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Article: Roberts, Tara, ed. What your mama never told you; true stories about sex and love.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
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- March 1, 2007
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ROBERTS, Tara, ed. What your mama never told you; true stories about sex and love. Houghton Mifflin, Graphia. 258p. c2007. 0-618-64636-1. $799. SA
It would be easy to dismiss this extremely graphic book about sexuality as too potentially troublesome for YA collections. And yet, it is certainly heartfelt and sincere, and it will definitely connect with adolescent girls confused about their own sexual desires and fulfillment. Roberts is currently the managing editor of Sex, Etc., a national magazine and website written by teens, for teens, out of Rutgers University. She has been an editor for Essence and Heart & Soul and she founded Fierce, a progressive woman's ...