Head, Ann. Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones. G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1967. Print.

Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones

Ann HeadOther books written by Ann Head:

Always in AugustArthur’s World of Cats

Koiranpennun oppituntiGood Dog: Educating the Family Pet

Fair with Rain

Protagonist: July Greher (Jones)July was sixteen when

she got pregnant and married

She has red hair and green eyes

Before she was pregnant, she was like every other teenage girl

She planned to go to a girls’ college in New England

Antagonist: The Jones’ and the Greher’s

The Jones’ The Greher’sThe parents of Bo JoKicked Bo Jo out of the

house when they first found out Bo Jo got married

Want the best for their sonDon’t think July is a fit wife

for Bo JoFight with the Greher’s

and cause a great amount of drama

The parents of JulyTry to make decisions for

JulyPlan a new and less

humiliating wedding for July

Find a job for Bo Jo and an apartment for the newlyweds

Cause a lot of drama for Bo Jo and July

Favorite Character

She acted very mature for her age throughout the book

She accepted responsibility for what she didShe tried hard to be a good wife to Bo JoShe is a very understanding person

July Greher

Least Favorite Character She is a very uptight personShe was rude to the Greher’s She didn’t have many nice things to say

about JulyShe didn’t see anyone else’s side but her own

and rarely put herself in someone else’s shoes

Mrs. Jones

ExpositionIntroduces the characters

Tells of the relationship between July and Bo Jo

We learn that July is pregnant

Rising Action July and Bo Jo get married without telling

their parents

When they return home to tell their parents, July’s family plans another wedding for the public to hear about

July and Bo Jo move in together and drop out of school

ClimaxJuly makes a friend named Lou that Bo Jo

doesn’t like

Lou becomes pregnant and ends up having an abortion

July gets stressed out and goes into labor early

After three days the baby doesn’t survive

Falling ActionJuly and Bo Jo’s parents decide they should

get a divorce since the baby was the only reason they got married

Bo Jo and July contemplate on whether or not they should separate and go back to school

The two end up splitting up and moving out of their apartment

ResolutionWhen July goes to collect her things she runs

into Bo Jo

He purposely waits until July shows up before he collects his belongings

They end up getting back together and go to college together

SettingLate 1960’s

Trilby, Florida

ThemesTeenage Pregnancy- July and Bo Jo are just

teenagers when July becomes pregnantTeenage Marriage- because of the baby, July

and Bo Jo get married at a young ageAbortion- when Lou becomes pregnant she

has an abortion

RatingI rate this book a six out of ten- some slow parts- some words we don’t use or understand today

Teenage PregnancyBy: Ashley Rahm

Where?Teenage Pregnancy is an issue all over the

world

When?Teenage pregnancy has been around for a long time but has not always been considered socially unacceptable

Why is it important?Each year in the U.S. almost one million

teenagers become pregnant

Educational failure, poverty, unemployment and low self-esteem are understood to be negative outcomes of early childbearing

One in every eight births in the U.S. is to a teenager

The Family Connection of St. Joseph County, Inc.

Why is it important?Teen pregnancy costs the United States at least $7

billion annually

Teen mothers are less likely to complete high school (only one-third receive a high school diploma)

Only 1.5% have a college degree by age 30

Nearly 80% of teen mothers end up on welfare

Family First Aid 2000-2004

Facts about Teenage PregnancyThe children of teenage mothers have lower

birth weights, are more likely to perform poorly in school, and are at greater risk of abuse and neglect

The sons of teen mothers are 13 percent more likely to end up in prison while teen daughters are 22 percent more likely to become teen mothers themselves

Family First Aid 2000-2004

StatisticsAbout one third of these teens abort their pregnancies,

14% miscarry, and 52% bear children

More than 9 in 10 teens who give birth keep their babies; few place their babies for adoption

More than 40 percent of women in the U.S. become pregnant before they reach 20 years of age

The Family Connection of St. Joseph County, Inc.

Planned Teenage Pregnancyhttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/06/20/

earlyshow/main4198453.shtml

Teen FathersTeen dads are often overlookedTeen fathers are less likely to earn a high school

diplomaTeen Shelter organization finds that teen fathers

are nearly always older than the motherOne out of every fifteen American males will

father a child while in his teensOnly 20% of teen fathers marry the baby's

mother

ModernMom.com, Inc.

The effect of SocietyWe see teen pregnancy in movies (ex: Juno)

We also see it in our magazines

Celebrities are getting pregnant young (ex: Jamie Lynn Spears)

Youtube/New Article

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2238252.ece

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFvRAGs9sSU

What can we do to help?Obviously, abstinence is the only way to truly prevent pregnancies but here are ways that we can help:

strengthen a culture of personal responsibility regarding sex, getting pregnant, and bringing children into the world

support responsible policies that will increase the use of contraception

provide more education to teens, parents, and young adults.

http://www.thenationalcampaign.org/tooyoung/default.aspx

The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy

Bibliography"Teenage Pregnancy." The Family Connection of St. Joseph

County, Inc.. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Mar 2010.

"Teen Pregnancy Statistics and Teen Pregnancy Facts." Family First Aid. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Mar 2010.

"Teen Dad Pregnancy Facts." ModernMom. ModernMom.org, Inc., 11 Oct 2009. Web. 17 Mar 2010.

"What we do." The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, n.d. Web. 17 Mar 2010.