SOLVED. Teen runs away with surrogate [s]

[Michal]

This was a book for teens. About a teen whose parents are thinking of adopting the baby of a pregnant young adult. The teen runs away with this mom and they live by the seaside, she sells hotdogs and tries to sell the mom's crafts.

Other details: the teen was vegetarian and had a crush on a guy (Mark?) who was into activism. There was a scene where they brought pig's blood into the school cafeteria.

Thanks for any input!

[Ann aka Iftcan]

Is the runaway teen a girl or a boy? How long ago did you read this? Did it seem new or old then? Was it something you bought, borrowed from the library or a friend loaned it to you?

[Michal]

Teenage girl, and I read it in the early 90s. I think I probably found it at the library way back then. Thanks!

[Kris]

Someone to Love by Francess Lin Lantz? Here's a description on Amazon:
(view spoiler)[Gr. 7^-10. Sara's parents are adopting an infant, yet to be born. Does this mean she's a "lost cause" and they want to start over with a "new one" ? Not really, but the decision throws the family into an unexpected emotional turmoil. Iris, the unmarried, pregnant, older teen whose baby the Dewhersts plan to adopt, fascinates Sara. Runaway, poor, living with abusive boyfriend Eddie, and with little education and few skills, Iris symbolizes freedom and a certain recklessness that Sara craves in her well-ordered, predictable, upper-middle-class suburban life. She aggressively befriends Iris, encouraging her to be part of her child's life even after the adoption. This increases tension at home to the point that the two girls run off to Los Angeles together, hoping to make it on their own once baby makes three. Sara pours the story out in letters to the unborn child. Obviously a cautionary tale (in which morality supersedes literary quality) about the grim realities of teen pregnancy and the "glamour" of running away and living in danger and poverty, the novel explores all sides of adoption very well, a topic not often covered in recent YA fiction and one that will hook readers. (hide spoiler)]

[Michal]

Yes! Thank you!

[Kris]

You're welcome. :)

[Ann aka Iftcan]

Congrats Michal. I'll shelve it and move this down to Solved for you.