Annie's Baby

infobox Book |
name = Annie's Baby: The Diary of Anonymous, a Pregnant Teenager
title_orig =
translator =


image_caption =
author = Anonymous (Beatrice Sparks)
illustrator =
cover_artist =
country = United States
language = English
series =
genre =
publisher = HarperCollins Publishers
release_date = July 1998
english_release_date =
media_type = Print (Paperback)
pages = 256 pp
isbn = ISBN-13: 9780380791415
preceded_by =
followed_by =

"Annie's Baby: The Diary of Anonymous, a Pregnant Teenager" (1998, ISBN 0380791412) is a novel published in the form of the diary of an anonymous teen, supposedly compiled and edited by Beatrice Sparks, supposed editor of other anonymous teen diaries such as "Go Ask Alice". However, she was found to, most likely, be the author rather than editor, and thus may have fabricated this as well.

Plot

The book is about a fourteen-year-old girl who falls in love with a rich boy. She soon becomes the victim of domestic violence. The character, Annie, deals with rape along with domestic violence from her boyfriend. She thinks she's in love so she allows the physical and mental abuse of Danny. Not long after the two start dating, she finds out she is pregnant. Annie and her mother are left to decide what will become of the baby's life. The book deals with many controversial topics such as teenage pregnancy, abortion, domestic violence, and premarital sex; it has been banned from many libraries throughout the United States, including public junior high and senior high schools.

There are incosistencies in the book that support the theory that Beatrice Sparks fabricated the diary. On the first page, Annie remarks that she "This morning I...threw a last minute polish on my (due-yesterday) science paper..." However, the entry is made on a monday, therefore it is impossible the paper was due the day before. At the end of the novel, Annie mentions that she drew a heart with the words "Annie loves Danny" on a tree on the day of their first meeting; however, Annie did not learn Danny's name until their second meeting.Perhaps the story is true, but since the girl is anonymous, we may never know.

Characters

Narrator(Annie): The narrator is a 14-year-old girl who is on the soccer team. She ends up falling in love with Danny and getting pregnant.

Danny: Danny is a 16-year-old boy with a red convertible. He is on the football team and has a job which often keeps him away from being with the narrator.