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Awards New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age Praise “A strong collection, both revelatory and moving.” - Beverly Donofrio, author of Riding in Cars With Boys “I was very impressed and inspired by the essays in “You Look Too Young to be a Mom”—your anthology is an important contribution to contemporary writing on motherhood as a social issue and is also a great read.” - Judith Stadtman Tucker - Editor, The Mothers Movement Online “While You Look Too Young to be a Mom” celebrates the personal and educational achievements of teen moms, it’s in no way a sales pitch for teen motherhood. Although none of the narratives wallow in remorse for what could have been if that fateful pregnancy test had ben “minus” instead of “plus,” the essays don’t attempt to hide the fact that teen mothers can be emotionally troubled or that their behavior can be troubling. Even so, You Look Too Young to be a Mom remind sus that the story of teen motherhood has many possible—and positive—endings…You Look Too Young to be a Mom makes it clear that teen motherhood—just like every other kind of motherhood—is rich with opportunities to learn more about the elastic properties of real love and what it means to be human and vulnerable in a complicated and imperfect world.” - Judith Stadtman Tucker - Editor, The Mothers Movement Online - Read Judith’s entire online review or download a pdf version. “In this rare and evocative collection, women defy pervasive ‘teen mom’ stereotypes and other social conventions, challenging all of us to rethink things we learned about love, struggle, and success.” - Vickie Nam, author of Yell-Oh Girls: Emerging Voices Explore Culture, Identity, and Growing Up Asian American “Finally a book that bares the authentic voices of teen parents and shows the world what those of us who are privileged to work with them already knew: These young women are strong, resilient, and love their children fiercely. They are worthy of our respect and our support, nothing less.” - Lisa Goldblatt-Grace, LICSW, MPH, former director of Just a Start House, a long-term shelter for homeless pregnant and parenting teens and national consultant working with agencies to develop Second Chance Homes in their home states. | |||||||
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