Tag Archives: Transgender teens

I Loves Me Some Subversion

Posted on July 13, 2023 by John Clark

John Clark looking at how young adult fiction is in a sea change, one that, if widely known, would have the book banners crapping their undies. As regular readers of this blog know, I read and review a lot of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Book banning, Censorship, John Clark, LBGTQIA, Transgender teens, Young Adult Fiction | 4 Comments

When All We Had Was Q

Posted on June 6, 2019 by bereksennebec

John Clark with my thoughts on Pride Month. I grew up in a small Maine town where the only minority group I knew about was my classmate Nancy Simmons…She was Catholic. That’s how isolated and unaware we were in the … Continue reading →

Tagged Gay Teens, John Clark, LBGTQ, Lesbian teens, Nonbinary teens, Pride month, rural Maine, Stonewall riots, Transgender teens, Waterville maine, YA fiction | 4 Comments

Double Gut Punch

Posted on October 27, 2016 by bereksennebec

John Clark looking at a couple recent young adult titles that exemplify how strongly the genre is addressing changes in the way teens look at the world, each other and their peers. If you’re my age or thereabouts, you probably … Continue reading →

Tagged Adolescent sexual abuse, Beth Fehlbaum, Brian Katcher, Contemporary teen issues, Eric Devine, John Clark, Teen mysteries, Transgender teens, Young Adult Fiction | 6 Comments

An Appreciation of Brian Katcher

Posted on December 1, 2014 by bereksennebec

Brian and I have never met, although we’ve exchanged emails a couple times. Still, we share a profession, that of librarianship. He’s a school librarian, I’m in the public sector. It’s clear from reading his blogging that he cares a … Continue reading →