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Abortion in Teen and Young Adult Literature
A brief look at some teen fiction titles that deal with the topic of abortion
Book Review: The Whitsun Daughters by Carrie Mesrobian
A gorgeously layered look at love, loss, and the complex lives of girls. Not to be missed.
Book Review: Girls on the Verge by Sharon Biggs Waller
The characters are deeply drawn and readers will be invested in them, but more than anything this is a timely and important novel about the topic of reproductive justice and the current challenges to it that anyone with a uterus faces.
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Book Review: What Girls Are Made Of by Elana Arnold
Publisher’s description This is not a story of sugar and spice and everything nice. When Nina Faye was fourteen, her mother told her there was no such thing as unconditional love. Nina believed her. Now Nina is sixteen. And she’ll do anything for the boy she loves, just to prove she’s worthy of him. But […]
Book Review: How It Ends by Catherine Lo
Publisher’s description There are two sides to every story. It’s friends-at-first-sight for Jessie and Annie, proving the old adage that opposites attract. Shy, anxious Jessie would give anything to have Annie’s beauty and confidence. And Annie thinks Jessie has the perfect life, with her close-knit family and killer grades. They’re BFFs . . . until […]
Book Review: Under Threat by Robin Stevenson
Publisher’s description Franny is close to her parents, adores her horse and is head over heels in love with her girlfriend, Leah. But Franny’s parents are abortion providers at the local hospital, and an anonymous stranger is prepared to do whatever it takes to stop them. A stranger who phones at all hours. Who knows […]
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