Reposted by Kathy Fork
I wrote a piece for an Utah paper about why books that deal with sex and assault are important for teens and shouldn't be labeled as pornography and banned. This is a major issue in my home state where many do not believe sex scenes in books are ever justified.
www.sltrib.com/opinion/comm...
sltrib.com
Voices: Reading age-appropriate books about sexual assault would have helped me as a kid. Today’s students deserve better.
“Protecting kids and teens from discussions about sex is not saving them from assaults. And books are not causing the assaults,” writes Shannon Hale in an op-ed. “But books can aid in clarifying what ...