Teen Territory

Never do we get a story about young, single teen fathers. Quite often the males are portrayed as deadbeats who are so childish and immature they don’t even stay with the girl, and especially not the child itself. This book was a refreshing and emotionally sensitive contrast.

I appreciated the care with which the author made the decisions of Bobby, our 16 year-old protagonist stand out on the page. He was a well-rounded character with thoughts and feelings that appealed to both his maturity and also his youth.
The story here was not without depth and the pain felt by this boy and the two families he stood between in the choice to raise his daughter alone, was clearly felt. Excellent, excellent story and beautifully told.

No, this isn’t about St. Patrick’s Day. But while you have green on the brain, check out this great new book at the library: Girls Gone Green by Lynn Hirshfield. This is a great guide for becoming more conscience about the world will live in and what we can do to make it better. It has great advice from some big stars like Hayden Panettiere from Heroes, Ellen Page from Juno and Jessica Lowndes from 90210 but also from regular girls making a difference. Read this book and get inspired. Who knows what you can accomplish!