Pregnancy Project, the by Gaby Rodriguez

Pregnancy Project, the by Gaby Rodriguez

When high school senior Gaby faked a pregnancy as a project to challenge stereotypes, she also changed her life. Discover this compelling memoir from an inspirational teenage activist, now a Lifetime movie.

It started as a school project, but it turned into so much more.

Growing up, Gaby Rodriguez was often told she would end up a teen mom. After all, her mother and her older sisters had gotten pregnant as teenagers; from an outsider's perspective, it was practically a family tradition. Gaby had ambitions that didn't include teen motherhood. But she wondered: how would she be treated if she fulfilled others' expectations? Would everyone ignore the years she put into being a good student and see her as just another pregnant teen statistic with no future? These questions sparked Gaby's high school senior project: faking her own pregnancy to see how her family, friends, and community would react. What she learned changed her life forever.and made international headlines in the process.

In The Pregnancy Project, Gaby details how she was able to fake her own pregnancy, hiding the truth from even her siblings and boyfriend's parents, and reveals all that she learned from the experience. But more than that, Gaby's story is about fighting stereotypes, and how one girl found the strength to come out from the shadow of low expectations to forge a bright future for herself.

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ISBN 13	9781442446229
ISBN 10	1442446226
Title	Pregnancy Project, the
Author	Gaby Rodriguez
Condition	Unavailable
Publisher	Simon & Schuster
Year published	2012-01-17
Number of pages	224
Prizes	Short-listed for Iowa High School Book Award 2013, Short-listed for Kentucky Bluegrass Award (Grades 9-12) 2014, Short-listed for Florida Teens Read 2013
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.