Your rating has been recorded. Write a review Rate this item: 1 2 3 4 5. Preview this item Preview this item. What kind of love? The use of the diary format makes this problem novel about a pregnant, year-old teen accessible as well as immediate.
It took only one sexual encounter, which Cole briefly describes, for Valerie Larch to become pregnant, and now, in typical fashion, she doesn't know what to do about the baby she carries. Cole slides quickly over the choices to focus mainly on the wish-fufillment scenario--the loving boyfriend says they'll marry. In the end, however, there's no romantic resolution: Val deals with the legacy of her irresponsibility by herself. Her decision to put the baby up for adoption is not achieved without some pain, but this book is not as wrenching as Geraldine Kaye's Someone Else's Baby, in which the young girl copes not only with pregnancy, but also with a dysfunctional family.
Here, it's Val's determination to hang on to her romantic vision that drives the story. Plot and characterization are competently handled, however, and Cole avoids the sort of shrill preachiness that puts off YA readers. Read more Allow this favorite library to be seen by others Keep this favorite library private. Save Cancel. Find a copy in the library Finding libraries that hold this item A year old becomes pregnant and deals with hard decisions.
Reviews User-contributed reviews Add a review and share your thoughts with other readers. Sold by bargainbookstores About this product Product Information In a flash, Valerie's world comes tumbling down. She and Peter were sharing their dreams. Now she and Peter share a problem. Except it turns out to be Val's problem. Peter says he loves her, but he has to get on with his life. Valerie wishes she could get on with her life. But she lives each day with the reality Peter wants to forget-and it is she who must make the impossible choices.
Show More Show Less. New New. Paperback or Softback 1 - What Kind of Love? She and Peter, the love of her life, were sharing their dreams.
Now she and Peter share a problem Except it turns out to be Val's problem. Peter says he loves her, but he has to finish school, go to college, get on with his life. Valerie wishes she In a flash, Valerie's world comes tumbling down. Valerie wishes she could get on with her life and her music career. But she lives each day with the reality Peter wants to forget -- and it is she who must make the impossible choices When love has no answers. Get A Copy. Paperback , pages.
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Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Start your review of What Kind of Love? Jun 29, D. I like it didn't have a perfect, pat ending.
Real life isn't a fairytale. Feb 17, Brenda rated it really liked it. The Diary of A Pregnant Teenager This book had its up and downs and I liked, but then again there were parts when I thought this book had no point. Valerie, a fifteen year old girl, thinks she has fallen in love with a guy named Peter.
When u fall in love, or at least think you did, you do stuff you never expected!! She and Peter dated six months before the unexpected happened. Valerie has no choice but to tell her parents and their solution is abortion. They see the baby as an obstacle and so they decide to send Peter away to study so he can graduate. I thought I loved you. I though you loved me. But when you love someone, you want t be with them forever, and you want to make them happy.
Neither of us were up to that. Maybe it was because we were too young. I think Sheila Cole was trying to get a point across when she wrote this book, she was trying to aware teenagers about how easy it is to get pregnant and about the hardships of going through pregnancy. My favorite character was Carrie, she was always there for Valerie to help her and she always gave her good advice. My least favorite character was Peter. The part that captivated my attention the most and the reason I kept reading this book was because I wanted to see what Valerie would do with her baby.
At the end I hated the ending!! With every Journal entry my heart swelled and my anger grew. Every time something sounded hopeful then broke down for Valerie it tore at my heart. I'm not 15 any longer and my children are getting bigger everyday. Format: Book. She and Peter were sharing their dreams. Now she and Peter share a problem. Peter says he loves her, but he has to get on with his life. Valerie wishes she could get on with her life. But she lives each day with the reality Peter wants to forget—and it is she who must make the impossible choices.
About the author SC. Related categories Skip carousel. Book Preview What Kind of Love? Saturday, June 8 Carrie was over last night, and we were making lemon bars for Mom to take to the Logicon company picnic. Sunday, June 9 I drove the truck all the way down Coast Highway to Laguna Beach and back without making a single mistake! He knows me too well, though. I love you. Friday, June 14 I stayed home today. I feel. Start your free 30 days.
Reviews What people think about What Kind of Love? Rate as 1 out of 5, I didn't like it at all. Rate as 2 out of 5, I didn't like it that much. Rate as 3 out of 5, I thought it was OK. Rate as 4 out of 5, I liked it. Rate as 5 out of 5, I loved it. Rating: 0 out of 5 stars. Write a review optional. Reader reviews dawnfechter. The story is told in diary form. The diary shares the feelings of Valerie Larch, 15, from thinking she is pregnant to deciding to give the child up for adoption.
By the time Valerie finally takes a pregnancy test it is too late to have an abortion. Her boyfriend Peter says they will get married and raised the baby together but he is sent away to live with his father.
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