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Biology Lessons

Melissa Kantor

Grace Williams loves her small-town Texas life and plans to attend Barnard College in New York after graduation. During her senior year, she learns that she is six weeks pregnant after a casual relationship. Her friends Addie and Sebastian offer confidential support as Grace considers her options and decides she wants an abortion. In post-Dobbs Texas, she discovers how difficult it is to obtain one and how even searching for help can create risk.

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Themes
Family · Friendship · Government And Civics · Women And Girls
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Feiwel & Friends
Published
January 14, 2025
Pages
272
ISBN-13
9781250334046
Language
English
Cooperative Children's Book Center, University of Wisconsin–MadisonCCBC Choices
  • 2026Fiction for Young Adults
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