Name: Me, Him, Them, and It
ISBN: 9781599909585

Caela Carter

Playing the "bad girl" at school to get back at her feuding parents, 16-year-old Evelyn becomes pregnant and faces a difficult decision. A debut novel.

Me, Him, Them, and It

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Started this book late last night. Finished it two minutes ago. it was very touching.

Plot: 4/5
Being very different from what I usually read, no vampires, fights, explosions or word ending, this was a fresh read for me. But what happened if there were no vampires, fights, explosions or worlds ending? There was an intense internal struggle happening in this book, and it was very real and very intense.
	
Characters: 5/5
Evelyn: I was hanging onto every moment because of her (I know I'm getting repetitive, but I can think of no other words) intense internal struggle. I empathized with her home situation especially. Although my house is far from ‘silent’, it’s far from perfect, too.
Lizzie: Lizzie was a very real character.
Celie and Tammy: oh, these two little cutie pies.
Todd: Although he was a COMPLETE jerkface, I understood his decisions, and they came from a real place, and I appreciated him as a character.

There was a romance feature in this book, but it was not central to the plot, so I will not be grading it.

But, (and this is why I’m NOT a teacher) I am going to take off one point, because I thought she was going to keep Bean.

Overall Grade: 8/10

Lisa ✩ @lifeinlit

4.5 stars!

Every teenage girl and every parent of a teenage girl should read this book. It's raw, it's harsh, but it's reality. It packs a hard punch right to the abdomen (no pun intended) and really makes you think.

Evelyn is sixteen. Evelyn is a junior on the track to being valedictorian in her class, with dreams of going to an Ivy League school. Evelyn has a tough life at home with her non-speaking parents. Evelyn is depressed. Evelyn is pregnant. Crap. Now what? Evelyn is faced with a huge burden, major decisions, and parents who are of no help at all. No matter how hard she tries, she's unable to bring herself to tell her BFF of her predicament. She doesn't know who to turn to, or what to do next.

Evelyn is asked over and over again by the counselor at Planned Parenthood the same questions: Will you have this baby? Will you have an abortion? If you have the baby, will you give it up for adoption or care for it as a teen mother? If you decide to parent this child, where will you live? How will you support it financially? But Evelyn doesn't have the answers. She has no idea what to do. She's lost and insecure. Evelyn needs help.

Me, Him, Them and It is a stark look at the life of a pregnant teenager, the roller coaster ride that consumes her mind, and the emotional toll it takes on her and everyone in her life. The thoughts that run through her head. The questions being asked of her. The strength it must take to put your own dreams and desires on hold long enough to consider the life of the being growing inside of you. I think teenage girls and mothers will definitely benefit from reading this story. I'd have to say it's the best teenage pregnancy book I've read thus far. I'm neither a teenager nor a parent of one, but I really enjoyed this book. It was REAL, and that says a lot.

Me, Him, Them, and It

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