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4.64 AVERAGE
4.64 AVERAGE
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Hands down the best book about sex, etc, for preteens and teens. If you have kids in your life, you should have a copy. Saving up to buy one for every family I know.
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
informative
reflective
medium-paced
It's real wordy, so maybe better as one that you own at your house and keep there for your kids to circle back to as they're ready. There's a lot to take in here, including a brief discussion of polyamory, but the tone is really supportive- I think kids will skip around and access what they're ready for while skipping what they are not so much ready for. Even as an adult, I found that some of the ways that the book explores challenging topics were thought- and discussion-provoking.
informative
slow-paced
This book offers a lot of context about sexuality as well as some information that is incredibly diverse. I can see very conservative school districts putting this on the banned book list. However, I think it's a good way to explain a spectrum of orientations and gender identities. It also is inclusive about ability / disability. I really like the discussions about consent. When I was growing up, there was ZERO information about consent. The information was mainly about bodily functions and nothing about the social-emotional contexts about sexuality or about bodies.
It's formatted as a graphic novel with drawings in panels with quote bubbles for the people in the panels. The book does talk about culture, race, and ethnicity, but the drawings depict people as orange, blue, purple, green, etc., so it sidesteps having the reader try to pinpoint ethnicity / race, which I think can be a good way to shift more attention to the content. (Again, the content does talk about culture, race, ethnicity, etc.)
It's a little long, but I can see it as a reference book where tweens and teens read a little bit here and there. Here us the TOC info:
The front matter includes an Letter to the Reader and an Introduction. Here are the chapter titles.
1. What Is Sex?
2. Bodies
3. Gender
4. Puberty
5. Feelings
6. Consent
7. Talking
8. Relationships
9. Reproduction
10. Touching
11. Safety
The back matter includes The Last Class, Glossary, Index, Resources, and Acknowledgements.
Oh, I am not sure who would read this. The maturity level of the child themselves would be important. I would have given this to my children when they were about 14.
It's formatted as a graphic novel with drawings in panels with quote bubbles for the people in the panels. The book does talk about culture, race, and ethnicity, but the drawings depict people as orange, blue, purple, green, etc., so it sidesteps having the reader try to pinpoint ethnicity / race, which I think can be a good way to shift more attention to the content. (Again, the content does talk about culture, race, ethnicity, etc.)
It's a little long, but I can see it as a reference book where tweens and teens read a little bit here and there. Here us the TOC info:
The front matter includes an Letter to the Reader and an Introduction. Here are the chapter titles.
1. What Is Sex?
2. Bodies
3. Gender
4. Puberty
5. Feelings
6. Consent
7. Talking
8. Relationships
9. Reproduction
10. Touching
11. Safety
The back matter includes The Last Class, Glossary, Index, Resources, and Acknowledgements.
Oh, I am not sure who would read this. The maturity level of the child themselves would be important. I would have given this to my children when they were about 14.
Woof. This is a beast of a book and took me forever to read. It is very comprehensive and thorough and I could see it being used as a textbook for preteens and teens for sex ed. I think its large size may intimidate its intended audience from checking it out.
informative
fast-paced
Graphic novel/comic format. This book seems super inclusive and covers a wide variety of issues for a middle grade audience. Nuanced, treats the reader with respect and assumes that they are smart and capable, and still explains everything in a way that is respectful and informative. Super impressed.