Bechard, Margaret. Hanging on to Max. New York: Simon Pulse 2003.Annotation: Sam Pettigrew is seventeen, a senior in high school, and a single father to Max. He battles being a good father to his son while trying to finish school.
Justification for Nomination: This book is original, and realistic. Usually you hear about single, teen mom's but this is the perspective of a teen father. My younger brother was a teen father and was on his own while attending high school, working and sports. This book gives a positive outlook that not all teen dads are dead beats but can be just as loving and responsible. Sam is a good student who finds ways to balance his responsibilities as well as keeping his priorities straight. I think many teens and even young parents could relate to this story and feel connected to the emotions brought out from it. While I'm not a parent, I am an educator and I feel this book while it goes from past to present it reflects the life of a teen from the age of thirteen to Sam's current age of seventeen. It also discusses crushes, sex, romance, common relaties of teenage life. I original read this book when I thought it was a honor book, however, it wasn't but still should be nominated for this award.
Genre Categories: fiction, realistic, edgy, and problem.
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