Girls in Trouble by Caroline Leavitt
In this heart-wrenching story of an open adoption gone wrong, Caroline Leavitt's Girls in Trouble reveals the astonishing power of family bonds and maternal love. Sara, sixteen, is in denial about her pregnancy and too far along for an abortion. Her once-devoted boyfriend has disappeared so Sara decides her only option is an open adoption with George and Eva, a couple desperate for a child. After the birth it's clear Sara has a bond with the child that Eva can't duplicate and Eva and George make a drastic decision, with devastating consequences for them all.Caroline Leavitt is a novelist from the United States. Leavitt has won a Goldenberg Fiction Prize and a New York Foundation for the Arts Award in Fiction. She was also a Personal Essay National Magazine Award nominee, a Nickelodeon Screenwriting Awards finalist, and a quarter finalist in the Fade In/Writers' Net screenplay competition. She has written for the Boston Globe and People, as well as New York Magazine, Psychology Today, Redbook, Parents, and other publications.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780312271220 |
| ISBN 10 | 0312271220 |
| Title | Girls in Trouble |
| Author | Caroline Leavitt |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | St. Martin's Press |
| Year published | 2004-01-19 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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