16 & Pregnant - A Novel

Best friends Erykah and Kelly have their junior year planned out, but everything changes when Erykah finds out she is pregnant, and as Kelly tries to support her throughout the pregnancy the two girls learn some harsh realities about the world and are forced to make some huge decisions.

About the author

LaLa Thomas is a professor, scholar, combat Army veteran, English teacher, and an author of multiple genres. After her first years of teaching and mentoring in one of the most struggling school districts in the nation, she decided to use those experiences to create stories through characters who represent young Black voices. LaLa calls two places home: the fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada, and Harlem, New York. She is a proud Afro-Caribbean American, who is thankful for all the gifts her ancestors have given her. LaLa and her divine daughter, Aazariah Dior (a.k.a. “Z”), currently live in downtown San Francisco.

Product details

• Authors: LaLa Thomas
• Publisher: Harper Collins
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 14 to 99
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.03.2023
• EAN: 9781665917278
• ISBN: 978-1-6659-1727-8
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 33 mm
• Weight: 401 g
• Illustrations: f-c matte lam jacket w- spot gloss
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Girls & Women, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Pregnancy, People & places (Children's / Teenage), General fiction (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women