Hannah is a fifteen year old girl who finds herself pregnant after multiple sexual encounters within a short time frame. Aaron is the new kid in school dealing with the grief of a traumatic event. The two develop a symbiotic relationship to deal with their problems: Hannah gets a "fake father" for her baby and Aaron gets to "save" someone. Their plan falls apart towards the end as the truth comes out, but their dedication to their friendship perseveres.
The novel is told from two perspectives, Hannah's and Aaron's, and is set up like a diary with dates and times, alternating in no consistent pattern between Hannah and Aaron. Teenage girls in high school will certainly enjoy this book because the majority of the plot centers around pregnant Hannah and the drama that goes into getting pregnant, being pregnant, her fall from social grace, and dealing with friends and family. Males who choose to read the book will enjoy reading about Aaron's issues. The circumstances regarding Hannah's pregnancy cause her struggles with societal rules and doing what she knows is right demonstrates Kohlberg's postconventional level of moral development. When she bravely ignores these rules to do what's right, she executes Havighurst's developmental task of changing her relationship with her parents. Aaron meanwhile has been struggling with a changing relationship with his parents for the entire book.
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