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The Pregnancy Project
by
Gaby Rodriguez,
Jenna Glatzer (Goodreads Author)
Growing up, Gaby Rodriguez was often told she would end up a teen mom. After all, her mother and her older sisters had gotten pregnant as teenagers; from an outsider’s perspective, it was practically a family tradition. Gaby had ambitions that didn’t include teen motherhood. But she wondered: how would she be treated if she “lived down” to others' expectations? Would every...more
Hardcover, 218 pages
Published
January 17th 2012
by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
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Gaby Rodriguez grabbed headlines with her senior project.
With the knowledge and blessing of her mother, boyfriend and senior project committee, she faked being pregnant in order to better understand the stigma and societal reaction to teen mothers.
The Pregnancy Project is a look back at the project, what Gabby learned about herself, her family, her school and society as a whole and her reaction to her post-reveal fifteen minutes of fame.
Recommended by Unshelved's Friday book recommendations,...more
With the knowledge and blessing of her mother, boyfriend and senior project committee, she faked being pregnant in order to better understand the stigma and societal reaction to teen mothers.
The Pregnancy Project is a look back at the project, what Gabby learned about herself, her family, her school and society as a whole and her reaction to her post-reveal fifteen minutes of fame.
Recommended by Unshelved's Friday book recommendations,...more
As others have said, a quick read. I think it took me an hour. (of course, even with help from a coauthor, the author IS a high schooler.). It boggles my mind that people can be surprised by each of their successive 8 pregnancies, as Gaby's mom was. Um. What? You're having sex with no protection, so, yeah, shocker, you're pregnant. I just do not and can not understand why simple logic would not kick in at ANY point and some kind of contraceptive be used. So, fine, you're pro-life. Does pro-life...more
Growing up, Gaby Rodriguez was often told she would end up a teen mom. After all, her mother and her older sisters had gotten pregnant as teenagers; from an outsider’s perspective, it was practically a family tradition. Gaby had ambitions that didn’t include teen motherhood. But she wondered: how would she be treated if she “lived down” to others' expectations? Would everyone ignore the years she put into being a good student and see her as just another pregnant teen statistic with no future? Th...more
Marlee Bickmore
Ms. Emmett
Academic English 10
17 March 2013
This book is the true story of a young girl, Gaby Rodriguez, and her senior project. Gaby came from a family with a history of teenage pregnancies. She herself had not been pregnant, but was aware that many people expected her to get pregnant since her mom and sisters all had been teen moms. Gaby was different from her sisters in that she was smart and planned to go to college to start a better lifestyle than the one she had been raised in...more
Ms. Emmett
Academic English 10
17 March 2013
This book is the true story of a young girl, Gaby Rodriguez, and her senior project. Gaby came from a family with a history of teenage pregnancies. She herself had not been pregnant, but was aware that many people expected her to get pregnant since her mom and sisters all had been teen moms. Gaby was different from her sisters in that she was smart and planned to go to college to start a better lifestyle than the one she had been raised in...more
Wow! What a book. I think everyone should read this. What a brave girl to do a project so controversial. I think this should be a requirement for all girls to read, and supplementary material for guys to read. Everyone will benefit from reading this book, which is all about breaking through stereotypes and being an empowered person. It was a great read.
I don't read much non-fiction, but I enjoyed The Pregnancy Project. It's a real story about one of today's brave teenagers -- and it is told well.
Gaby is the daughter of a single parent -- she's the youngest of seven children and from a relatively poor family who has always struggled. Gaby's mother gave birth to her first child at the age of 15, and several of Gaby's siblings followed the same path -- becoming a parent during their teens.
Gaby is intelligent and wanted more from her life. She wor...more
Gaby is the daughter of a single parent -- she's the youngest of seven children and from a relatively poor family who has always struggled. Gaby's mother gave birth to her first child at the age of 15, and several of Gaby's siblings followed the same path -- becoming a parent during their teens.
