Teenage Fathers

About the Book

1993 YALS/American Library Association Best Books for Young Adults.

“Filled with disillusionment, fear, anger, and occasionally real joy, the words [of 13 teenage fathers] blend into a dramatic, eye-opening portrayal of what teen fathers face when their desires and expectations collide with reality. Sure to leave readers of both sexes thinking about the consequences of their actions.”
—Booklist, October 1992

“These compelling stories let us in on scenarios from the fathering and abandoning of nine babies by age 19 to supportively juggling two different households with children.”
—Kirkus, August 1992

About the Author

Karen Gravelle, Ph.D., M.S.W., is a freelance writer and photographer specializing in books for teenagers. Leslie Peterson, once a teenage parent herself, is now a playwright and a financial professional.