Bechard, Margaret. Hanging on to Max.Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster U.S. publishing company. It was founded in 1924 by Richard L. Simon (1899–1960) and M. Lincoln Schuster (1897–1970), whose initial project, the original crossword-puzzle book, was a best-seller. . 204p. 2002. 0-689-86268-7. $6.99. JS * TO quote from the review in KLIATT, May 2002: This is a poignant story of a 17-year-old who wants to raise his baby son when the mother says she will give the baby up for adoption. With the help of his dour father and helpful aunt (Sam's mother is dead), Sam (1) (Security Accounts Manager) The part of Windows NT that manages the database of usernames, passwords and permissions. A SAM resides in each server as well as in each domain controller. See PDC and trust relationship. gets through almost a year with Max, his son. He had promised his father to "take responsibility," giving up his social life, sports, and plans to go to college. This novel tells about how Sam's life unravels in his senior year. Part of the catalyst comes when a teacher helps him prepare for the SATs and he studies with another teenage parent, Claire n. 1. A small inclosed pond used for gathering and greening oysters. . The two teenagers get close and it seems like it could be easy to team up and become a family, raising their two babies together. A night out being "normal" teenagers, playing ball in the driveway, fixing a meal, ends in an accident and a trip to take Max to the emergency room. Although this isn't ultimately too traumatic, it proves to Sam that he has to rethink re·think tr. & intr.v. re·thought , re·think·ing, re·thinks To reconsider (something) or to involve oneself in reconsideration. re his decisions about being a father. Readers may not quite understand all of Sam's reasoning. It looks as though the plot is heading in one direction, but it veers sharply after this trip to the hospital. A final chapter, when Max becomes 18, helps us realize that Sam's ultimate decision is a wise one for himself and for his baby son. I'm not positive about the statistics, but would imagine that for cultural reasons, being a teenage father happens less frequently with white middle-class teenagers, because so frequently abortion is the option for teenage pregnancy teenage pregnancy Adolescent pregnancy, teen pregnancy Social medicine Pregnancy by a ♀, age 13 to 19; TP is usually understood to occur in a ♀ who has not completed her core education–secondary school, has few or no marketable skills, is in that group. Sam is white and middle-class; he would have been heading for college and a promising future, given his academic skills. Still, the story could work as a cautionary tale A cautionary tale is a traditional story told in folklore, to warn its hearer of a danger. There are three essential parts to a cautionary tale, though they can be introduced in a large variety of ways. (and it is a good story in itself) about the difficulties of parenting. (An ALA Best Book for YAs; ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers.) Claire Rosser, KLIATT J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. S--Recommended for senior high school students. *--The asterisk (1) See Asterisk PBX. (2) In programming, the asterisk or "star" symbol (*) means multiplication. For example, 10 * 7 means 10 multiplied by 7. The * is also a key on computer keypads for entering expressions using multiplication. highlights exceptional books. |
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