Jocelyn E. (hoopridge) reviewed Annie's Baby: The Diary of Anonymous, a Pregnant Teenager on + 252 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
First off, anyone who believes this is written as a real teen's diary is a chump. This "edited" book is written by an adult as a precautionary tale for teens.
This so-called "real" girl, Annie, is an idiot who thinks she can change her boyfriend, even after he rapes and impregnates AND abandons her. It would've been WAY more like life if the boyfriend said he loved her, knocked her up in a fumbling bedroom scene, then broke up with her. Why the rape had to happen is beyond me, unless it shows that she had NO part in the sex act that resulted in her pregnancy and therefore made her innocent. To make her an unwilling participant makes the pregnancy a side note to the violent act that created the child.
I teach high school and very few teens get pregnant by rape. Yes, it happens, but most of them are suckered into thinking they're "in love" and willfully sleep with their boyfriends, some to get pregnant on purpose. This book does a disservice to anyone who reads it thinking that (a) it's real, (b) it's probable, and (c) not a bunch of bull.
This so-called "real" girl, Annie, is an idiot who thinks she can change her boyfriend, even after he rapes and impregnates AND abandons her. It would've been WAY more like life if the boyfriend said he loved her, knocked her up in a fumbling bedroom scene, then broke up with her. Why the rape had to happen is beyond me, unless it shows that she had NO part in the sex act that resulted in her pregnancy and therefore made her innocent. To make her an unwilling participant makes the pregnancy a side note to the violent act that created the child.
I teach high school and very few teens get pregnant by rape. Yes, it happens, but most of them are suckered into thinking they're "in love" and willfully sleep with their boyfriends, some to get pregnant on purpose. This book does a disservice to anyone who reads it thinking that (a) it's real, (b) it's probable, and (c) not a bunch of bull.
Jennifer S. reviewed Annie's Baby: The Diary of Anonymous, a Pregnant Teenager on + 3 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Really good book for teens.
Helpful Score: 1
very sad... but very good. i liked it very much.
Samantha H. (samluvssbooks) reviewed Annie's Baby: The Diary of Anonymous, a Pregnant Teenager on + 47 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
From School Library Journal
Grade 6-10-A book that's sure to be as popular as Go Ask Alice (S & S, 1971), which was also edited by Sparks. Annie, 14, falls head over heels for handsome, wealthy 16-year-old Danny when he befriends her. She lies to her mother to go out with him and he takes her to drinking parties in his red convertible. Annie is soon totally dependent on him despite his frequent bad moods and erratic behavior. When he rapes her, he tells her that she led him on and made him lose control. She continues to love him even as he abuses her both physically and emotionally. Annie is heartbreaking in her trust and hope that Danny will turn back into the sweet, gentle boy she fell in love with only a few months earlier, and she becomes desperate when her period fails to come on schedule. Finally, she has to tell her mother and figure out what to do. The diary format is a surefire draw for teens and preteens. This book has the same errors in grammar and flow problems as Alice, but they lend realism to the narrative. Not as graphic as the earlier title, Annie's Baby displays a 14 year old's naivet about sexuality and bodily functions. This book will grab your attention.
Grade 6-10-A book that's sure to be as popular as Go Ask Alice (S & S, 1971), which was also edited by Sparks. Annie, 14, falls head over heels for handsome, wealthy 16-year-old Danny when he befriends her. She lies to her mother to go out with him and he takes her to drinking parties in his red convertible. Annie is soon totally dependent on him despite his frequent bad moods and erratic behavior. When he rapes her, he tells her that she led him on and made him lose control. She continues to love him even as he abuses her both physically and emotionally. Annie is heartbreaking in her trust and hope that Danny will turn back into the sweet, gentle boy she fell in love with only a few months earlier, and she becomes desperate when her period fails to come on schedule. Finally, she has to tell her mother and figure out what to do. The diary format is a surefire draw for teens and preteens. This book has the same errors in grammar and flow problems as Alice, but they lend realism to the narrative. Not as graphic as the earlier title, Annie's Baby displays a 14 year old's naivet about sexuality and bodily functions. This book will grab your attention.
Candi M. (candi63070) reviewed Annie's Baby: The Diary of Anonymous, a Pregnant Teenager on + 10 more book reviews
I really liked this book and I think it is a good read for alot of different ages. It definately makes you think.
Lacey L. (sedeara) reviewed Annie's Baby: The Diary of Anonymous, a Pregnant Teenager on + 15 more book reviews
Felt like propaganda.
Jodie B. (Jolybi72) reviewed Annie's Baby: The Diary of Anonymous, a Pregnant Teenager on + 23 more book reviews
A good,fast read, good for anyone who was or is a teenage mom.
Annie's baby is an amazing book. This book is filled with AMAZING details of a pregnant teenager's life. Annie's life is filled with alot of difficult choices but she have to choose the best choice for her and her baby.
Molly M. (Shortiesport) reviewed Annie's Baby: The Diary of Anonymous, a Pregnant Teenager on + 45 more book reviews
Here is the paragraph on the back of the book:
When Annie discovers she's pregnant by her boyfriend she's devastated. She has never felt so alone. With no one she can talk to, she pours her heart out to her diary, confiding her feelings of panic, self-doubt, and the desperate hope that some day she can turn her life around. She decides she wants to keep her baby and dreams of loving and caring for this little person. But after the baby is born, it's in her diary that she faces the agonizing question: Can she really raise this child on her own?
When Annie discovers she's pregnant by her boyfriend she's devastated. She has never felt so alone. With no one she can talk to, she pours her heart out to her diary, confiding her feelings of panic, self-doubt, and the desperate hope that some day she can turn her life around. She decides she wants to keep her baby and dreams of loving and caring for this little person. But after the baby is born, it's in her diary that she faces the agonizing question: Can she really raise this child on her own?
