Unexpected

A Novel

LaLa Thomas

• Publisher: MTV Books
• Year: 2023
• Print ISBN: 9781665917278
• eBook ISBN: 9781665917292

The bond between two best friends is put to the test when one of them gets pregnant in this “powerful and timely” (award-winning author Angela Johnson) contemporary young adult novel for fans of Angie Thomas and Elizabeth Acevedo.

Erykah was looking forward to junior year at East Prep High. She has a cute boyfriend, gets good grades, and has the best bestie. Money is tight, though that’s nothing new in her world. But everything changes when she gets pregnant. Having a baby at sixteen was definitely not part of the plan.

Kelly’s plan was to dominate junior year—grade-wise and on the basketball court—and eventually get an athletic scholarship. It did not include helping her best friend through a pregnancy. But that’s what best friends do, right? Besides, Kelly has every intention of being a good auntie.

As the two girls navigate the pregnancy, they’ll learn some harsh realities about the world and be forced to make some huge decisions. They’ll also discover a deep reserve of strength and compassion…for each other and themselves.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Dedication
• Prologue: Erykah
• Chapter One: Erykah
• Chapter Two: Kelly
• Chapter Three: Erykah
• Chapter Four: Erykah
• Chapter Five: Erykah
• Chapter Six: Kelly
• Chapter Seven: Erykah
• Chapter Eight: Erykah
• Chapter Nine: Kelly
• Chapter Ten: Erykah
• Chapter Eleven: Kelly
• Chapter Twelve: Erykah
• Chapter Thirteen: Erykah
• Chapter Fourteen: Kelly
• Three Months Later
• Two Months Later
• Two More Months Later
• Acknowledgments
• About the Author
• Resources
• Copyright