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Abortion in Teen and Young Adult Literature
A brief look at some teen fiction titles that deal with the topic of abortion
Sunday Reflections: Raising Daughters & the Fight for Full Bodily Autonomy
Bodily autonomy is an issue I care very much about as the mother of daughters who may carry a genetic pregnancy disease.
Friday Finds – July 26, 2013
This week at TLT: This week’s Sunday Reflections discusses the presence of violence in YA and why it’s important. We have book reviews of: Infinity Glass by Myra McEntire The Girl with the Iron Touch by Kady Cross Fire & Ash by Jonathan Maberry Heather and Karen took a group of teens to the Simon […]
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Take 5: Reproductive Rights in YA Lit
Today Christie and I are talking about Reproductive Rights and Abortion in YA literature. Here is a list of 5 books where teens acknowledge that abortion exists in their world. Some of them consider it and decide it is not the right option for them, and others do make the choice to terminate their pregnancy. […]
Reproductive Rights in YA Lit: Christie’s Take
If you follow me on Twitter, you definitely know where I stand on this issue, and personally I am scared for where this country is headed. I realize that the issue is completely tied up to everyone’s personal beliefs, and I have close friends who fall on both sides of the lines- we just agree […]
Abortion in YA Lit, Karen’s Take
Young Adult literature tackles a wide variety of dark, heavy and yet all too real and controversial topics. Drug use, rape, incest, cutting . . . You can find a variety of books that deal with these topics. But there is one topic that you don’t see mentioned very often in YA lit: Reproductive Rights. […]
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