Akin, Jessica
Summary: Examines the issues surrounding teenage pregnancy, including breaking the news to parents, dealing with judgments and criticism, co-parenting, and finishing school.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2016
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 618 AKIJewell, Lisa
Summary: On a beautiful summer night in a charming English suburb, a young woman and her boyfriend disappear after partying at the massive country estate of a new college friend. One year later, a writer moves into a cottage on the edge of the woods that border the same estate. Known locally as the Dark Place, the dense forest is the writer's favorite area for long walks and it's on one such walk that...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC JEWJohnson, Angela
Summary: Bobby's carefree teenage life changes forever when he becomes a father and must care for his adored baby daughter.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2003
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC JOHSummary: Grounded for Life examines the rising national trend of unplanned pregnancies in the teen population. Utilizing actual case studies and interviews with teenage mothers, it illustrates the risk factors, motivations, and thought processes associated with the rapidly growing teenage pregnancy problem. Thought-provoking footage of single teenage parents portrays the economic and emotional hardships...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: This ABC News program sheds light on the most heartbreaking dilemma a teen mother can face. Viewers enter the lives of Erin and Brookanne, who-because of college plans and financial hardships-have decided against motherhood and now reside at the Gladney Center for Adoption, a unique facility for pregnant teens in Fort Worth, Texas. Ob-gyn appointments, counseling sessions, and meetings with...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Johnson, Angela
Summary: Bobby's carefree teenage life changes forever when he becomes a father and must care for his adored baby daughter.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster BFYR 2010
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC JOHLewis, Nicole Lynn
Summary: "A teen mother's intimate, fearless account of America's damaging response to teen pregnancy, the systemic issues that exacerbate it, the insurmountable barriers to college for parenting students, and a blueprint for helping young families overcome the odds"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.874 LEWSummary: Young mothers need to be aware of the benefits and problems associated with the options of marriage or single parenting. This program stresses the importance of developing a positive and responsible attitude in order to make the best of the situation. The video provides information on finding a doctor, prenatal care, and the benefits of a practical diet, exercise, and childbirth classes, as...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: This program examines teenage pregnancy from the teenage father's point of view. It is an in-depth look at the attitudes of young men toward sex, birth control, and teenage fatherhood. Teen pregnancy, its cost to society, and the plight of young mothers and their newborns are discussed, along with how most young fathers deal with the reality of a pregnant girlfriend. A final section examines...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Being a teenager is difficult enough. Try being a parent at the same time! This program follows the stories of three young women with unplanned pregnancies-15-year-old Valerie, 17-year-old Karina, and 18-year-old Sara. The program also presents another couple, Amanda and Tomas, who have chosen abstinence. In three segments, the teens are interviewed over the course of their pregnancies and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: In this engrossing documentary, filmmaker and author Joanna Lipper follows six teen mothers and several young fathers through their last months of high school. This film goes beyond explaining the difficulties of early parenthood to reveal the compassionate strength, resilience, self-awareness, and insight of these adolescents as they look back on past decisions with enhanced understanding of...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: This hard-hitting documentary uses interviews with several girls, their boyfriends, parents, counselors, teachers, and other professionals to examine one of the most critical issues facing young Americans today. Exploring the reasons why so many teenagers get pregnant, the video looks at the facts on adolescent sexual behavior and attitudes toward birth control. Although the emphasis is focused...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Banigan, Melissa
Summary: Learn comprehensive fact-based sexual education facts that can help teens make informed choices about their reproductive health and futures.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA 362.7 Banigan 2018Summary: What is parenthood really like? This video profiles a young family and a mother of small children, uncovering some of the joys and concerns of the parenting experience in the process. In an upbeat and energetic way, the program prepares parents-to-be and new parents for the life that awaits them-one filled with dirty diapers, crying, and sleeplessness-while clearly showing the rewards of...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: Over 1,400 teenage girls become pregnant every day in America. This video identifies three sources of support-family, school, and community-that are essential in helping teen parents raise children successfully.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Krosoczka, Jarrett
Summary: The powerful, unforgettable graphic memoir from Jarrett Krosoczka, about growing up with a drug-addicted mother, a missing father, and two unforgettably opinionated grandparents. A National Book Award Finalist! In kindergarten, Jarrett Krosoczka's teacher asks him to draw his family, with a mommy and a daddy. But Jarrett's family is much more complicated than that. His mom is an addict, in and...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2019
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA 921 KORLevien, David.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2008
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC LEVGinsburg, Melissa
Summary: "For fans of Megan Abbott and Laura Lippman, Melissa Ginsburg's The House Uptown is an emotional coming-of-age novel about a young girl who goes to live with her eccentric grandmother in New Orleans after the death of her mother. Ava, 14 years old and totally on her own, has still not fully processed her mother's death when she finds herself on a train heading to New Orleans, going to stay with...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GINEstrela, Joana
Summary: "16-year-old Raquel lives in a small town in Portugal, the kind of place where everyone knows everyone else's business. Her parents are divorced and she's just been suspended for cursing out a school aide asking about her father's new marriage. She has two best friends, Luísa and Fred, but wants something more. Then, from afar, she sees Pardalita, a senior and a gifted artist who's moving to...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Levine Querido 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 ESTSparks, Nicholas.
Summary: "Seventeen-year-old Veronica 'Ronnie' Miller's life was turned upside-down when her parents divorced and her father moved to Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. Three years later, she remains alienated from her parents, particularly her father-- until her mother decides it would be in everyone's best interest if she and her brother spent the summer with him"--Jacket.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Pub. Large Print 2009
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: An unapologetically sexy and subversive comedy based on the bestselling novel by Charlotte Roch. When a bizarre shaving incident lands rebellious teen Helen in the hospital, she develops an unlikely bond with her male nurse. She seduces him with stories of her sexual adventures while using her illness to try and reunite her divorced parents.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Strand Releasing Home Video 2015
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN WETHannah, Kristin.
Summary: Years of trying unsuccessfully to conceive a child have broken more than Angie DeSaria's heart. Following a painful divorce, she moves back to her small Pacific Northwest hometown and takes over management of her family's restaurant. In West End, where life rises and falls like the tides, Angie's fortunes will drastically change yet again when she meets and befriends a troubled young woman....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books Trade Paperbacks 2010
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Place a hold to request this item.VanLiere, Donna
Summary: "In the small town of Grandon, five very different people discover the true meaning of Christmas. Jennifer and Ryan are both single parents, struggling with their own losses and heartache. Sixteen-year-old Kaylee is faced with a life-changing situation that has affected her whole family. Stephen and Lily are happily married and ready to start a family. All of them are facing their own...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2014
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC VANSmith, Timothy C.
Summary: A guide for parents of teenage drivers discusses such topics as developing defensive driving skills, handling road emergencies, providing basic car maintenance, and helping teenagers avoid alcohol and drugs.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2006