Review: God's plan of celibacy before marriage is best
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 18, 2013
The Live! team tackles teen pregnancy in this last book in the series. They visit Haven House, a private organization run by a group of local churches providing transition from teenage life to that of full-time mother. Girls can live there after they have given birth until their life is off to a good start.This is an emotional subject and that comes through in the novel. Several girls at Haven House tell their story. Be prepared to read of sadness, hurt, yet courage. While the storyline is mostly about the girls, there is a bit about the fathers too. Haven House helps teen dads understand their responsibilities and helps them be the dads their children need.There is also much about the parents of these girls. Baer makes it clear through the dialog that it is important for families to talk about issues like teen pregnancy. Ignoring the topic won't make it go away.Like Gary said, "Sometimes life is hard. ... And kids trying to raise babies definitely falls into that category."This is the final book in the series and has the strongest Christian witness yet. The message is loud and clear in this book. Being a parent at a young age is very difficult. Even many of the non-Christian students in the media class recognize that God's plan of celibacy before marriage is the right one.This is an excellent book for teens to read and discuss - with other teens and with their parents.I received a complimentary egalley of this book from a publicity group for the purpose of this review.