tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109148405669867264.post36876133846971671..comments2023-10-31T06:23:26.747-07:00Comments on TJ and Rita's World: Sex in YA BooksRita Webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15705211010768041660noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109148405669867264.post-54115668516628442382017-08-12T06:15:37.175-07:002017-08-12T06:15:37.175-07:00YoBit enables you to claim FREE CRYPTO-COINS from ...<b><a href="http://btcx.syntaxlinks.com/r/YoBit" rel="nofollow">YoBit</a></b> enables you to claim <b>FREE CRYPTO-COINS</b> from over <b><i>100</i></b> different crypto-currencies, you complete a captcha once and claim as much as coins you can from the available offers.<br /><br />After you make about 20-30 claims, you complete the captcha and continue claiming.<br /><br /><b>You can press claim as much as 50 times per one captcha.</b><br /><br />The coins will <b>stored</b> in your account, and you can convert them to Bitcoins or USD.Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07287821785570247118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109148405669867264.post-9795492290387611912011-10-07T19:03:17.679-07:002011-10-07T19:03:17.679-07:00My mom was just happy that one of her kids loved r...My mom was just happy that one of her kids loved reading as much as she did and she banned nothing. Of course, I was reading Stephen King at ten...<br /><br />At twelve I started reading her Harlequin Romance novels. Boy, did that set me up for disappointment. *sigh*<br /><br />Great post, Rita. While I certainly don't want my 13 year old reading erotica, I'm not so naive as to think she doesn't think about sex. When I was her age I recall it being ALL that I thought about. But we keep an open dialogue and she's mentioned parts she's read and how she felt about them. She thinks it's gross (for now) but I asked her specifically about the content of Tears because I knew you'd had a few readers voice concern about those passages. Her reply: What sex? There was no sex in Tears. There you have it.Renee Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14142341397085289166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109148405669867264.post-78452322038316768842011-10-05T08:42:59.425-07:002011-10-05T08:42:59.425-07:00I suppose my 'young adult' books were the ...I suppose my 'young adult' books were the early James Bond paperbacks with their alluring covers. It gave me some... interesting insights, and I discovered I didn't like martinis either shaken or stirred. The point is that in those days there was no real grey area called YA. You either read Heidi/Treasure Island or moved on to adult.Mike Keytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116528233058221536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109148405669867264.post-1743607631046113392011-10-05T06:58:22.480-07:002011-10-05T06:58:22.480-07:00I was fortunate enough that no book was ever banne...I was fortunate enough that no book was ever banned in my house. I read <i>Lord of the Rings</i> when I was very young (12, I think), and Frank Herbert's <i>Dune</i> not long after. My parents were both readers, and we had free access to their library.<br /><br />I honestly believe that reading as I did gave me valuable tools to survive real life.<br /><br />All this to say, I totally agree with you, Rita. Young adults are just that - adults that are young. If we don't let them be adults and face adult issues as adults, we run the risk of stagnating their growth and, worst of all, rendering them incapable of fending for themselves once the parent figures are gone.<br /><br />Good on you for sticking to your guns. I can't wait to get stuck into your book.S.M. Carrièrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08568011755497760300noreply@blogger.com