Just Like Ice Cream - Softcover

Johnson, Lissa Halls

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0553240072 ISBN 13: 9780553240078

Publisher: Bantam Books, 1992

Synopsis

After her boyfriend Kyle deserts her, sixteen-year-old Julie must face alone the fears, embarassment, and agonizing decisions of teenage pregnancy

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About the Author:

LISSA HALLS JOHNSON is a freelance writer and story editor, author of novels for teens, tweens, and young adults. Included among her twenty published books are the most recent: "Rich in Love" with Irene Garcia, and "Still Growing" with Kirk Cameron. She has edited over fifty novels for publishers including Howard Books, WaterBrook, Thomas Nelson, and NavPress, and has been published in Reader's Digest and other periodicals. She is a conference speaker and teacher. She currently lives in the country with two dogs, a horse, and one husband.

From Booklist:

Gr. 6^-10. Several contemporary issues relating to teen sexuality and new information about contraceptives and sexually transmitted diseases are included in this update of a book that has been out of print since 1985. When 16-year-old Julie finds herself pregnant after a summer romance, life begins to move faster than she can handle. The teenage father-to-be is unsupportive and drops Julie when she chooses not to abort. Her best source of support comes from the woman for whom she baby-sits, a woman with maturity and deep faith whose guidance helps Julie gain a sense of self and make the right personal choice. Even though the novel is prescriptive (it advocates abstention from premarital sex and presents abortion as a frightening option), the message doesn't seem too heavy handed. Facts about pregnancy are convincingly integrated into the narrative, as is information about birth control and STDs, including AIDS. Unfortunately, the title, derived from Julie's boyfriend's description of sex, belies the complexity of the issues involved. Shelley Townsend-Hudson

About this edition

• Publisher: Bantam Books
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0553240072
• ISBN 13: 9780553240078
• Binding: Paperback