What Your Mama Never Told You: True Stories About Sex and Love

by Tara Roberts

Overview

Like big sisters sharing secrets, these everyday young adult black women bravely open their arms and bare their souls. Their intimate and insightful memoirs about sexual coming-of-age experiences reveal that the most personal moments are often, surprisingly, the most universal. Find out what your mama never told you—and let your sisters’ stories wrap you up in a big hug.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780618646364
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	01/29/2007
Pages:	258
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.00(h) x 0.68(d)
Age Range:	10 - 12 Years

About the Author

Tara Roberts is a former lifestyle editor for both Essence and Heart & Soul magazines. She was also the managing editor of Sex, Etc., the national newsletter and website written by teens, for teens, out of Rutgers University. Tara divides her time between Atlanta, Georgia, and Highland Park, New Jersey.

Editorial Reviews

"Highly explicit, generous, and filled with hopeful wishes, these stories will rivet young women of all colors and backgrounds who are exploring their sexuality and searching for themselves." Booklist, ALA

"This is a wonderful collection...The selections offer refreshing insights..."

School Library Journal

Heartfelt and sincere, and it will definitely connect with adolescent girls confused about their own sexual desires and fulfillment.
KLIATT

"...explicit explorations of all aspects of female sexuality, as well as the feeling that we're all in this together so we may as well be frank about it, will undoubtedly keep this book in high demand." Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books —

From the Publisher

In What Your Mama Never Told You: True Stories About Sex and Love, editor Tara Roberts follows up her first book of essays, Am I the Last Virgin? Ten African American Reflections on Sex & Love (PW said, "Girls of all races will hear their experiences and concerns echoed in the voices of these African American women"), with an essay anthology that explores topics including faith, masturbation and how to say "no." (Houghton/Graphia, $7.99 paper 272p ages 16-up ISBN 978-0-618-64636-4; Jan.) Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information.

Publishers Weekly

Gr 9 Up
This is a wonderful collection of 16 sensitive essays penned by young black women writers chronicling their personal encounters with love and with sexual awakening. Each true story depicts a special aspect of a young woman's growing awareness of her body, her sexuality, her capacity to love, and male/female relationships. All of the selections are tenderly told and meant to convey life lessons from the black, female perspective. In addition to the essays, the book includes a thumbnail sketch of each contributor and a listing of resources on sexuality, reproduction, and sexually transmitted diseases. These selections offer refreshing insights into adolescence and what it means to be a sexual being. And, although sex and sexuality are the focus of each story, there are no explicit descriptions. For those libraries seeking to enhance their health and human-development collections, this book should prove to be a valuable addition.
—Carol Jones CollinsCopyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

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