This graphic novel, first published in 1998 by Hyperion and now updated and printed as a paperback by Graymalkin Media, tells the story of a teenage single mom. It is available at bookstores such as Barnes & Noble, Amazon, and Thriftbooks.

The Amazing True Story of a Teenage Single Mom by Katherine Arnoldi is celebrated as one of the Top Books of the Year by Entertainment Weekly. This graphic novel was also nominated for the Eisner Award and received a top ten Quick Pick from YALSA, along with an ALA Award.

Katherine Arnoldi, Ph. D., is a celebrated author known for her graphic novel work and has received numerous accolades, including a Fulbright Award (2008-9 Paraguay), two New York Foundation of the Arts Awards (Fiction, Drawing), the DeJur Award, the Henfield Transatlantic Award, the Newhouse, and a Juniper Prize. Her stories often resonate with themes relevant to readers, including the experiences of a teenage single mom.

Please donate to the Katherine Arnoldi Scholarship Fund for Teenage Mothers which has given scholarships every year since 2006 to students at Borough of Manhattan College, Mercy University, John Jay College, Bronx Community College and many more.
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Article in The New York Times 7/31/2017 about Katherine Arnoldi's Children's Literature class at Bronx Community College.
Adjunct (2024), film review Journal of Working Class Studies. Vol. 11 issue 1. 2026.
https://journals.uwyo.edu/index.php/workingclassstudies/article/view/10658/7504
Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton in Journal of Working Class Studies, Vol. 9 issue 1 2024 https://journals.uwyo.edu/index.php/workingclassstudies/article/view/8915/6743,
"The Questions that Matter Most to Jane Smiley," https://fulbright-chronicles.com/fulbright-chronicles-volume-3-number-3-2025/the-questions-that-matter-most-to-jane-smiley/
"A Dangerous Business Indeed," https://fulbright-chronicles.com/issues/2-4/a-dangerous-business-indeed/