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It's 1956, and Jamie's best friend Elaine confides that she is pregnant. Jamie's quest to find out what options might be available for Elaine (including an illegal abortion) becomes even more pressing as she realizes she is in the same fix. Misplaced love, date rape, and sexual ignorance all figure into this sympathetic but didactic novel about the importance of reproductive choice.