Gaby is intelligent and wanted more from her life. She wor...more
Everyone always told Gaby she would end up like her mother and all her older sisters- she would become a teen mother, and mostly like, a single teen mom at that. So even though Gaby is an honor student with a steady boyfriend, when Gaby becomes pregnant in her senior year she faces all the rumors, backstabbing, and assumptions people make of her. Until she presents her senior project to the entire school- where she pulls of her false belly to reveal she was never pregnant- her project was to see...more
Gaby Rodriguez has always been told that she would become a teen mother. Her mother and her older sisters all became pregnant at a young age. Gaby has never thought about having the teen mother lifestyle. After watching her siblings have children with unstable lives she is determined to not follow that path. But she always wondered, How would she be treated is she live down to other peoples expectations of her getting pregnant at a young age? Would her peers, family, and friends ignore all of th...more
I had heard about this story through various news sources, but I wasn't sure what to expect.
The book was a very quick read, but I can't tell if that was because it was written by a high school student, because it was a page-turner, or because I skipped pages constantly. That third point is, unfortunately, a fact for me with this one. I VERY rarely, if ever, skip around a book, but I found myself bored of reading the same thing over and over (and over), and quite honestly, wanted to get to the ac...more
The book was a very quick read, but I can't tell if that was because it was written by a high school student, because it was a page-turner, or because I skipped pages constantly. That third point is, unfortunately, a fact for me with this one. I VERY rarely, if ever, skip around a book, but I found myself bored of reading the same thing over and over (and over), and quite honestly, wanted to get to the ac...more
Gabby Rodrigues was the byproduct of a teen pregnancy. Because of her family history people automatically assumed that she would become a teen mom too. In spite of her high gpa, and ambition, the world automatically though that she was doomed to repeat history. Gaby really wanted to make a difference for her senior project, and so she faked a teen pregnancy. Her mom, sister, boyfriend, best friend, and principle were the only ones who knew that her "pregnancy" was really a social experiment. Thi...more
Gaby Rodriquez is a young Hispanic girl who grew up in Toppenish Washington. She was the youngest daughter of a single mom and had seven half brothers and sisters. Her mother gave birth to her oldest child at age 15 and the cycle of out of wedlock births, lack of education and poverty has plagued her family. Gaby has promised herself that she will break the cycle.
Over the years, Gaby watched as her family became larger and her siblings lost hope. She listened to what others said about them and...more
Over the years, Gaby watched as her family became larger and her siblings lost hope. She listened to what others said about them and...more
Feb 19, 2013
Jessica
rated it
4 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
young-adult-lit-1-12
How would the people in your life react if you told them you were pregnant? For Gaby Rodriguez many felt it was only a matter of time before she followed in the footsteps of her mother and sisters. Although she was an honors student and had high hopes for a brilliant future, including college and a career some believed that she would simply get pregnant in high school and drop-out. Frustrated by these stereotypes Gaby decided to fake a pregnancy for her senior project. Only telling a select few...more
The book I read was the Pregnancy Project it’s about a high school girl who pretends to be pregnant to see how the kids at school react to her being pregnant and to show people that you shouldn’t get pregnant at an early age. Gaby talks about her childhood and how she has so many brothers and sisters she has and then goes into her high school life in senior year and her project for senior year, she is going to pretend to be pregnant even if she gets made fun of for being pregnant its worth showi...more
THE PREGNANCY PROJECT
By Gaby Rodriguez
I read THE PREGNANCY PROJECT over break. This book is about a girl named Gaby. It starts out by telling a bit about her mother's background and her background. Her mom gave birth to 8 children. She became pregnant with Gaby's oldest sibling when she was just 14 years old. Gaby's seven older siblings have a different father than she does. He was abusive and so they split up. For Gaby's senior project she wants to do an experiment to see people's reactions to...more
By Gaby Rodriguez
I read THE PREGNANCY PROJECT over break. This book is about a girl named Gaby. It starts out by telling a bit about her mother's background and her background. Her mom gave birth to 8 children. She became pregnant with Gaby's oldest sibling when she was just 14 years old. Gaby's seven older siblings have a different father than she does. He was abusive and so they split up. For Gaby's senior project she wants to do an experiment to see people's reactions to...more
Gaby Rodriguez is a bright, caring high school student who comes from a family of teenage moms. Her own mother had her first child when she was barely a teen, and since then, Gaby has watched her brothers, sisters, and cousins all have children before their 18th birthday. So for Gaby’s senior project, she poses the question: what would happen to my life if I began the road to being a teen mom? She constructs a fake pregnant belly and tells all her friends and family (save for her best friend, mo...more
Dec 16, 2012
Barbara
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Shelves:
alcohol,
abusive-relationships,
community,
cultural-identity,
families,
friendship,
pregnancy,
poverty,
school
Growing up in the small town of Toppenish, Washington, Gaby Rodriguez had seen first-hand the consequences of teen pregnancy, poverty, and poor decisions. After all, her mother and her older sisters had all been teen mothers. Gaby was going to be different. Her entire extended family expected that she would break the pattern and attend college. When it was time for her to plan her senior project, Gaby wondered whether her friends and family would treat her differently if she became pregnant. Swe...more
I sympathize a little bit with the stigma associated with being a teenage mom because I am frequently mistaken for one.
