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February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month More Information at Just Date Now In February 2013, I put together a books display called Bad Romance. It was a play on the Lady Gaga song. I wanted to exhibit books that had abusive or unhealthy relationships. I also wanted to put out information for teens that […]
Sexual Violence in YA Literature Hangout Wrap Up
Carrie Mesrobian, Christa Desir, Sexual Violence, Teen Issues, Trish Doller, YA Lit
|About two hours ago I hosted my first ever Google Hangout on Air to (mostly) non-disastrous effects. I’ll have to write you a post about what I learned about doing that some other time. But what I really want to talk about is the conversation that I had with authors Christa Desir, Trish Doller and […]
Take 5: Reasons to read your December 2013 VOYA
Autism, depression, Diversity, gaming, Muslim, Professional Development, Teen Issues, VOYA
|1. MUSLIMS IN YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE There is a great list of titles that depict Muslims in Young Adult Literature. Since September 11th, the Muslim population has been the target of a tremendous amount of fear, bias and outright racial targeting. This is a good and varied list that examines the Muslim life in a […]
After watching all of the Doctor Who reboot, the next logical step is to watch Torchwood, a spin-off involving Captain Jack Harkness. Learn from my mistakes though, don’t watch it with your children. Torchwood is no Doctor Who. However I will say that the Torchwood miniseries Children of Earth may be one of the best […]
Take 5: Teen Issues, sexual violence in the life of boys
Abuse, Collection Development, Reader's Advisory, Sexual Violence, Take 5, Teen Issues
|Source: Buzzfeed When we think about sexual abuse and rape, we often think of women. But the truth is, boys and men can and do get sexually assaulted. In fact, while the stats indicate that 1 out of 3 girls will be a victim by the time they are 18, the stats are not much […]
Book Review: The Gospel of Winter by Brendan Kiely
Book Reviews, Brendan Kiely, Sexual Abuse, Teen Issues, The Gospel of Winter
|In 2002, the media began reporting on various allegations that the Catholic church was involved in a large sexual abuse scandal. Many young people, prominently boys, came forward and revealed that they had been sexually violated by priests in the church and the church had gone to great lengths to cover that abuse up. According […]
World AIDS Day is celebrated every year on December 1. The CDC estimates that 1,148,200 persons aged 13 years and older are living with HIV infection, including 207,600 (18.1%) who are unaware of their infection and can pass it on to others, who can then pass it on to others. HOW DO YOU GET HIV […]
Should there be more POC (people of color) in YA lit? Should teens in YA lit drink? What about have sex? The truth is, YA lit (or teen lit) should reflect the audience it is marketed to. And in many ways, it doesn’t. There are millions of teens, and just like the rest of the […]
Read More About Hunger Action Month at TLT and Feeding America Readers of this blog know that we have a heart for hunger and poverty in the lives of our teens. In fact, as I write this post, yet another job situation in my personal life means that without drastic changes, we will be unable […]
The news has been full lately of issues regarding sex, sexuality and women’s issues. A judge recently declared that a 14-year-old was just as responsible as the 59-year-old man that she had sex with; she later took her own life and the man will serve on 30 days in jail. Salon recently ran an article […]
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