Review: Realistic
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 5, 2012
Kalena is just an ordinary teenager until she gets pregnant. Once she realizes that she has a baby on the way, her life changes almost entirely. Her parents treat her differently, her friends don't want to hang out with her anymore, and she struggles to keep up with these new facts of life.As Kalena makes her way through this new lifestyle, she struggles to figure out how to deal with all of the problems that her teenage pregnancy has caused -- her parents are disappointed in her, her boyfriend Isaiah never wants to talk about the pregnancy and seems to deny its existence, and her friends have decided that she doesn't fit in with their group anymore.Besides relationship issues, Kalena struggles with normal things like figuring out what to wear as her body changes and her old clothes no longer fit, endless food cravings, and becoming weary and ready for a nap everyday by noon.This novel is very realistic, and Kalena is very obviously still a teenager from the choices she makes. Her life changes so drastically, and in so many different ways, that she is an easy character to sympathize with. Parts of this novel are heartbreaking while others are endearing.