A Girl Named Mister

A Girl Named Mister by Nikki Grimes

Mister is a good student…looking forward to college, enjoying going to church, and blessed with a great relationship with her single mother.  Then after one sexual encounter, she finds herself pregnant.  The free-verse format of the novel communicates her deep emotions and her struggle to deal with explaining her pregnancy to her family and friends.  Grimes communicates in language that is intimate and immediate…one that avoids over-moralizing while driving home the big issues of teen pregnancy.