Pregnant Pause
«"Readers . . . will always feel like they are in the experienced hands of a master storyteller." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review
Nobody gets away with telling sixteen-year-old Eleanor Crowe what to do. But as a pregnant teen, her options are limited: move to Kenya with her missionary parents or marry the baby's father and work at his family's summer camp for overweight kids. She chooses marriage. A camp tragedy prompts a series of events that overwhelms Elly with difficult choices. Somehow, she must leverage her usual stubbornness to ensure a future for herself and her baby. A fascinating character study.
Target age group 14 to 17
Nobody gets away with telling sixteen-year-old Eleanor Crowe what to do. But as a pregnant teen, her options are limited: move to Kenya with her missionary parents or marry the baby's father and work at his family's summer camp for overweight kids. She chooses marriage. A camp tragedy prompts a series of events that overwhelms Elly with difficult choices. Somehow, she must leverage her usual stubbornness to ensure a future for herself and her baby. A fascinating character study.
Target age group 14 to 17
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CategoryYoung Adult Fiction
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Age Group15 and UP
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Grade Level9+
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LanguageEnglish
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BindingPaperback
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Theme 1Social, Personal & Family Topics
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Theme 2Girls & Women
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Detailed (BISAC) Subject/ThemeRomance
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Awards
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AuthorNolan, Han
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Lexile Level820
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AR Level4.7
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DeweyFiction
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PublisherHoughton Mifflin
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Publication Date11/6/2012
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Pages352
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Dimensions0.81 H × 7 L × 5 W