The trendsetter eries are modern books of fiction centring the intersts of older teenagers. Written in a lively way and coming from new and established writers, their aim is to provide enjoyable, stimulating reading with which young people can closely identify. A tale of teenage pregnancy and its effects on those surrounding the situation, this text features the character Thandi, who is her mother's pride and joy. Thandi herself has ambitions to go to unversity. But one careless mistake costs her everything. There is no going back, but how can she face the way forward?