Sex In YA
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Under threat of duress, Joe manages to wrangle Brenna into recording a minisode and, given the current state of the world, what better subject to tackle than S-E-X in young adult literature.
Prompted by Joe\'s polarizing reactions to \\xa0books that are graphic (Lev AC Rosen\'s Jack Of Hearts), pre-occupied (Camryn Garrett\'s Full Disclosure) or tepid "fade to black" fantasy (Casey McQuiston\'s Red, White & Royal Blue), we tackle the shift from provocative, even risque sexuality in the 70s to the response to AIDS in the 80s and 90s, with a brief bit of blame on the chastity of franchise trend-setters Harry Potter and Twilight.\\xa0
For reference:
- Chambers, Aiden. The Toll Bridge. 1992
- Skurnick, Lizzie. "In Y.A., Where Has All the Good Sex Gone?" The New York Times.
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