I've been sitting for the wild child since he was a few weeks old, and it was a common sight in the neighborhood to find me taking a walk with the wild child in a sling on my chest, especially when he had colic. Even now, he's almost two, but we're still really close. He asks for me by name. I don't think I could love the wild child more if he were my own, I truly don't. And I k...more
I've been sitting for the wild child since he was a few weeks old, and it was a common sight in the neighborhood to find me taking a walk with the wild child in a sling on my chest, especially when he had colic. Even now, he's almost two, but we're still really close. He asks for me by name. I don't think I could love the wild child more if he were my own, I truly don't. And I k...more
Oct 08, 2012
Josephine
marked it as to-read
From a discussion on another review: Emiljia's Review
Lyn wasn't bashing, but her point didn't address mine, which may, yes, have been immature. I wasn't specifically addressing Emiljia's review's ignorance, but the ignorance of some of the comments on this review. Generalizations about 'lower-class' people are harmful to the mobility that we supposedly enjoy in this day and age. By making such ignorant assumptions, we force expected behavior onto people who are struggling all they can to improve...more
Lyn wasn't bashing, but her point didn't address mine, which may, yes, have been immature. I wasn't specifically addressing Emiljia's review's ignorance, but the ignorance of some of the comments on this review. Generalizations about 'lower-class' people are harmful to the mobility that we supposedly enjoy in this day and age. By making such ignorant assumptions, we force expected behavior onto people who are struggling all they can to improve...more
I have been eyeing this book for quite some time now. It's a short hard back and I wan't sure if I wanted to invest $17 when I can read it in one sitting. Well, lo and behold, my library just got it in so I snagged it. I did in fact end up reading this book in one sitting. I think the thing that struck me the most about this book is how easily I can relate to it. Having been a teen mother myself I knew what she was feeling. And even though she wasn't really pregnant, she still experienced the sa...more
One of my students was reading this book and the title caught my eye, so I asked her to borrow it. I enjoyed reading this story because I think it addresses several relevant issues that face young people. One is stereotypes, such as if you are young, Latina, and come from a family of teenage mothers, you will also end up that way. Another is teen pregnancy, and how no one wants kids to end up in that situation, but once they are, they need support to get through it, not criticism, shunning, and...more
Maybe you’ve heard about a high school student from rural Washington State who faked a pregnancy for her senior project. It made national headlines and film and book deals followed. This is the book. It was a fairly sensational story – honors student who comes from a family of teen pregnancy pretends to be pregnant just to see how people would react. In fact there is quite a bit more to it than the headline one reporter wrote “Preg-Not!” Gaby was an honor student at her rural high school. And he...more
I read this book because it's on the reading list for our incoming freshman. I had heard about it before and was intrigued by the idea. It is about a high school girl who fakes a pregnancy as a social experiment. She wants to see how people will react and get a first hand look at stereotypes and preconceived notions. Because her mom and all of her siblings had children at a very young age, she knows that many people think it will happen to her as well. Despite the fact that she is an honor stude...more
I'm not really sure how to rate this one.
Did it hold my attention/interest? Yes.
