I'm excited that, today, Lauren James, YA author of The Next Together, is stopping by on my blog to discuss the need for sex in YA.
When I was twelve I googled sex on my Dad’s computer, checking nervously over my shoulder to make sure no one saw. I found pornography. It was horrifiying- all pink, shiny and loud. I closed it all, and didn’t google sex again. But I was still curious. I understood the mechanics of sex, but what was it like? How did it make you feel - happy, fragile, relaxed, stressed? What were you supposed to talk about before, after? What was sex like?
Continue reading Sex in Teen Lit Month II - Lauren James: The Need for Sex in YA
When I was twelve I googled sex on my Dad’s computer, checking nervously over my shoulder to make sure no one saw. I found pornography. It was horrifiying- all pink, shiny and loud. I closed it all, and didn’t google sex again. But I was still curious. I understood the mechanics of sex, but what was it like? How did it make you feel - happy, fragile, relaxed, stressed? What were you supposed to talk about before, after? What was sex like? 
