Fifteen-year-old Hannah is pregnant. Her father is dead, her mother is mentally unstable, and her (ex)boyfriend just beat her up. When the nosy next-door neighbor puts her into the psych ward, Hannah rebels. However, with the help of the counselor and a few others who won't give up on her, Hannah begins to realize that she can be wrong about people.By developing these important relationships, she figures out how to make the most of the circumstances that have been given to her.
By far, the grandest themes I saw in this book were judgment and repentance. Hannah misjudges everyone: she thinks Milo loves her, she thinks her mom hates her, she thinks her bishop wants to condemn her, etc, etc. As she comes to terms with her father's death, she changes the way she thinks about other people and learns to forgive them. Her mother doesn't hate her; she has severe depression that is going untreated. Her neighbor didn't hurt her by placing her in the psych ward; she got her badly needed help. Her best friend isn't judging her for being pregnant; she wants her to make an informed decision about the baby. By changing the way she thinks, Hannah is able to forgive herself for her mistakes.
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