Expecting

Series Name: Gravel Road® Rural

Three girls could not be more different. Kaelynn lived with her grandmother, an old lady with a mean streak. Yessenia left an abusive stepfather to live with her boyfriend's mother. Lyric was from a good family. Pretty and popular in school. How did she end up pregnant and at Pathways? They met at the county program. It was more comfortable than attending the town's one high school, isolated and with growing bellies. They could still take regular classes. And hopefully graduate on time. Each girl soon relies on their growing friendship, which will see them through the drama.

Edgy, contemporary young adult fiction set in rural America. Storylines include mature and complicated situations including suicide, bullying, sexual identity and more. For some teens this is the reality they live with each day. And they find a way to survive. Books are 116 to 124 pages.

ISBN: 9781680210637

Format: Paperback

Grade Level: YA

Approximate Grade-Level Equivalent for Series: 1.6 to 3.5

Lexile Level: HL420L

Key Words/ Themes: Realistic Fiction, Rural, Teen Pregnancy, Single Mothers, Drug Abuse, Responsibility, Teen, Young Adult, Chapter Book, Hi-Lo, Hi-Lo Books, Hi-Lo Solutions, High-Low Books, Hi-Low Books, ELL, EL, ESL, Struggling Learner, Struggling Reader, Special Education, SPED, Newcomers, Reading, Learning, Education, Educational, Educational Books