Baby Love
by Jacqueline Wilson
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Pub Date 17 Mar 2022 | Archive Date 17 Mar 2022
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Description
A heartbreaking, compelling and timely story for older readers about teen pregnancy, family trouble and unlikely friendships, set in 1960.
When Laura meets a French exchange student, Leon, she is flattered by his interest in her. She's never had any sort of boyfriend before. One night, Leon walks Laura home - and her life will never be the same again.
Things start to change for Laura - first her moods, and then her body. Laura isn't prepared for what she learns next - and doesn't even know how it could have happened.
When her family learns her secret, they are horrified. Sent away to save them from shame, Laura meets girls just like herself, whose families have given up on them - and they become a family for each other at the most difficult time in all their lives.
An emotional and moving tale for fans of Dear Nobody and Juno. Not suitable for younger readers.
Advance Praise
"Jacqueline Wilson understands the complex interpersonal relationships of teenagers so well and writes with an unparalleled realness and rawness. I loved this book. It was heartbreaking but warm, unflinching yet somehow cosy. Nobody writes like Jacqueline Wilson. Long may she reign! I couldn't get the characters out of my head." - Holly Bourne
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780241567104 |
| PRICE | £12.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 496 |
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Featured Reviews
Aria H, Reviewer
Oh My Gosh I adored this book. I have read Jacqueline Wilson since I was a child and Tracy Beaker has always been a firm favourite, one that Wilson has not, for me, been able to topple off of the top spot, until now. This is possibly one of the best books of hers that I have ever read, it is incredible. It is so well written with such well developed chatacters and a uplift, yet in many ways heartbreaking storyline.
This has quite dark undertones within the book as the proitagonist is a 14 year old girl, who with a lack of sex education in schools doesnt even realise she has had sex and then finds herself pregnant. Whilst reading this book I realised that I was shocked by the attitudes towards Laura when she finds out she is pregnant, representing in issues such as consent, victim blaming and young people getting pregnant that was happening in the 1960's, but then I also realised that actually as a society, we havent actually moved on that much in terms of victim blaming and so forth. This book has actually inspired me to look more into it.
This book was hardhitting, emotive and yet sensitively done, one of the best books I have read this year so far, and possibly contender for one of my best books ever. I loved it
Natalie D, Reviewer
I’m absolutely lost for words after reading Baby Love. It Jacqueline Wilson has ever written a great young adult book set within the 1960s.
This is a heaver read than many of Wilson’s books that I have read. Being a big Jacqueline Fan it has been exciting to see her write in a different style than normal. Fantastic book
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