When his girlfriend decides to give their baby away, 17-year-old Sam is determined to keep him and raise him alone. IOWA TEEN AWARD 2005 - 2006 Interest Level: YA ATOS Book Level: 3.3 AR Interest Level: UG AR Points: 5 AR Quiz: 59978EN Reading Counts Level: 5.2 Reading Counts Points: 10 Lexile Measure: 420 Fountas & Pinnell: Z+.