Plan A by Deb Caletti
Labyrinth Road, 9780593485545
16-year old Ivy is strong, independent, opinionated…and pregnant. She has plans and hopes and dreams for her future, and that future does not involve a child originating from sexual assault.
Unfortunately for Ivy, she lives in contemporary Texas, which has some of the most restrictive women’s health laws in the country. Ivy doesn’t realize that she is pregnant until she has passed the 6-week mark, after which an abortion is illegal in her home state. Fortunately for Ivy, she is not alone: her mother, grandmother, and a host of other women (and men) are willing to prioritize her choices, and so begins what Ivy and her adorable boyfriend Lorenzo call their “abortion road trip love story.”
This book is serious and funny, timeless and timely. It will absolutely be banned and challenged, and should absolutely be available for any reader who wants it–because these choices are important, and stories about these choices are possibly even more important. Highly recommended for ages 14 to adult.
Abortion, birth control, bullying, cussing, diversity, friendship, high school, kissing, parents, pregnancy, rainbow+, religion, sexual assault (on-page), Star Trek sex
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