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Gr 8-Up Sam Pettigrew has transferred from his old high school to an alternative school for a very good reason. When his girlfriend wants to give their baby up for adoption, the 17-year-old assumes the role of custodial single parent of his son, Max. The story begins with Sam in his new role as father and moves back and forth between his current troubles and his earlier ones: the death of his mother, his emotionally distant father, and his peer relationships. Sam's world is generally a supportive one, full of friends, teachers, and fami...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Sam is a single father trying to do the right thing. He stumbles through the fog of new parenthood, barely able to stay awake during classes at his alternative high school but determined to take responsibility for his eleven-month-old son, Max. (Max's teenage mom has chosen to give the baby up.) Bechard effectively conveys Sam's perspective, neither sugarcoating his bond with Max nor using him as, in his words, a "poster child for the dangers of teenage sex." Yet she does make cle...Log In or Sign Up to Read More