What's the Name of That Book??? discussion
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ABANDONED. A book that has a character named Jelly, it might have a rubber duck on the cover.
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Sep 05, 2013 05:44PM
It was about a woman that didn't want to get pregnant or the boyfriend left her when she was pregnant. All I can really remember is that the baby she called Jelly.
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This sounds like "The Bright Side of Disaster" by Katherine Center (the baby daughter is named Maxie)"Jenny Harris always expected that she’d fall in love, get married, and have a baby–in that order. Now, very pregnant and not quite married, she actually doesn’t mind that she and her live-in fiancé, Dean, accidentally started their family a little earlier than planned; she’s happy to have so much to look forward to. But Dean–whom Jenny loves enough to overlook his bad facial hair, his smoking habit, and his total commitment to a cheesy cover band–is acting distant, and not in a pre-wedding-jitters kind of way. The night he runs out for cigarettes and just doesn’t come back, he demotes himself from future husband to sperm donor.
And the very next day, Jenny goes into labor.
In the months that follow, Jenny plunges into a life she never anticipated: single motherhood. At least with the sleep deprivation, sore boobs, and fits of crying (both hers and the baby’s), there’s not much time to dwell on her broken heart. And things start looking up. She learns how to do everything one-handed, makes friends in a mommy group, and even manages to give dating tips to her sweet, clueless father–who’s trying to court her sassy mother again, fifteen years after their divorce. She also gets to know a handsome, helpful neighbor–with a knack for soothing babies–who invites her out dancing. But Dean is never far from Jenny’s thoughts or, it turns out, her doorstep, and in the end Jenny must choose between the old life she thought she wanted and the new life she’s been lucky to find."
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77...
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I'm still looking for it, the book she suggested was published after i read the book i'm looking for.
I don't remember how the plot runs too much -- just that there are two sisters, one of them having special needs-- but in high school I read a book called 'Welcome Home, Jellybean' (Jellybean being the nickname of one of the sisters). Good luck finding your book!
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How many years ago did you read this?Was it for teens or adults?
I don't think "Welcome Home, Jellybean" is it. It's about a boy and his sister, and the parents bringing her home from the institution she's lived in her whole life. He has to adjust to having her in his life full-time. Good read, mainly aimed at the late elementary/early middle school crowd. I liked it when I read it in the early 80's, but it's very outdated now. No mention of a girl getting pregnant and the father leaving. Good thought, though.
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No response in 3 years. Moving to Abandoned.
