"Annie's Baby, the Diary of Anonymous, A Pregnant Teenager," edited by Beatrice Sparks, Ph. D., is an epistolary written, as indicated in the title, in a diary format. Annie is a typical fourteen-year-old girl who is finds herself between childhood and adolescence as witnessed by her love of soccer and rollerblading as well as a growing interest in the opposite sex. Annie lives with her mother who is a high school teacher. Her father abandoned the family when Annie was just five. She often expresses her sadness in not having a father in her life.