Student Review: The Young Adult Literature 16 & Pregnant by Lala Thomas represents the hardships and the relationship issues that may arise with loved ones and partners when going through such a situation as teen pregnancy. Erykah just had their birthday but instead of being happy and celebrating with their friends as every other teen does on their sweet sixteen, Erykah spends her birthday vomiting in the toilet after discovering that she had become pregnant with her irresponsible and low-effort boyfriend Miguel. Considering this factor, Erykah still decides not to get an abortion and to have the child. This shows challenges for Erykah to accomplish her dream- to become a black braiding hairstylist shop. Along the way, on top of other relationships, the book exposes the strong but complicated relationship between her and her best friend Kelly as they work threw intense emotions, misunderstandings, and disagreements. This book highlights the struggles and aspects of having a child not only physically, but also emotionally and mentally for women of any age. This may be a good book for those in the same general age group who need guidance or those who want to understand the topic a little more than they did before. Overall this book is very helpful and informational, however, I feel that there was an abundance of unnecessary foul language used in the book, which made the story unpleasant at times.