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Tag: Sexual Harassment
Writing About Sexual Harassment for Middle Grade Readers, a guest post by Catherine Arguelles
In my upcoming middle grade novel FLIP TURNS, the main character, Maddie, is a 13 year-old with an admirer who continues to pursue her after she’s turned him down numerous times.
Book Review: #MeToo and You: Everything You Need To Know About Consent, Boundaries, and More by Halley Bondy
A recommended resource to jump-start difficult conversations.
Book Review: Maybe He Just Likes You by Barbara Dee
This important and well-written look at consent, guilt, blame, pressure, and obligation will inspire much needed conversations for middle grade readers and the adults in their lives.
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Maybe He Just Likes You: #MeToo Comes to Middle Grade, a guest post by Barbara Dee
In her forthcoming novel, MAYBE HE JUST LIKES YOU, Barbara Dee explores the serious and complicated issue of sexual harassment in middle school. She joins us to explain why and how she crafted this book, which she hopes will start important conversations.
Sexual Harassment in KidLit
As a librarian, I don’t often feel genuinely a part of kid or yalit. I’m not an author. I’m not a publisher. I’m not an agent or an editor. But I am someone who regularly talks about books and puts them into the hands of kids and teens. So these last few days, I have […]
#MeToo: Teens, Libraries and Sexual Harassment
Over recent weeks, a wide variety of discussion has been happening about sexual violence, harassment, and assault. These are important conversations that have wide reaching implications. Make no mistake, these things are also happening in the lives of our teens. With the discussion there has been a lot of sharing online with the hashtag #MeToo. […]
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