"North Carolina, 1960s. Lorraine has it all-the boyfriend, the good grades, the white picket fence, the ambition to become the first woman astronaut. But when she-the darling girl-next-door-becomes pregnant, she learns that love is conditional and ambition has its limits. In an effort to hide their daughter's secret shame, her parents send her away to a maternity home-a common solution for "wayward" girls during that time period. Lorraine soon realizes...

"A heartrending story about a young mother's fight to keep her daughter and the winds of fortune that tear them apart, by the New York Times bestselling author of The Nature of Fragile Things and The Last Year of the War. California, 1938--When she loses her parents in an accident, sixteen-year-old Rosanne is taken in by the owners of the vineyard where she has lived her whole life as the vinedresser's daughter. She moves into Celine and Truman Calvert's...

A pregnancy pact between three teenaged girls puts their mothers' love to the ultimate test in this emotionally wrenching story of love and forgiveness.

Two families from different social classes are joined together by an unexpected pregnancy and the child that it produces.

"A dazzling debut novel from an exciting new voice, The Mothers is a surprising story about young love, a big secret in a small community--and the things that ultimately haunt us most. Set within a contemporary black community in Southern California, Brit Bennett's mesmerizing first novel is an emotionally perceptive story about community, love, and ambition. It begins with a secret. "All good secrets have a taste before you tell them, and if we'd...

The Healthy Steps for Teen Parents series helps teens navigate life from the first signs of pregnancy through birth, diapers, and finishing school. Videos provide a real-world approach to succeeding as young parents. Volume 1- Pregnancy includes: prenatal care & nutrition, protecting your baby, physical & emotional changes, and getting support.

This program helps teens navigate life from the first signs of pregnancy through birth, diapers, and finishing school. Created specifically to hold the attention of young adults, this series uses an encouraging, real-world approach to show teens how to succeed as young parents. Volume 2 Labor & Birth includes: anatomy and birth, medical procedures, and newborns.

This special version of The Stages of Labor is designed for teens-with modern animation and graphics, all-teen births, and a teen narrator. Easy-to-understand 3D animation of the labor process, real video segments showing teen parents in labor, and personal interviews create a program that engages and informs young adult viewers. Content includes:anatomy of pregnancy,onset of labor, early labor, active labor, transition pushing and birth, delivery...

This program helps teens navigate life from the first signs of pregnancy through birth, diapers, and finishing school. Created specifically to hold the attention of young adults, this series uses an encouraging, real-world approach to show teens how to succeed as young parents. Volume 3 Postpartum includes: physical recovery and postpartum emotions, baby care and behaviors,SIDS, and relationships and parenting.