Standing With Courage, Confronting Tough Decisions About Sex by Mary-Louise Kurey
Why is chastity a big deal? Let's start with some sobering statistics. There are 2,500 teenage pregnancies every day in the United States alone. That's 900,000 a year. Three million teens a year pick up sexually transmitted diseases. Perhaps even more sobering is the fact that almost 90% of teenagers who have been sexually active say they regret that choice.
More than most people, Mary-Louise Kurey -- Miss Wisconsin 1999 -- has had the opportunity to live in the mainstream of youth society. When she saw her closest friends' lives wrecked by teenage pregnancy, she felt a calling to speak out to the world.
But this isn't a book of horror stories. It's a book of hope -- a book that shows teenagers how they can make a choice with no regrets. Chastity isn't an impossible dream, and it isn't just for people without a social life. This is also a very entertaining book. Teenage girls especially will love the inside view of the Miss America business, illustrated with behind-the-scenes photographs.
Softcover, 224 pp.
