
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Gaby Rodriquez is a very intelligent girl who was brave enough to take on stereotypes in a big way. She faked her pregnancy for her senior project and touched the world when all she wanted to do was point out that teens are treated unjustly when they become pregnant.
This book was a real eye-opening experience for me since I work at a public high school. Yes we do have students who are pregnant or to be fathers wandering our halls. Not only as staff, but other students are quick to judge how these teen parents' lives are going to turn out and we may know nothing about them. I agree with Gaby whole-heartedly when she points out that we should give these students our encouragement instead of letting them hear second hand what we think they can't achieve or how hard their lives are going to be from now on. They already know how much their lives are going to change so lets give them the support they need.
I think this is a book for everyone. Young and old, teachers and students, parents and granparents, and the general public who may encounter any of these young people along the way. This is a message for all to hear and it encompasses so much more than just teen pregnancy. This book covers stereotyping, and we all know we are guilty of this at one time or another. It's time to change the way we think and the way we act and make a better world for all of our young people.
Kuddos to you Gaby!
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