Was it a quick read? Yes.
Was the back story a little too long--in other words, does it take half the book to get to the project itself? Yes. Some of the back story was important. But was it half-the-book important? I'm not sure.
Did the writing get a little preachy? Yes. At times. The whole book was about how people shouldn't stereotype other people. And how if people make mistakes, you shouldn't keep banging them...more
Did it hold my attention/interest? Yes.
Was it a quick read? Yes.
Was the back story a little too long--in other words, does it take half the book to get to the project itself? Yes. Some of the back story was important. But was it half-the-book important? I'm not sure.
Did the writing get a little preachy? Yes. At times. The whole book was about how people shouldn't stereotype other people. And how if people make mistakes, you shouldn't keep banging them...more
This book was only mildly interesting. Most of the book is telling the reader about her family rather than the project. The point of the project was to show how everyone stereotypes pregnant teens and gossip about them. When it proves to be correct there isn't anything beyond it. I didn't really learn anything about it.
I wanted to punch her in the head for the things she said about Planned Parenthood. She visited them once and they steered her towards a hospital that deals with teen mothers. Sh...more
I wanted to punch her in the head for the things she said about Planned Parenthood. She visited them once and they steered her towards a hospital that deals with teen mothers. Sh...more
Gaby Rodriguez is a young Hispanic woman who for her Senior project decided to do something personal to her. After coming from a long line of teen parents (wed and unwed), she wanted to show how teens were stereotyped when they became pregnant (or had a girlfriend that became pregnant). She succeeded in showing how you could be one of the top students in your class, maintain all your grades, but still be criticized and thought of as a failure by becoming pregnant (even though the pregnancy was a...more
The Pregnancy Project first came on my radar in January, when I watched the Lifetime movie based on the book . I had never heard the story and how could it not peak my interest ? A teenager who faked her pregnancy for a school project ? What was that all about ? While the movie was decent, it left me with more questions, so I headed to the library for the book.
Luckily, this memoir provides a consice and pretty powerful story of not just Gabby's struggles, but her family's struggles as well. This...more
Luckily, this memoir provides a consice and pretty powerful story of not just Gabby's struggles, but her family's struggles as well. This...more
I know there is a lot of complaining about this, but to start, this book talks about real life. No one uses logic in real life, no matter how smart a person is, until after the fact. I thought that this book shows real life and describes a part of someone's life really well, especially considering where Gaby came from. She was not shy about her family's past or her role in the family.
The project itself was risky and, to be fair, no other person would really want to do that in real life. However,...more
The project itself was risky and, to be fair, no other person would really want to do that in real life. However,...more
I bought this book on a complete and utter whim while shopping at K-Mart. I'd never heard of the book before, nor of the author, nor of the author's audacious senior project. When I picked it up, I was instantly intrigued but was struggling to justify spending 15 bucks on a spontaneous purchase that I didn't need. But something about the concept made it impossible for me to put back down.
I proceeded to read the entire book in a single day -- which, okay, at 220 pages is not exactly a no-mean-fea...more
I proceeded to read the entire book in a single day -- which, okay, at 220 pages is not exactly a no-mean-fea...more
This story could have used some serious editing. I know it is a memoir of a teen but that is no excuse. The beginning, the part about her mother, could and should really have been "shown" instead of telling. The narrator was unreliable using terms like "probably" and "about". It would have been a much more impactful story had it been approached another way. Or even gone through and omitted all these wishy washy terms. The detachment Gaby expressed toward her half-siblings was really jarring and...more
I admire Gaby for pursuing this project in the first place. It took a lot of courage to put this plan into place and she was very lucky to have such a supportive boyfriend and network of adults to guide her. Whether or not she intended to become a media sensation at the project's completion, I think she found a really inspiring way to bring attention to the inadequate support for teen mothers at a time when their lives are becoming glamorized via reality television series.
The book does a fine jo...more
The book does a fine jo...more
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Gaby Rodriguez was repeatedly told she would end up a teen mom like her mother. As a high school project, she faked her own pregnancy to find out how her community would react. What she learned changed her life, and made international headlines in the process.
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