November Blues


November Blues is a young adult novel by Sharon M. Draper, first published in 2007. It's the second novel of the Jericho Trilogy, the sequel to The [Battle of Jericho (novel)|The Battle of Jericho]. The book tackles the issue of teen pregnancy and its consequences.

Plot summary

November Nelson is a 16 year-old grieving the death of her boyfriend, Josh Prescott, after a hazing incident went horribly wrong. She discovers that she is pregnant with Josh's child, and must navigate the pressures of telling her family, figuring out how to provide for her child, and handling Josh's anguished parents.

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