What are the motifs in Annie's Baby: The Diary of , a Pregnant Teenager ?

Self-esteem is a recurring idea. The lack of a good self-image contributes to the huge problem that Annie found herself in. When the handsome new boy, Danny, singles Annie out, she cannot believe that someone that "cool" can be interested in her. The obvious question is, "Why not?" Annie is a smart and talented girl. She is a gifted student who has great ambitions to become a writer—in fact judging from some of the entries in her diary, she already writes better than many adults even at her young age.