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YAEssential Issues series.
Chapters cover peer pressure and sexual violence, consequences and choices facing teen parents, and resources for preventing pregnancy. Kenney's writing is straightforward if bland; she uses anecdotes and quotes from professionals and teens to enliven her prose. Posed photographs and sidebars break up the text. Reading list, timeline. Bib., glos., ind.