John Neufeld

SHARELLE, soon to be back in print!, but even now may be in your public or school library --- seduced by someone in her family, Sharelle has a child and has to make decisions that are really too gown-up for a teenager to make, but she does, and does it well.

SHARELLE Marston is 14 and pregnant.

She would never ask her child's father to do anything but leave her alone. Her classmates in the special Parenting Program at school have the same problems she does. Each of the boys in her life would like to help -- but though Barney promises a fantasy of escape, Kevin tempts her with something very close to the love she longs for, and Patrick offers her something even more precious, SHARELLE is not sure that she's ready to accept any of their solutions. And her teachers and social workers mean well and try hard, but all their suggestions must be channeled through her mother, Melba --- a fun-loving, irresponsible woman who is too confused in her own life to help SHARELLE in hers.Should SHARELLE keep the baby? Should she give it up for adoption? And how can she find the courage to make her decision and carry it out?

"Compelling...a profoundly moving story...the reader cares for Sharelle and her beloved daughter..."                                            
                                           ---Publishers Weekly

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