen pregnancy and other life crises mostly avoids a moralistic slant, effectively focusing instead on pulling through tough times.-- "Booklist"

Burtinshaw's spot-on dialogue and tight prose keep the pages turning fast... Teen pregnancy stories are often tales of growing up fast, but Saying Good-bye to London is smarter and more complex than that.-- "Quill & Quire"

It's significant when Sawyer learns she is pregnant that Burtinshaw explores not only the consequences for her but also for Francis. With realistic prose and dialogue possible outcomes are discussed, both for them and for the baby.-- "Winnipeg Free Press"

Saying Good-bye to London is a hard-hitting yet sensitively written novel about teen pregnancy... a rewarding book on many levels.-- "Resource Links"

The story has moments of sweet romance along with gritty realism, and teens will be drawn into what feels like a true story.... Though teen pregnancy is declining throughout the industrialized world, it is still a challenging reality. Saying Goodbye to London provides an unvarnished look at that reality through the eyes of two believable young adults.-- "CM: Canadian Review of Materials" --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B06XDFHR8M
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Second Story Press (March 14, 2017)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 14, 2017
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1322 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 156 pages
Lending ‏ : ‎ Enabled

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Amelie

Moving, realistic and hard to put down

Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2017

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Well written, couldn't put it down and very moving. I found the adoption process very interesting, it has certainly advanced for the better in the last 40 years.. Although a heart wrenching ordeal for everyone to go through, Burtinshaw offers an optimistic way through it.

Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2017

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I was surprised by how much I cared about these people facing a tough choice. Every teen should read this book.

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margaret duggan

A must for all teenagers.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 18, 2017

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Thoughtfully handled subjects that all teenagers will need to address at some point in their lives - possibly while they are teens. An easy read but with North American spellings.

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