Praise for: You Look Too Young to be a Mom: Teen Mothers Speak Out on
Love, Learning, and Success

“When children bear children, they rise to the challenge of turning their lives around. And when they tell their stories as they have in this remarkable book, they will make you laugh and cry, rage at injustice, and mostly they will inspire you with the belief that you, too, can accomplish anything. Read this book and be thrown into the company of the world’s most unexpected heroes.”
—Beverly Donofrio, author of Riding in Cars with Boys

“In this rare and evocative collection, women defy pervasive 'teen mom' stereotypes and other social conventions, challenging all of us to rethink things we learned about love, struggle, and success.” ††
—Vickie Nam, author of YELL-Oh Girls! Emerging Voices Explore Culture, Identity,and Growing Up Asian American

“Finally a book that bares the authentic voices of teen parents and shows the world what those of us who are privileged to work with them already knew: these young women are strong, resilient, and love their children fiercely. They are worthy of our respect and our support, nothing less. You Look Too Young to be a Mom should be required reading for every social worker, teacher, and politician.”
—Lisa Goldblatt Grace, LICSW, MPH, former director of Just A Start House, a long term shelter for homeless pregnant and parenting teens and national consultant working with agencies to develop Second Chance Homes in their home states.

“The writers in You Look Too Young to be a Mom have busted through fifty years of prejudice to come to the truth: Motherhood is lovely and difficult and life-altering, no matter what age it comes to you. Let's hope this groundbreaking anthology removes teenage motherhood from the category of social ills and puts it back where it should be--real life.”
—Jennifer Niesslein, co-editor of Brain, Child: The Magazine for Thinking Mothers

“You Look Too Young to be a Mom is a testament to the power of love, and to the enduring good that comes from having faith in oneself.”
—Linda Wolf, co-author, Daughters of the Moon, Sisters of the Sun: Young Women and Mentors on the Transition to Womanhood (NSP, 1997); and The Heart of the Daughters Sisters Project: A Facilitator's Handbook. www.daughters-sisters.org

“While PART 7, Emerging From Darkness particularly resonated with my experiences in the field, there were a multitude of common threads, themes and triumphs that are shared across the lives of all the teen mothers who contributed to this moving tapestry.”
—Charlene Clemens, MPA, Division Director, Teen and Family Services/TAPP, Family Service Agency of San Francisco

“A rousing, assumption-busting read, delivered in bite-sized portions well-suited to the needs of harried moms of all ages.”
—Ayun Halliday, author of The Big Rumpus and sole employee of The East Village Inky

“Meeting teen moms through reading You Look Too Young to Be a Mom will destroy any stereotypes you may have about very young parents. Here are unique and wonderful young parents, just as most teen moms, in my experience, are unique and wonderful.”
—Jeanne Lindsay, author of 18 books for and about teen parents and Founder of Morning Glory Press, publisher of resources for teen parents.

“Teen pregnancy and parenting is often castigated and reviled, cited as a pivotal point of ruination for an individual young woman and for society as a whole. In Ms. Davis' excellent book, these teen moms are personalized. Through their stories they reveal their intelligence, wit, feelings and gumption as they describe their personal experiences…There are no stereotypes here.”
—Susan Straub, Read-To-Me Program, New York City

“If you're a teen mom who dreams and despairs of becoming a professional, this is the book for you.”
—Pat Gowens, editor of Mother Warriors Voice