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Annie's Baby

Beatrice Sparks

Winner:Iowa Teen Award -Young Adult (2001)

When Annie discovers she's pregnant by her boyfriend, she's devastated. She has never felt so alone. With no one she can talk to, she pours her heart out to her diary, confiding her feelings of panic, self-doubt, and the desperate hope that some day she can turn her life around. She decides she wants to keep her baby and dreams of loving and caring for this little person. But after the baby is born, it's in her diary that she faces the agonizing question: Can she really raise this child on her own?

Book Details

  • Publisher: HarperCollins
  • Publish Date: Dec 28th, 2004
  • Pages: 256
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 6.93in - 4.17in - 0.71in - 0.26lb
  • EAN: 9780380791415
  • Recommended age: 13-UP
  • Categories: Social Themes - PregnancyGirls & WomenSocial Themes - Sexual Abuse

About the Author

Sparks, Beatrice: - Beatrice Sparks is a family and adolescent therapist who edited the diary that formed the basis for Go Ask Alice, and has since edited many diaries on topics such as gangs, AIDS, and teen pregnancy in the 1988 Annie's Baby. She lives in Provo, UT.

Praise for this book

"Provides a plethora of objective and valuable information about sex, pregnancy, and birth control." -- Publishers Weekly

"A sure-fire draw for teens and preteens. Buy multiple copies." -- School Library Journal

"Good discussion material for teenage girls at risk." -- KLIATT