This book, The Epidemic of Teen Pregnancy: An American Tragedy is about the trials of becoming a teenage mother. The author shares some of the teen mother cases she has dealt with personally over the years.This book discusses methods of preventing teen pregnancy. The author includes various resources that could be helpful to a teenager if she discovers she is pregnant. The author believes parents and schools need to become proactive when dealing with teenagers. They need to be more open with teens about the issues of teen pregnancy.This book talks about the options teens have if they become pregnant. These include: keeping the baby, adopting out the baby, or aborting the baby. The author also discusses some of the trends today, such as grandparents raising babies of teen mothers, since many teenagers are not prepared for the responsibility of parenthood.