"i think thats stupid, if you are reading the book you know its coming, and you can skip a few pages,without missing anything really vital,(other than good writing) i think it boils down to overprotective mom."
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Hi!So I'm a Bookseller and with a good friend of mine we work together to form an awesome team that are in charge of the Children's Books in our store. We love Children's Books and this also includes…Continue
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hannah smith replied to Ruvini's discussion Something peculiar happened on the way out the bookstore...
Ruvini replied to Ruvini's discussion Something peculiar happened on the way out the bookstore..."Wow, thanks for these replies. I'm really glad to hear these opinions and I certainly agree with you all. I mean, that's the view I have of the books that I read when I was a teenager. Some adults focus too much on preventing sex and…"
Gabriel Iglesia replied to Ruvini's discussion Something peculiar happened on the way out the bookstore..."Agreed with what has been said. Could not have put it any better.
There is a pretty clear distinction between explicit pornography and sexual content in fictional, thematic works.
Porn pleases the body. Young adult fiction pleases - and enlightens…"
Brie Cheesman replied to Ruvini's discussion Something peculiar happened on the way out the bookstore..."As a teenager, I find it extremely stupid of adults to cause a ruckus over sexual content in books. First of all, they don't make a big deal out of reading older books like One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Of Mice and Men, or Le Morte…"
Michelle Tieu replied to Ruvini's discussion Something peculiar happened on the way out the bookstore..."I think you should have just left the card there. Things like sex and drugs are not subjects that should be shied away from. They are a part of life and can't be avoided (maybe if you try really really hard) so it's better to learn…"
Fenchurch replied to Ruvini's discussion Something peculiar happened on the way out the bookstore..."I agree. There is some sexual content in many teen books, which is in my opinion not bad at all. As said before, teens do get in touch with sexual content through friend's descriptions or the media. Even if they didn't, teen literature is…"
Erin Bleich replied to Ruvini's discussion Something peculiar happened on the way out the bookstore..."I think (being a teenager) that most teens already know what the sexual content is in the novels, through friends' descriptions, accurate or not. When I read a book and come across minor sexual content, I think it's no big deal. It's…"
Ruvini posted a discussionSomething peculiar happened on the way out the bookstore...
Hi!So I'm a Bookseller and with a good friend of mine we work together to form an awesome team that are in charge of the Children's Books in our store. We love Children's Books and this also includes YA fiction. Including John Green.We are HUGE John Green fans and we love recommending his books to customers that come in to the store. Recently we have been reluctant to do this because…See More
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