| Reacción Contributor(s): Choyce, Lesley (Author) |
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ISBN: 1459803086 ISBN-13: 9781459803084 Publisher: Orca Book Publishers OUR PRICE: $8.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Language: Spanish Published: November 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Pregnancy - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Dating & Sex - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Values & Virtues |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2012938341 |
| Lexile Measure: 560 |
| Series: Spanish Soundings |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 4.2" W x 6.8" (0.15 lbs) 112 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Hi Interest/Low Vocabulary - Topical - Teen |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Zach y Ashley llevan un tiempo juntos y las cosas van bien, hasta que un d a Ashley descubre que est embarazada. Enseguida se enoja y culpa a Zach, pues no estar a en ese estado si l no hubiera sido tan imprudente. Pensando al principio en el aborto, se vuelve en contra de Zach que, confundido, trata de adoptar una actitud responsable. Despu s de ver las reacciones de sus familiares y amigos, Zach se da cuenta de que esta es una decisi n que l y Ashley deben tomar juntos. Zach and Ashley have been going out for a while, and things are going well--until Ashley finds out she is pregnant. She is angry and blames Zach. She wouldn't be in this state if he hadn't been so careless. Insistent at first on an abortion, she turns against Zach. Confused, Zach struggles with what he should do and what his responsibilities are. Coming to terms with the reactions of their families and friends, Zach realizes that this is a decision that he and Ashley must make together. |
Contributor Bio(s): Choyce, Lesley: - Lesley Choyce, who has been teaching English and creative writing for over thirty years, is the author of more than ninety books of literary fiction, short stories, poetry, creative nonfiction and young adult novels. He has won the Dartmouth Book Award, the Atlantic Poetry Prize and the Ann Connor Brimer Award. He has also been short-listed for the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humor, the White Pine Award, the Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award, the Aurora Award from the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association and, most recently, the Governor General's Literary Award. He lives in Lawrencetown Beach, Nova Scotia. |