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TUSD & Sex Education

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Sex education has become a hot topic in Southern Arizona, specifically in Tucson. A new program called the “Family Life Curriculum” has been brought to the attention of many students

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Queer | Kathy Belge & Marke Bieschke

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Queer, 2nd Edition: The Ultimate LGBTQ Guide for Teens by Kathy Belge and Marke Bieschke Zest Books, 2019, 208 pages Trigger warnings: Informational mentions of abuse, sex, and suicide About

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Aquicorn Cove | Katie O’Neill

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Aquicorn Cove by Katie O’Neill Oni Press, 2018, Hardcover, 90 pages About the Author: Katie O’Neill is an award-winning writer and illustrator from New Zealand. In 2014, her book Princess

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The 12 Rules of Survival | Episode 20: School Troubles

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Nicholas Belardes is a dual-ethnic Chicano writer. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in the YA-themed edition of The Latinx Archive: Speculative Fiction for Dreamers (Ohio State University Press),

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Depression in Who Put This Song On?

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Books featuring teenage characters with depression are nothing new. A lot of us have read Ellen Hopkins’ Impulse or Patricia McCormick’s Cut. There are of course more recent young adult

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Who Put This Song On? | Morgan Parker

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Who Put This Song On? by Morgan Parker Delacorte Press, 2019, 336 pages Trigger warnings: Sex, drug use, alcohol, racism, homophobia, mental illness (anxiety and depression), mention of suicidal ideation

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