And
Baby Makes Two
Dyan Sheldon
Walker
Books 2001
231p., pbk
$13.95
0-7445-7885-X
And
Baby Makes Two
is an expressive story about a teenage girl's pregnancy,
and the harsh realities she is forced to face. Lana Spriggs dreams of the
perfect family, perfect husband, perfect house and children. So when she
gets pregnant to a guy
she hardly knows, she thinks everything is falling into place.
That is until her friends can't relate to her anymore, her mum leaves her
to
fend for herself and her boyfriend deserts her. Lana is then forced to
face the
reality of her baby and the fact that you’re only young once.
Dyan
Sheldon's highly original viewpoint of a teenage girls struggle with
pregnancy
and a baby is an eye opener to what really can happen.
I recommend this book to girls from the age of 12 to 18.
Annie,
aged 16, Canberra, ACT
All
Lara wants is to be grown up, she can’t stand everybody bossing her
around any more. She wants to be independent and live on her own with a
husband and kids. When Lara turns fifteen she meets the man of her dreams “Les” whom
she hopes is her future husband. When Lara finds herself pregnant
everything looks like it’s all starting to fit together. But will her
dreams of a loving husband and perfect children really become reality and
live up to its expectations?
And Baby Makes Two shows
how hard it really is for a single teenage mother going through a lot of
changes in her life. It also shows that what you wish for doesn’t always
come true. This novel is a realistic fiction and I give it an 8/10; people
over the age of 12 should read and enjoy this striking novel.
