There are an increasing number of novels for teenagers that may form a useful resource for youth projects. Blue Moon explores the experiences of 15-year-old Mia as she discovers she is pregnant and tries to work out what to do in the face of everyone else seeming to know what is best for her. "I wanted to go beyond thinking of teenage pregnancy as a problem," says Julia Green, author.
"Being a teenage mum is often a struggle, but isn't always a tragedy."
Price 4.99 Contact bookshops, published by Puffin (www.penguin.com)
WHO THE MAN
Earl is a young man bigger and stronger than his 13 years suggest. He is uncomfortable with his size and has a difficult home life with warring parents. His response is to use his size to threaten those who upset or confuse him. Is he a bully or just misunderstood? Chris Lynch's novel ponders issues of right and wrong.
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