So I'm writing my first YA and already I've noticed myself having to adjust the cussing that I think some characters would use if it weren't geared towards a younger audience. Since this is contemporary and coming of age, I've started to get curious about where I can draw the line in sex.
It's not talked about a lot, or described, in many of the YA books. Or perhaps I haven't read enough to get a good feel for the tone? I know Twilight has it as a theme (for lack of a better term). For all its flaws, I appreciated how Meyers handled it but I read the books as an adult, so was the wedding scene more sensational for younger readers?
Flowers in the Attic is the only other book I can think of that doesn't soft pedal sexual awakenings.
Rambling aside, I think masterbation and sex are important things to discuss. I'd like to do it well. Where's the line for YA/Teen and what other books can you think of that don't shy around the subject?
Thanks!
Sex & Self Pleasure in YA/Teen
It's not talked about a lot, or described, in many of the YA books. Or perhaps I haven't read enough to get a good feel for the tone? I know Twilight has it as a theme (for lack of a better term). For all its flaws, I appreciated how Meyers handled it but I read the books as an adult, so was the wedding scene more sensational for younger readers?
Flowers in the Attic is the only other book I can think of that doesn't soft pedal sexual awakenings.
Rambling aside, I think masterbation and sex are important things to discuss. I'd like to do it well. Where's the line for YA/Teen and what other books can you think of that don't shy around the subject?
Thanks!
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