When teenagers Ben and Maxie decide to have sex (almost on a dare) they are dismayed to discover that the act resulted in a pregnancy. The fact Ben is gay adds an additional level of bewilderment to those who know him. Maxie (whose mother works at the public library) is ambivalent about the pregnancy and is under pressure from her parents to give the baby up for adoption. Ben, however, wants to raise the baby with the help of his mother and step-father. His mother provides some level of support for this idea, with the stipulation that Ben attend parenting and childbirth classes. Ben also checks out books on these topics from the public library.
A twenty-first century version of the 1977 classic He's My Baby Now by Jeannette Eyerly. Eyerly's book was adapted into the 1980 ABC After School Special "Schoolboy Father" starring a very young Rob Lowe.
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