TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bechard,Margaret
TI  - Hanging on to Max
SN  - 0761315799
AV  - PZ7.B380655 Han 2002
U1  - [Fic] 21
PY  - 2002///
CY  - Brookfield, Conn.
PB  - Roaring Brook Press
KW  - Englischliteratur
KW  - Topic
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Teenage Parents
KW  - Teenage Pregnancy
KW  - Teenage parents
KW  - Teenage fathers
KW  - Fathers and sons
N2  - Grade 8 Up-Sam Pettigrew has transferred from his old high school to an alternative school for a very good reason. When his girlfriend wants to give their baby up for adoption, the 17-year-old assumes the role of custodial single parent of his son, Max. The story begins with Sam in his new role as father and moves back and forth between his current troubles and his earlier ones: the death of his mother, his emotionally distant father, and his peer relationships. Sam's world is generally a supportive one, full of friends, teachers, and family. However, he and his father made a deal; if Sam graduates and then goes on to work a construction job, he'll support Sam and Max for one year. There will be no college in Sam's future, even with his great SAT scores. The young man has taken responsibility for himself and his actions. However, he is still an ordinary teenager trying his hardest to do the right thing, the best thing for the tiny, much-loved son that transformed his life and possibly his future; When his girlfriend decides to give their baby away,  seventeen-year-old Sam is determined to keep him and raise him alone
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