Her forthcoming books include Tying the Knot: A World History of Marriage (Twenty-First Century Books, 2018) and Underneath It All: The History of Women’s Underwear (Twenty-First Century Books, 2018). Her nonfiction titles include The V-Word (Beyond Words/SimonTeen, 2016), an anthology of personal essays by women about first-time sexual experiences (Rainbow List, Amelia Bloomer list, New York Public Library Best Book for Teens and Chicago Public Library Best Nonfiction for Teens) and Sneaker Century: A History of Athletic Shoes (Twenty-First Century Books, 2015), among numerous other titles. She is the co-author with Kiersi Burkhart of the middle grade series Quartz Creek Ranch (Darby Creek, 2017). Her young adult novels include Pointe, Claw (Carolrhoda Lab, 2017), an explosive story about two girls claiming the territory of their own bodies, and The Way Back from Broken (Carolrhoda Lab, 2015), a heart-wrenching novel of loss and survival (and a finalist for the Oregon Book Award). She writes both fiction and non-fiction for tweens and teens. Keyser has a MS in zoology and a PhD in genetics. If you want to know more, check out this great article in the Huffington Post called 8 Books That Don’t Sugarcoat Teen Sexuality and of course look for THE V-WORD at your nearest bookstore.Evolutionary biologist-turned-author Amber J. I truly do believe with all my heart that this is a book all young girls would benefit from reading, because this book explores what schools and other outside sources are not going to teach you. I can’t recommend this book enough, just for the Q&A session at the end alone. You can read this before The V-Word: True Stories about First-Time Sex PDF EPUB full Download at the bottom. Keyserwhich was published in January 1, 2016.
She is so strong, and such an amazing voice for every young woman out there. Here is a quick description and cover image of book The V-Word: True Stories about First-Time Sexwritten by Amber J. Kelly Jensen’s answers are so amazing, and I aspire to be more like her. I also loved the Q&A after the seventeen essays in this book.
In a recent review on NetGalley, Melanie P. Throughout, Kelly recommends go-to titles for teens who want to know more about these issues. In a wide ranging conversation, we talk about the best depictions of arousal, body image, gender identity, female masturbation, queer sex, straight sex, rape culture, and enthusiastic consent. This is one of the reasons that my new anthology THE V-WORD includes a Q & A with teen librarian Kelly Jensen about portrayals of teen sexuality in media. There is a lot more sexual content out there now, but teens, especially teen girls, are still turning to young adult novels for information.
We’d never read anything like it-realistic sex where nothing bad happened to the teens involved. Do you remember reading FOREVER? If you, like me, were a teen in the 80s or 90s, Judy Blume’s depiction of teenage love and first time sex was monumentally important.
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