Little bang
McCaughrain, Kelly
Little bang / Kelly McCaughrain. - London : Walker Books, 2024. - 293 pages ; 20 cm.
A bittersweet Northern Irish romance that takes a new look at teen pregnancy, the magic and mess of first relationships, and a young woman's right to choose her own future.
Beneath the New Year's Eve fireworks, shy science-nerd Mel and slacker songwriter Sid get pregnant on their first date. Any sixteen-year-olds would expect trouble – but this is Northern Ireland 2018, where abortion is still illegal. Mel's religious parents insist she must keep the baby, whilst Sid's feminist mum pushes for a termination.
Mel and Sid are determined to do this together, but they soon discover that pregnancy is totally different for boys and girls. When their relationship starts to fall apart under all the pressure, Mel finds herself feeling alone with the impossible dilemma of the Little Bang growing inside her.
9781406375725
High school students--Fiction
Dating (Social customs)--Fiction
Unplanned pregnancy--Fiction
Reproductive rights--Ireland
READING IN ENGLISH
Romance fiction
Young adult fiction
Little bang / Kelly McCaughrain. - London : Walker Books, 2024. - 293 pages ; 20 cm.
A bittersweet Northern Irish romance that takes a new look at teen pregnancy, the magic and mess of first relationships, and a young woman's right to choose her own future.
Beneath the New Year's Eve fireworks, shy science-nerd Mel and slacker songwriter Sid get pregnant on their first date. Any sixteen-year-olds would expect trouble – but this is Northern Ireland 2018, where abortion is still illegal. Mel's religious parents insist she must keep the baby, whilst Sid's feminist mum pushes for a termination.
Mel and Sid are determined to do this together, but they soon discover that pregnancy is totally different for boys and girls. When their relationship starts to fall apart under all the pressure, Mel finds herself feeling alone with the impossible dilemma of the Little Bang growing inside her.
9781406375725
High school students--Fiction
Dating (Social customs)--Fiction
Unplanned pregnancy--Fiction
Reproductive rights--Ireland
READING IN ENGLISH
Romance fiction
Young adult fiction
