![]() And while my big sister Margaret she says she wishes our parents had NEVER let us read V.C. I was a precocious reader and my parents let me read anything and everything I could get my hands on. Reading about SEX IN TEEN LIT made me think about my own experiences as a young reader. ![]() (I especially loved Joanne’s review of Joanna Kenrick’s novel SCREWED). It was reassuring to read about other writers and readers who believe that it can be perfectly “appropriate” for teens to read about sex. ![]() Once the initial sting of the school marmish reprimand wore off, I went straight to ONCE UPON A BOOKCASE and read a few choice posts from the SEX IN TEEN LIT archive. I was a little taken aback when I received my first email from a reviewer who wrote that while my novel THE EARTHQUAKE MACHINE is “well-written,” it’s also worse than “smut” and entirely inappropriate for teen readers because of its sexually explicit content. ![]() Thoughts on Sex and the Coming-of-Age Novel Today, I have the pleasure of having Mary Pauline Lowry, debut YA author of The Earthquake Machine, guest post on my blog! More about Mary and her book at the end of the post. ![]()
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