Non Pratt, therefore, was writing about a difficult situation. If sex occurs with a minor, this is statutory rape and a criminal offense.

Note: In the UK it is illegal to have sex before the age of 16. So, I was really excited to read about this new and interesting topic and how it would be dealt with, especially since on the blurb it says the pregnant girl, Hannah, is only 15. I’ve only ever read one book that deals with this topic before, ‘Someone Like You’ by Sarah Dessen, and I think I was a little too young to appreciate it. Trouble, as you can probably tell from the excellently designed cover, is about pregnancy. Thank you Non, for stirring us up for the day.Where to Find: Goodreads | Author | Amazon

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The talk made us think about how girls don’t get as much credit/opportunity and Non addressed it to the right audience. I really enjoyed the talk and it made me think. The talk that Non gave was really interesting because I didn’t realise how much women are stereotyped and put into passive roles in films and books. She used points that were correct and persuasive. Non was very engaging and the issues she talked about were relevant. We invited some keen readers and writers to a picnic lunch with a couple of English teachers and our Library Link Governor before taking over the 6th form theatre – for Non to present a thought provoking show about Gender stereotypes in popular culture to 150 English students. The time flew by and I wish it could have been longer. She was hilarious and all the activities were very interesting. I really enjoyed the workshop! Non made even the simplest things seem exciting. She made everything sound interesting, even fairy tales. I was expecting someone trying to make an aspect of writing I thought boring, sound fun in a cheesy over-excited manner but Non wasn’t like that at all. Great fun! The activities were good and got you thinking very easily. The dialogue students worked on creating interesting and insightful words that might have been spoken by Hansel & Gretel – with the help of a Norwegian badger (but that is another story!). All students eagerly participated in describing characters from popular culture (from Dora the Explorer to Cat Woman) and reading aloud from their work to collect positive and constructive feedback from Non. Non came well prepared to deliver 1hr 20 minute lessons with pace, humour and plenty of feedback. We ran 2 workshops in the morning for selected students, on Character building and Devilish dialogue – and the Library Ladiez think they were our most successful ones to date.

Trouble by non pratt