In Boston, a young woman finds herself pregnant – even though she is still a virgin.In Ireland, another young woman discovers she is in the same impossible condition.And in cities all around the world, medical authorities are overwhelmed by epidemics, droughts, famines, floods and worse. It all feels like a sign that something awful is coming.Anne Fitzgerald, a former nun turned private investigator, is hired by the Archdiocese of Boston to investigate the immaculate conceptions. Even as she com...
Fifteen-year old Mia lives with her dad in a small rural community. When she discovers that she's pregnant she doesn't know where to turn - her elder sisters have left home, her mum left when Mia was six, her boyfriend, Will, is too scared to be anyhelp and her dad tries to push her into an abortion. Backed into a corner, she runs away and joins two women on a canal boat. Nobody can find her now but she discovers that the women have their own tragic stories. A fire on the boat makes her realise...
After fathering a baby, a teenager moves in with his karate-loving uncle and tries to come to terms with his guilt — and find a way to forgive. This isn’t how Josh expected to spend senior year. He thought he’d be hanging out with his best friends, Dave and Caleb, driving around, partying, just like always. But here he is, miles from home — new school, new life, living with his Jackie-Chan-obsessed uncle, Larry, and trying to forget. But Josh can’t forget. So many things bring back memories of...
A bittersweet Northern Irish romance that takes a new look at teen pregnancy, the magic and mess of first relationships, and a young woman's right to choose her own future. "A fantastically clever novel" - Sarah Crossan"Full of authentic humour, youthful hyperbole and hope" - Books of the Year, The Big Issue"Deeply true. A book to press into the hands of others" - Deirdre Sullivan"Warm and wise" - The Bookseller"Everyone who loved Derry Girls, this is the book for you!" - Sarah Webb"Bursting wit...
Chelsea feels more comfortable riding her wakeboard than flirting with boys until Sebastian, a hot tennis prodigy, shows an interest in her. The only problem is that she'd rather have Todd, a cute watersports instructor and one of her chief competitors in this summer's Northwest Extreme Watersports Competition.
"Nikki and Jack take on the underworld to free themselves of the Everneath's power"--
'A delicious, evocative story' THE GUARDIAN From the author of THE POET X comes a sumptuous prose novel, perfect for fans of Angie Thomas' On the Come Up, Justin Reynolds' Opposite of Always and Nicola Yoon Ever since she got pregnant, seventeen-year-old Emoni's life has been about making the tough decisions - doing what has to be done for her young daughter and her grandmother. Keeping her head down at school, trying not to get caught up with new boy Malachi. The one place she can let every...
What do you do when you’ve fallen for your best friend? Funny and romantic, this effervescent story about family, friendship, and finding yourself is perfect for fans of Sarah Dessen and Jenny Han. Seventeen-year-old Abby Turner’s summer isn’t going the way she’d planned. She has a not-so-secret but definitely unrequited crush on her best friend, Cooper. She hasn’t been able to manage her mother’s growing issues with anxiety. And now she’s been rejected from an art show because her work “has no...
When preacher's daughter Ruth gets pregnant after a wild party, her best friend Julia, determined to support her friend, comes up with a plan that may crumble under unexpected complications from her family and Ruth's brother Jonah.
A boy suffering from Schizophreniform disorder falls into a love triangle with a girl in his junior high class--and a girl in his head.
Grace Williams has her future all mapped out. A high school senior in her beloved state of Texas, Grace plans to move to New York after graduation to study at Barnard College, and maybe, someday, win a Nobel Prize in biology. When she's asked to tutor Jack Nelson, the star baseball player who's flunking bio, she thinks it'll be just another activity to list on her college application. Studying turns to flirting, flirting becomes secret hook ups, and despite her expertise in bio, Grace gets pregn...
She was born to survive the end of the world. Jeremy will do anything to save Nola’s life. Kieran will stop at nothing to save her soul. Their fight to protect her may doom the human race. Civilization is crumbling, and the fate of humanity has fallen into Nola’s hands. As those outside face annihilation, Nola lives trapped in safety, forced to watch as the world burns. The cities have been seized by violent creatures of the night. Their thirst for blood threatens to shatter Nola’s future. To...
Charlie is fifteen (and a half). She's in her last year at school. She just knows it's going to be a fantastic year. OK, her dad says she's growing up too fast, but what do dads know? Charlie can look after herself. She can. Until she gets pregnant after a party. That changes things. Her life is ruined - and her parents will be furious. Should she keep the baby? Republished as a new edition, this book is one of the Shades 2.0 series. This book is perfect for reluctant teens who still want an ex...
Detour for Emmy (True-To-Life Series from Hamilton High) (Hamilton High True-To-Life, #2)
by Marilyn Reynolds
Emmy, whose future had once looked so bright, struggles to overcome the isolation and depression brought about by being a teen mother who gets little support from her family or the father of her child.
Ribbons of the Sun (Center Point Premier Fiction (Large Print))
by Harriet Hamilton
Scarlet considers herself someone who fixes other people's problems...until she becomes one when she falls in love with her sister's husband in this beautiful young adult novel about love and family from National Book Award finalist and Printz Honor medal winner Deb Caletti. Scarlet spends most of her time worrying about other people. Some are her friends, others are practically strangers, and then there are the ones no else even notices. Trying to fix their lives comes naturally to her. And pu...