November Blues (The Jericho Trilogy)

Two months after her boyfriend, Josh, dies in a hazing accident, high school senior November discovers she s pregnant. Having to tell her mother is hard enough, but Josh s parents reaction is even more devastating: they hire a lawyer to try to take her baby away from her. Josh s cousin, Jericho, wants to help November however he can, but he s still dealing with his own sense of responsibility for Josh s death. The sequel to the Coretta Scott King Honor Book The Battle of Jericho pulls no punches as it explores with Sharon M. Draper s trademark keen insight into how teenagers think, feel, and speak the difficult decisions and harsh realities of teen pregnancy.