When Gaby faked a pregnancy to challenge stereotypes, she also changed her life. A compelling memoir from an inspirational teenage activist.
Growing up, Gaby Rodriguez was often told she would end up a teen mom. After all, her mother and her older sisters had gotten pregnant as teenagers; from an outsiderâs perspective, it was practically a family tradition. Gaby had ambitions that didnât include teen motherhood. But she wondered: how would she be treated if she âlived downâ to othersâ expectations? Would everyone ignore the years she put into being a good student and see her as just another pregnant teen statistic with no future? These questions sparked Gabyâs high school senior project: faking her own pregnancy to see how her family, friends, and community would react. What she learned changed her life foreverâand made international headlines in the process.
In The Pregnancy Project, Gaby details how she was able to fake her own pregnancyâhiding the truth from even her siblings and boyfriendâs parentsâand reveals all that she learned from the experience. But more than that, Gabyâs story is about fighting stereotypes, and how one girl found the strength to come out from the shadow of low expectations to forge a bright future for herself.
Categories:
- Teen & Young Adult
- Education & Reference
- Social Science
- Sociology
- Social Science
- Education & Reference
Publisher : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Author : Rodriguez, Gaby
Language : English
Edition : Reprint
Published :2013-04-30
Number Of Pages : 240
Binding : Paperback
ISBN-10 : 1442446234
ISBN-13 : 9781442446236
Item weight : 0.45 lb
Dimensions : 0.7 in x 5.2 in x 8 in
Returns Policy
You may return most new, unopened items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. We'll also pay the return shipping costs if the return is a result of our error (you received an incorrect or defective item, etc.).
You should expect to receive your refund within four weeks of giving your package to the return shipper, however, in many cases you will receive a refund more quickly. This time period includes the transit time for us to receive your return from the shipper (5 to 10 business days), the time it takes us to process your return once we receive it (3 to 5 business days), and the time it takes your bank to process our refund request (5 to 10 business days).
If you need to return an item, simply login to your account, view the order using the 'Complete Orders' link under the My Account menu and click the Return Item(s) button. We'll notify you via e-mail of your refund once we've received and processed the returned item.
Shipping
We can ship to virtually any address in the world. Note that there are restrictions on some products, and some products cannot be shipped to international destinations.
When you place an order, we will estimate shipping and delivery dates for you based on the availability of your items and the shipping options you choose. Depending on the shipping provider you choose, shipping date estimates may appear on the shipping quotes page.
Please also note that the shipping rates for many items we sell are weight-based. The weight of any such item can be found on its detail page. To reflect the policies of the shipping companies we use, all weights will be rounded up to the next full pound.