Notes
The bond between two best friends is put to the test when one of them gets pregnant in this "powerful and timely" (award-winning author Angela Johnson) contemporary young adult novel for fans of Angie Thomas and Elizabeth Acevedo.Erykah was looking forward to junior year at East Prep High. She has a cute boyfriend, gets good grades, and has the best bestie. Money is tight, though thats nothing new in her world. But everything changes when she gets pregnant. Having a baby at sixteen was definitely not part of the plan. Kellys plan was to dominate junior yeargrade-wise and on the basketball courtand eventually get an athletic scholarship. It did not include helping her best friend through a pregnancy. But thats what best friends do, right? Besides, Kelly has every intention of being a good auntie. As the two girls navigate the pregnancy, theyll learn some harsh realities about the world and be forced to make some huge decisions. Theyll also discover a deep reserve of strength and compassionfor each other and themselves.
