The Opposite of Chocolate

Towards the end of a long, hot summer, Sapphire finally accepts what she has suspected for some time: she is pregnant. Before she can tell her boyfriend, she finds out that he is leaving her for someone else and she is faced with a difficult and uncertain future.

Sapphire's mother, father and sister each try to pressure her into making the choice they believe is right for her, and she finds she must look elsewhere for support and release.

This 2004 Booktrust Teenage Prize-nominated novel is an unusual and original exploration of the conflict and trauma surrounding a teenage pregnancy.