Teen Pregnancy BooktalkJulie M. Esanu757: Young Adult MaterialsProfessor Pat FeehanNovember 18, 2008

What’s the Hot Topic?

Jamie Lynn Spears

Bristol Palin

What about the boyfriends and fathers?

Pregnancy Pacts?

America’s Children in BriefSource: CDC

Dancing NakedShelley Hrdlitschka

November Blues Sharon Draper

The First Part Last Angela Johnson

Someone Like YouSarah Dessen

Additional Recommendations

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