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The Truth About Maura (Orca Soundings)

By Melinda Di Lorenzo

General fiction, School stories

Synthetic audio, Automated braille

Summary

Sixteen-year-old Maura Ellard has just followed through on one of the biggest, hardest decisions of her life: terminating an unexpected and unwanted pregnancy. She doesn’t regret it. But when she walks out of the clinic, she’s seen by a classmate… and her whole life changes. Before she can even get back to school, everyone knows what she did. Her freshly ex-boyfriend is furious. Her best friend avoids her. The only person who doesn’t seem to care is Dane, the new boy at school, who sees her as a person and knows her choices are none of his business. But then a rumor sweeps through the school that Maura was the victim of an assault and everyone is suddenly on her side. Maura knows she doesn't owe anyone an explanation, but how will she get it all to stop? This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading-level book for teen readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read! The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.

Title Details

ISBN 9781459843271
Publisher Orca Book Publishers
Copyright Date 2026
Book number 7208184
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