teenage mothers

Raven, a teenage mother and high school dropout living in a housing project, decides, with the help and sometime interference of her best friend Aisha, to study for a spelling bee which could lead to a college preparatory program and four-year scholarship.

Discusses the emotions, stresses, and adjustments connected with an unplanned teenage pregnancy.

Discusses the social, physical, and economic problems of teenage pregnancy and parenthood and describes various methods of birth control.

Provides information and advice on how to cope as a teenage mother before and after the baby is born.

Explains responsible sexual behavior, the ramifications of teenage pregnancy, ways to avoid it, and methods for coping with it, including various options.

Covers a wide variety of topics related to teen pregnancy, including birth control, the question of abstinence versus sexual activity, peer pressure, precautions against disease, abusive partners, and life with a baby.