And Baby Makes Two
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This issue’s cover is Sharon Creech’s The Wanderer. Sharon Creech is interviewed by Suzanne Manczuk. Our thanks to Macmillan Children’s Books for their help in producing this March cover.
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And Baby Makes Two
15-year-old Land is fed up with interfering adults and longs for independence. Then on her fifteenth birthday she meets 20-year-old Les and six weeks later she plans to seduce him. The plot of Sheldon's problem novel is predictable. Lust and excitement result in pregnancy and inevitably after the birth the boyfriend loses interest. Lana becomes increasingly isolated but ultimately faces up to her new responsibilities. The didactic intention is overt; 'I couldn't be pregnant the first time, everybody know that ... I hadn't had an orgasm and I was pretty sure you couldn't get pregnant without one.' Sheldon's style is engaging, the mood light and witty. A quick and entertaining read.
