cover image HANGING ON TO MAX

HANGING ON TO MAX

Margaret Bechard, . . Simon Pulse, $6.99 (176pp) ISBN 978-0-689-86268-7

A 17-year-old unwed father struggles to juggle his responsibilities as a parent and student. "The teen's conflicted perceptions of his role as father, friend and son are intermittently droll and wrenching," wrote PW . Ages 12-up. (Dec.)