Bo jo jones is a story of bo jo, big star football player, and july, his highschool sweetheart. Bo jo jones 208 pages is a classic, realistic fiction novel by ann head. Bo jo jones by ann head 1968, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. It was initially marketed to an adult audience but was marketed as a young adult novel for its paperback release the following year. In 1969, what will this mean for a young couple it certainly wasnt handled like it is today. When bo jo and july find out shes pregnant they are pretty shocked and july is ashamed since she always looked down on the girls that did things with boys like that. Bo jo jones by head, ann published by signet 1968 mass market paperback. Bo jo jones is a groundbreaking wednesday movie of the. July and bo jo are typical teenagers in the 60s when one night together changes their life plans. Bo jo jones is a groundbreaking wednesday movie of the week movie about a teenaged boy who marries his girlfriend after she gets pregnant and the. Two teenagers must leave high school to meet the challenges of marriage and pa. Bo jo jones is a realistic novel from the late 60s which recounts, in firstperson perspective, the events and hardships in the life of a pregnant teen, july greher, and her teen husband, bo jo jones. July and bo jo find themselves pregnant in high school. Bo jo jones 9780451123756 by head, ann and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices.
It was initially marketed to an adult audience but was marketed as a young adult novel for its. Football hero bo jo jones and his girlfriend july are in love. Football hero bo jo jones and his girlfriend july are in. On the night of the prom, they do what so many couples in love do. Mr and mrs bo jo jones is a 1967 novel written by ann head. See all 18 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. It may be old but it has some very true morals in it. The story tells how july, bo jo and their families deal with an unplanned pregnancy. Soon, july finds out that she is pregnant with bo jo s baby and. Hintons the outsiders, is credited with launching new realism in young adult literature ann head was the pseudonym of author anne wales christensen, who was born in beaufort.
Scholastic education trade publishing international about scholastic customer service contact us. Ann head forced to marry due to julys pregnancy, two pleasant high school students try to cope with their. Abc wednesday movie of the week mr and mrs bojo jones. She is sixteen, her father a banker, and she is headed toward a new england womens college with all the. Bo jo jones signet books mass market paperback april 4, 2006. Set in the mid 1900s, the plot revolves around july and bo jo, a teenage couple who unexpectedly become pregnant.
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