Bite: Hanging on to Max - Tapa blanda

Skilfully written and utterly riveting: my own 14-year-old was very moved by it.

This should be compulsory reading for all young people- especially boys- who are bombarded with media and peer group pressure to have sex before they are mature enough to face the consequences.

Sam should be out with his mates, playing basketball, planning for college and meeting up with girls. Instead he's up to his ears in nappies, formula and the challenges of looking after his baby son, Max. And he's fed up with everyone thinking he can't handle it.

But can Sam keep on juggling the demands of home, school, friends and fatherhood? Something is going to have to give...