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**Fancy White Trash**
//Fancy White Trash// written by Marjetta Geerling is a young adult fiction about a girl, Abby Savage, who lives with 5 girls, 1 guy and babies on the way. She decides to create the One True Love Plan, so she does not end up like the rest of her white trash family. But Jackson, (Abby's first love) might be a threat to those plans.

Marjetta Geerling author of //Fancy White Trash,// her first novel//,// was addicted to soap operas as a teen just like Abby in the book. She lives in Miami Beach, Florida with her husband who is an artist/ inventor. She also wrote //Rapunzel Shaves Her Head!// Soap Operas also influenced the writing of this book.

Teen pregnancy continues to be an issue in today's society. About 1,100 teenage girls give birth every day in the United States. Popular shows like "Teen Mom" and "16 and Pregnant" have made teen pregnancy a national topic of conversation.Some would say even glamorized the situation. But teen pregnancies have seemed to decline to a record low. There are still too many teenagers having babies despite the steady reduction in teen pregnancies in the past two decades. Also, all teen pregnancies combined, cost taxpayers about $9 billion a year. For more info on this topic click here: []

If a movie were to be made about this novel the cast would have to be chosen carefully to portray the story correctly. The role of Abby would need to be played by a strong actress in her teens. A good actress to play the part of Abby would be Dakota Fanning. She is young and has portrayed strong, independent females in previous roles. Nathan Kress would be a good actor to play the part of Cody. Nathan, in his current role on TV plays a sensitive, anal/ OCD type character. Dakota Fanning

Nathan Kress

I live in Gahanna, OH with my parents and my dog, Bentley. I have a brother, Jason, who lives in Newark and is attending OSU. My passions are dancing and shopping. I am not an avid reader but i would definitely recommend this book to friends.