I was nothing”) and the longing to feel loved. Even powerful for that one brief moment before it was over. ) eloquently expresses the pain of lost innocence (“Their words made me feel beautiful. Jumping Off Swings Jo Knowles Sex Sexual Intercourse Pregnancy Interpersonal Relations Emotional Problems Of Teenagers Info/Buy Add To List Take a look at the WSIRN Gift Store for great products and gift ideas. Offering four equally sympathetic viewpoints, Knowles ( Lessons from a Dead Girl ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Thank you to all the people who've read this story. Meanwhile, Corinne and Caleb are drawn together by their shared concern for Ellie. While rumors about her condition spread, Ellie has no idea how profoundly her pregnancy and her decision about whether to have the baby affects the baby’s father, Josh, whom she has avoided ever since he abandoned her after their only sexual encounter. Jumping Off Swings by Knowles, Jo Publisher: Candlewick Press Genre: Young Adult Fiction, Juvenile Fiction Topic: Social Themes / Dating & Relationships. Unable to go to her parents for comfort and guidance, she turns to her best friend, Corinne, and Liz, the compassionate mother of Ellie’s childhood friend, Caleb. Ellie wants a boyfriend, but what she gets instead is a series of meaningless hookups, the fourth of which leaves her pregnant. Absorbing from first page to last, this sensitively written novel explores how a teenager’s crisis rocks her life as well as the lives of others.
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