Consent and Teenage Vulnerability, a look at POINTE (Brandy Colbert) by author Christa Desir
When I was twelve years old, a friend of my mom’s became interested in me. Very young brides were pretty common in his country of origin and while he understood they weren’t common in the US, he started a strange sort of courtship with me. My parents had been divorced for a few years and while my sister was more frequently back and forth between my mom and dad’s house, I spent most of my time with my mom because she needed me more. As a result, I spent quite a bit of time with my mom’s friend.
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POINTE releases on Thursday, April 10th from Penguin. ISBN: 9780399160349
Christa Desir is the author of Fault Line and the upcoming Bleed Like Me. She is also one of the co-moderators of the #SVYALit Project. She lives outside of Chicago with her awesome husband, Julio, and their three children. When she’s not writing, she is an editor of romance novels. Christa is also a feminist, former rape victim advocate, lover of coffee and chocolate, and head of the PTA. Visit her at www.christadesir.com.
Filed under: #SVYALit, #SVYALit Project, Brandy Colbert, Christa Desir, Consent, Pointe
About Karen Jensen, MLS
Karen Jensen has been a Teen Services Librarian for almost 30 years. She created TLT in 2011 and is the co-editor of The Whole Library Handbook: Teen Services with Heather Booth (ALA Editions, 2014).
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Dahlia Adler says
Great post about a great book <3
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I've really tried to not purchase so many books, but this review was the tipping point. Amazon One-Click here I come!
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Writing a request slip up for this now!