Butterflies in May

Karen Hart

May 2006 · Bancroft Press

About this ebook

Ali Parker, a high school senior, is in love for the first time in her seventeen-year life. Her Mr. Perfect boyfriend, Matt Ryan, is a talented artist who hopes to attend Pratt Institute in New York, and Ali plans to major in journalism at a prestigious college. Both Ali and Matt are outstanding students. Their future possibilities seem endless. Then the inconceivable happensAli becomes pregnant. Suddenly, her entire world shifts. Everything she was sure of changes. What should she do about this baby...about Matt...about her life? Ali is faced with the dilemma of responsibility and choice. She's supported by a fun, loyal best friend, Monica, but Ali knows that now, nothing will ever be the same again. She's abruptly and unwillingly forced into the world of adulthood as she faces the crisis of being a pregnant, unwed teenager.

Ratings and reviews

I read this book when i was in the sixth grade. Now seven years later and an adult, This is still my favorite book. It touch me in so many ways. I stayed up all night and read this book! I couldn't shut it or put it down. Every young girl or pregnant women should read this book!!

i heart thiiis book! wheen i read this sincee I am pregnant! i cried this book just idk touches me. I recommend thiis book!

About the author

Karen Hart began writing as a teenager. She wrote for her high school newspaper and later majored in journalism at Illinois State University, where she also wrote for the campus newspaper, The Daily Vidette. Since then, Hart has had more than 20 years of experience as a creative and technical writer and editor. She has worked in both corporate communications and public relations, developing a variety of award-winning media and publications, including magazines, newsletters, brochures, and videos. Most recently, she has worked on freelance writing projects, and several magazines, such as Sonoma Family-Life and Enlightened Woman, have published her articles. The seed of inspiration for Butterflies in May began forming in high school, but later took hold after the birth of her first son. Though she was a teenager a long time ago, she believes that some things-like first love, relationships, heartbreak, and letting go-never change. She's currently working on a new novel, The Colour of Love, as well as a book about dreams with noted American psychic, Imara. Hart resides in Santa Rosa with her husband, Gary, and two sons.