"You can take on the world if you put in work and make your parents proud. When you fail get back up and try again. You won't always make it on your first try but be persistent and aggressive." --Janewella James, "Dear Janewella, a Letter to Herself," excerpt from Young Mothers' Voices
Young Mothers' Voices is an anthology written by our pregnant and parenting TCA students. The collection of poems, personal narratives, letters and stories give voice to the pain, joy and creativity of young mothers, as they share who they are and who they are becoming.
This anthology is a collection of voices that belie many faulty societal representations of pregnant and parenting teens. The young mothers at The Chiles Academy are proving daily that stereotypes of teenage mothers do not define them. Discovering who they are, is for them, as it is for all of us, a work in progress. Told through essays, poems and short stories, the young women's voices reach out to the reader in touching and often emotional ways.
The Authors and The Bonner Chiles Foundation receive 90% of the profit made from books sales on Amazon. The portion received by the foundation is applied to directly support the work of The Chiles Academy.