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520			_aGrade 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.
650			_aEnglischliteratur
650			_aTopic
650			_aFiction
650			_aTeenage Parents
650			_aTeenage Pregnancy
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925	0		_aacquire _b2 shelf copies _xpolicy default
942			_cBK
955			_dlb06 2001-08-23 _elb05 2001-08-23 to cip _glb05 2002-03-19 to BCCD
010			_a 2001048335
020			_a0761315799
020			_a0761325743 (lib. bdg)
040			_aDLC _cDLC _dDLC
042			_apcc _alcac
050	0	0	_aPZ7.B380655 _bHan 2002
082	0	0	_a[Fic] _221
100	1		_aBechard, Margaret.
245	1	0	_aHanging on to Max / _cby Margaret Bechard.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aBrookfield, Conn. : _bRoaring Brook Press, _c2002.
300			_a142 p. ; _c22 cm.
520			_aWhen his girlfriend decides to give their baby away, seventeen-year-old Sam is determined to keep him and raise him alone.
650		1	_aTeenage parents _vFiction.
650		1	_aTeenage fathers _vFiction.
650		1	_aFathers and sons _vFiction.
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0611/2001048335-d.html
856	4	2	_3Contributor biographical information _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0611/2001048335-b.html
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