Mottley, Leila

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July 9, 2025

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A young novelist takes on misconceptions about teen moms in 'The Girls Who Grew Big'

Leila Mottley's latest novel, The Girls Who Grew Big, follows three women, ages 16, 18 and 20, as they navigate pregnancy and motherhood in a small town in the Florida panhandle. With the state's abortion laws in flux, Mottley says she had to keep adjusting her characters' experiences to fit the new reality.

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A young novelist takes on misconceptions about teen moms in 'The Girls Who Grew Big'

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