Little Wing
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Published: July 1, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 180
ISBN-13: 9781741148572
Subjects: Fiction; Juvenile Fiction; Children's Books - Young Adult Fiction; Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9); Girls & Women; Social Issues - Pregnancy; Juvenile Fiction / Social Situations / Pregnancy
Description: Suffering from postpartum depression, Emily visits her grandmother to take a break from her life. As she tries to sort through her despair and self-hatred?seeing herself as a worthless teenage girl who abandoned her child?she is befriended by a stay-at-home dad and his son, Pete. Their friendships develop and Emily is able to nurture herself back from her depressive state. Poignant and hopeful, this narrative is told with an acute tenderness and reveals the reality of postpartum depression, the hardships of teenage pregnancy, and how to return to love after a tragic decision.