Hanging on to Max

WARNING: A GOOD VIEW ON TEEN PREGNANCY AHEAD.
I really liked this book: witty teenager, cute baby, difficult obstacles, romance, all the usual stuff that's fun to read about. Oh yeah, and teen pregnancy.
The story is about Sam Pettigrew (no relation to Peter Pettigrew, also known as Scabbers) and his son. Sam is 17. His son is 11 months. Do the math. The mother, Brittany, moved to Boise after she decided she didn't want baby Max anymore. Sam just can't let Max go, and decides to be a father. So he's trying to graduate high school and be a father full-time and figure out his life, a big part of which is paying back his dad for room, board, and baby care. Plus, the SATs are coming up. Sam knows he can't go to college with Max, but still, he takes the SATs... and aces them. The sad part comes at the end though... If you aren't afraid of spoilers, highlight the black text.

Sam gives up the baby for adoption! No!

Isn't this enough to make you want to read this book? And Best Supporting Character in this book goes to Claire, Sam's crush from middle-school that also has a baby and thinks there's nothing wrong with that, thank you very much. Thank Margaret Bechard for such a good book on teen pregnancy to read. Especially from a male point of view, you don't find truly dedicated teenage fathers very often.