SuitabookButterflies in May
Karen Hart
- Reading
- You could read alongside one another and pause when Ali considers the baby, Matt or her future, giving space for questions about the decisions without steering towards a particular answer.
- Themes
- Teenage pregnancy and choice: Ali becomes pregnant while preparing for college and must consider the baby, her relationship with Matt and her own future. Ali’s pregnancy is presented as a dilemma about responsibility and choice, with her plans and relationships also at stake.
- Frank treatment of pregnancy: The novel includes frank discussion of pregnancy and the birthing process as part of Ali’s experience. Pregnancy and birth are discussed frankly as part of Ali’s experience.
- Worth knowing
- Pregnancy and birth are discussed frankly, alongside Ali’s situation as an unmarried pregnant teenager. Consider whether that level of detail and subject matter feels right for your reader.