She didn’t try to excuse or hide things away or beat around the bush she dealt with the topic starkly, and realistically, and refreshingly.
But Efaw handled this issue really well and I was impressed. I was expecting to really dislike this book when I read the summary. “When, Devon? When didn’t you know you were pregnant? During the appointment? Because-” I didn’t know I was pregnant.”ĭom throws her hands up. She wraps her arms around herself tight, trying to control her shaking. “And right now, even I’m buying it.”ĭevon’s head drops. “That, right there, will be the prosecutor’s argument.” Dom crosses her arms. For a long, long time.” Dom pulls her finger away from Devon’s chin and takes a step back.
When you have a plan, you have what’s called premeditation. “These are steps, Devon! When you have steps, you have a plan. This is what they think she’s done?īut how? How did she do these things? She can’t remember any of it. Murder? Murder? And there were others, too. “Criminal Mistreatment in the Second Degree, and Assault in the Third Degree. “Abandonment of a Dependent Person in the Second Degree.” She pauses, gauging Devon’s reaction. Somehow she had managed to avoid hearing any of this in the courtroom. “Attempted Murder in the First Degree.”ĭevon feels her thighs tighten, quiver. The woman’s eyes are locked with Devon’s. Was she buried in a denial so deep that she was unable to register the seemingly obvious signs of pregnancy? Or were her actions the result of a more devious, premeditated plan?” If she’s tried as an adult, she faces life in prison.ĭoes Devon deserve that punishment? Your answer depends on whether you believe her story-that she didn’t even know she was pregnant. Now Devon’s in a juvenile detention center, charged with attempted murder. But desperation and panic drove her to do what most people can’t even imagine. “Who would leave her own baby in the trash to die? Certainly not someone like Devon-straight-A student, soccer player with Olympic dreams, more mature than her own mother. Genre: Tough Read, Realistic, Young Adult Efaw’s blog on Goodreads can be found here.
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