MORE POSTS FROM AUGUST 2015
Today I am very excited to share with you the first book review from our new teen book reviewer Lexi. You can learn a little bit more about her at the About TLT page. “You’ve just made an oath with the sea.” Summary: The youngest of six talented sisters, Elyse d’Abreau was destined for stardom—until […]
It rained a lot this summer in Ohio. A lot. But on this day, it was sunny, for just a while. The Mr. had called and told me he was taking the girls to the local park. They had some monkey bars that Thing 2 was anxious to see if she could cross, having grown […]
For the past two weeks, Teen Librarian Toolbox focused on sexual violence in LGBTQIA+ young adult literature. This is part of our blog’s larger ongoing sexual violence in young adult literature (or SVYALit) project. We’re grateful to Vee Signorelli, admin and co-founder of GayYA, and Nita Tyndall, a moderator at GayYA. who have helped us brainstorm, organize, and facilitate this project. This series […]
This Week at TLT Sunday Reflections: Tough Girls Talk About Rape, a guest post by Rachel Gold Why We Need Abuse and Sexual Violence/Abuse in LGBTQIA YA, a guest post by Sarah Benwell Middle Grade Monday – Use it or Lose it (the kids’ perspective) Misrepresentations of Violence in Julie Anne Peters’ Rage: A Love […]
Part of the Sexual Violence in Young Adult Literature Project has included posts looking at enthusiastic consent, positive and healthy sexual experiences, and on-the-page consensual sex scenes (check out those posts here by Karen Jensen, Christa Desir, and Carrie Mesrobian). While it’s important to look at and discuss rape, consent, abuse, and violence, it’s equally […]
By Cheryl Rainfield, author of YA novels SCARS, STAINED, HUNTED, and PARALLEL VISIONS (@CherylRainfield) When I was a child and teen, I lived through daily/nightly rape, torture, and mind control at the hands of my parents and other abusers; my parents belonged to intergenerational, interconnected cults. I was also queer. When people hear that, […]
by Nita Tyndall (@NitaTyndall) We don’t talk enough about coercion as a form of sexual assault, and we specifically don’t talk about it in regards to LGBTQ literature—narratives, as harmful as they are, of boys “wearing girls down” or talking them into sex are seen as commonplace, even acceptable and, on occasion, romantic. […]
Misrepresentations of Violence in Julie Anne Peters’ Rage: A Love Story, a guest post by Megan Honig
|by Megan Honig (@vongmeggz) Relationship violence—sexual, physical, and/or emotional—among LGBTQ young people is underdiscussed and, unsurprisingly, underrepresented in teen literature. Because there are so few books depicting LGBTQ relationship violence, Julie Anne Peters’ Rage: A Love Story, a book about two teen girls who enter into a violent, unhealthy relationship, is still notable six years […]
This title recently came across my desk as a book to review. While objectively I can recognize it as something that will be immensely popular with my students, I’m old enough that it actually hurts my eyes. The color contrast and conglomeration of facts on each page are set up to appeal to a generation […]
by Sarah Benwell (@SWritesBooks) A lot of people really dislike abuse/ sexual violence in YA, and moreso in LGBTQIA narratives. But I want to argue for its place. I have complex feelings about it. I think it needs to be done right. But I do think it needs to be done. I get it. I […]
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