But after a brief sexual encounter with an "older" boy, Devon goes into deep denial and dissociation by rationalizing away her sexual activity, her missed periods, morning sickness and growing abdomen. Devon, always in control, has made it her life mission NOT to be like her mother, who was an unwed mom at age 16. Devon has just given birth to a baby whom she has spent the previous nine months denying exists. This gripping novel about dumpster babies, opens with Devon Sky Davenport, model student, and elite soccer player, in crisis on That Morning.
"Who would leave her own baby in the trash to die", asks the inside cover of After. This of course could have consequences in the decisions they may make in situations of unplanned pregnancy. I am disappointed that this misinformation was not corrected because many teens will incorrectly believe that at 6 weeks of pregnancy a "fertilized egg" will not yet have implanted.
It does not take a woman SIX WEEKS to become pregnant. Sadly, the paperback edition which my library received does not contain a correction. I had provided her with a link to a website which details fetal development and information on the fertilization process. Efaw assured me that a correction would be made to the paperback edition. Update February 10, 2011: After contacting the author Amy Efaw in late 2009 via facebook and discussing the error in her book, After, regarding pregnancy, Ms.
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