ton ement ▁Child ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁ ▁novel ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁author ▁Franc ine ▁R ivers . ▁It ▁de als ▁with ▁the ▁them es ▁of ▁unw anted ▁pre gn ancy ▁and ▁abort ion . ▁ ▁Plot ▁introduction ▁D yn ah ▁is ▁a ▁young ▁Christian ▁college ▁girl ▁at ▁a ▁Bible ▁college ▁when ▁ra pe ▁sh at ters ▁her ▁life . ▁The ▁resulting ▁pre gn ancy ▁and ▁re actions ▁from ▁her ▁family ▁and ▁friends ▁may ▁in ▁turn ▁sh atter ▁her ▁faith . ▁As ▁her ▁pro - life ▁f ian cé ▁suddenly ▁finds ▁abort ion ▁acceptable , ▁and ▁her ▁pro - life ▁school ▁inform s ▁her ▁that ▁she ▁will ▁be ▁exp elled ▁unless ▁her ▁pre gn ancy ▁disapp ears , ▁she ▁is ▁forced ▁to ▁wonder ▁about ▁their ▁views ▁of ▁the ▁world , ▁what ▁God ▁has ▁said ▁in ▁the ▁Bible , ▁and ▁of ▁her ▁own ▁un st ead y ▁pro - life ▁views . ▁At ▁home ▁she ▁finds ▁her ▁family ▁torn ▁apart ▁as ▁her ▁mother ▁adm its ▁to ▁an ▁abort ion ▁before ▁she ▁had ▁D yn ah ▁that ▁made ▁her ▁in cap able ▁of ▁having ▁children ▁for ▁several ▁years . ▁She ▁also ▁lear ns ▁that ▁her ▁grand m other ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁have ▁an ▁abort ion ▁for ▁" he alth ▁reasons ". ▁D yn ah ▁is ▁eventually ▁driven ▁to ▁isol ate ▁herself ▁so ▁that ▁she ▁can ▁make ▁the ▁decision ▁on ▁her ▁own . ▁As ▁her ▁mother ' s ▁" A ton ement ▁Child ", ▁D yn ah ▁must ▁come ▁to ▁the ▁decision ▁on