Books

Dear Diary, I'm Pregnant: Teenagers Talk About Their Pregnancy

by Compiled by Annrenee Englander

A book featuring ten teenage girls' stories about their pregnancies. 160 pages.

I'm Pregnant, Now What Do I Do?

by Robert Buckingham

A book featuring information on the three main options for someone who has become pregnant: abortion, adoption, or raising the child oneself. 228 pages.

May the Circle be Unbroken: An Intimate Journey Into the Heart of Adoption

by Lynn C. Franklin

A study of adoption that uses the author's own experience as a birthmother as a starting point and example. Covers the process of adoption as experienced by all parties in the adoption triad--birthparents, adoptees, and adoptive parents. 306 pages.

Pregnant? Adoption is an Option

by Jeanne Warren Lindsey

A book discussing open adoption, the role of birthfathers in the adoption process, the importance of counseling, and the grieving process that occurs when birthparents give up their children. 224 pages.

Surviving Teen Pregnancy: Your Choices, Dreams, and Decisions

by Shirley Arthur

A guide for pregnant teens that discusses making decisions, getting help, planning the future and survival in general. 192 pages.

The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy: Or Everything Your Doctor Won't Tell You

by Vicki Iovine

A candid discussion of morning sickness, swollen breasts, exercises, stretch marks, sex during and after pregnancy, delivery and more. 288 pages.

The Spirit of Open Adoption

by James Gritter

A book discussing one adoption agency's switch from closed to open adoption, covering their reasons for the change and the effects on birthparents, adoptive parents, and adoptees. 315 pages.

The Third Choice: A Woman's Guide to Placing a Child for Adoption

by Leslie Foge and Gail Mosconi

A book covering the various adoption options, what to look for in adoptive parents, what to expect during pregnancy, the legal aspects of adoption, and more. 160 pages.