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Violence
None
No violence
Language
Barely any
Period-appropriate mild language
Sexual Content
A lot
Teen sex and pregnancy are central; frank but not graphically explicit treatment of sexuality
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The psychological cost of an unwanted pregnancy; pressure and coercion in a teen relationship; an illegal abortion and its aftermath
What this book is about
Liz and Sean, and Maggie and Dennis, are two high school couples. When Sean pressures Liz to have sex and she becomes pregnant, the choices available to her — an illegal abortion, adoption, marriage — are all terrible. Zindel's honest 1969 YA novel was groundbreaking in its frank treatment of teen sexuality and the lack of good options for a pregnant teenager before Roe v. Wade.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Teen pregnancy and illegal abortion
Sexual pressure in a teen relationship
Historically frank treatment of teen sexuality
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