Prom Babies

A multigenerational novel beginning in 2005 with three teen girls who become pregnant on prom night. Eighteen years later, their three teens are headed to prom themselves, facing their own set of issues and questions.

Mina, Penny, and Sheryl have the typical expectations of prom night in 2005: dresses, dancing, and of course some coming-of-age moments. None of them plan to get pregnant on prom night, but when all three do, they band together as they face decisions that have the power to shape the rest of their lives.

In 2024, their three children—Blossom, Amber, and Cole—are seniors gearing up to go to the prom and facing some big decisions of their own. As they seek to understand who they are and who they want to be, they grapple with issues that range from consent to virginity, gendered dress codes, and the many patriarchal, heteronormative expectations that still come along with prom. A generation later, will this prom night change lives too?

Kekla Magoon is the author of several novels and nonfiction books for teens, including Light It Up, 37 Things I Love, and The Minus-One Club. In 2021, she received the Margaret A. Edwards Award for her significant and lasting contribution to YA literature. Past recognitions include a Boston Globe/Horn Book Award, an NAACP Image Award, and four Coretta Scott King Honors. When she is not writing, Magoon can be found entertaining a pair of energetic orange cats or riding her bike through the hills of Vermont.