D. Jill Savitt
I. Fiction
Blume, Judy.
Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret
. Scarsdale, New York: Bradbury Press, 1977.
Brown, Rita Mae.
Rubyfruit Jungle
. Daughler, Bantam, 1973.
Danziger, Paula.
The Cat Ate my Gymsuit
. New York: Delacorte, 1974.
Elfman, Blossom.
A House for Jonnie O.
Boston: Houghton-Mifflin, 1977.
Eyerly, Jeanette.
A Girl Like Me
. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, Co. 1966.
———. He’s My Baby Now
. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, Co.
Greene, Constance.
I Know You, Al
. New York: Viking Press, 1975.
Horowitz, Julius.
The Diary of A.N.
New York: Dell Publishing, 1970.
Luger, Harriett.
Lauren
. New York: Viking Press, 1979.
Ruby, Lois.
What Do You Do In Quicksand?
New York: Viking Press, 1979.
II. Student Resources on Sexuality, etc.
Bell, Ruth.
Changing Bodies, Changing Lives
. New York: Random House, 1980.
As stated, a book for teens on sex and relationships, it covers such topics as exploring sex with your self, emotional health care and sex against your will. Can be obtained at discount price if 12 or more are ordered.
Carlson, Dale.
Loving Sex for Both Sexes
. New York/London/Toronto: Franklin Watts, 1979.
Talks about girls’ and boys’ feelings concerning bodies and sex. Very geared towards the idea that “now that you are having sex . . .”—Includes homosexuality, masturbation, etc.
Caveney, Sylvia.
Inside Mom
. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1977.
Conception, pregnancy and childbirth geared to younger child’s curiosity. Many illustrations.
Comfort, Alex and Jane.
The Faces of Love
. New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1979.
The adolescent’s version of
The Joy of Sex
, deals with sex as a given for all teens. Verbally graphic.
Kelly, Gary.
Learning About Sex
(the Contemporary Guide for Young Adults). New York: Barron’s Educational Series, Inc. 1977.
Offers sensitive and intelligent insight into teens and sex, including the possibility of not having sex. Includes further bibliography on sexuality.
Our Bodies, Ourselves
, also available in Spanish,
Nuestros Cuerpos
Nuestras Vidas
by the Boston Women’s Health Book Collective is almost a classic. Though advertised as a book by and for women, I think it would be very interesting to have the boys read it and react. Perhaps a boy’s/men’s version is in the works.
