β Scribed by Sharon Biggs Waller
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Best Books of 2019 β Cosmopolitan
__
Camille couldn't be having a better summerβshe kills it as Ophelia in her community theater's production of_ Hamlet_, catches the eye of the cutest boy in the play, and nabs a spot in a prestigious theater program. But on the very night she learns she got into the program, she also finds out sheβs pregnant. She definitely canβt tell her parents. And her best friend Bea doesnβt agree with the decision Camille has made.
Camille is forced to try to solve her problem aloneβ¦and the system is very much working against her. At her most vulnerable, Camille reaches out to Annabelle Ponsonby, a girl she only barely knows from the theater. Happily, Annabelle agrees to drive her wherever she needs to go. And in a last minute change of heart, Bea decides to come with.
Over the course of more than a thousand miles, friendships will be tested and dreams will be challenged. But ultimately, the girls will realize that friends are the real heroes in every story.
Girls on the Verge is an incredibly timely novel about a womanβs right to choose. Sharon Biggs Waller brings to life a narrative that has to continue to fight for its right to be told, and honored.
"[C]ompelling... This title offers realistic viewpoints on teenage pregnancy, along with what it is like to have the right to choose, wanting that right, and living knowing that you will be judged for having exercised it." β School Library Journal , Starred Review
"Absolutely essential, as is the underlying message that girls take care of each other when no one else will." βBooklist, Starred Review
**
"[C]ompelling... This title offers realistic viewpoints on teenage pregnancy, along with what it is like to have the right to choose, wanting that right, and living knowing that you will be judged for having exercised it." β School Library Journal , Starred Review
"Absolutely essential, as is the underlying message that girls take care of each other when no one else will." βBooklist, Starred Review
"Highly informative, filled with frank, detailed descriptions of our nation's restrictions on reproductive health as well as the emotional and physical experiences of abortion. A Forever -esque story for reproductive justice, this is a timely and vital book." β Kirkus
Sharon Biggs Waller is the Friends of American Writers-award winning author of A Mad, Wicked Folly and The Forbidden Orchid. She also writes for magazines about horses, chickens, and farming. Previously, she worked as a riding instructor at the Royal Mews in Buckingham Palace. In addition to writing, she is a dressage rider and trainer and Planned Parenthood volunteer. She lives on a ten-acre sustainable farm in Northwest Indiana with her husband, Mark.
Actors -- Fiction
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
**Best Books of 2019** --_Cosmopolitan_ __ Camille couldn't be having a better summer --she kills it as Ophelia in her community theater's production of _Hamlet_ , catches the eye of the cutest boy in the play, and nabs a spot in a prestigious theater program. But on the very night she learns s
**Best Books of 2019** --_Cosmopolitan_ __ Camille couldn't be having a better summer --she kills it as Ophelia in her community theater's production of _Hamlet_ , catches the eye of the cutest boy in the play, and nabs a spot in a prestigious theater program. But on the very night she learns s
**Best Books of 2019** --_Cosmopolitan_ __ Camille couldn't be having a better summer --she kills it as Ophelia in her community theater's production of _Hamlet_ , catches the eye of the cutest boy in the play, and nabs a spot in a prestigious theater program. But on the very night she learns s