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I’m curating a list of books and resources to supplement and enrich the Sonars’ sexuality education. Here’s where the idea started. Links to annotations will be added as I review and write about the resources. Do you have a suggestion for a book, method, or idea that I’m missing? Send me a message and let me know.
Sex Ed Books for the Youngish Set
On Your Mark, Get Set, Grow! A “What’s Happening to My Body?” Book for Younger Boys by Lynda Madaras
Ready, Set, Grow! A “What’s Happening to My Body?” Book for Younger Girls by Lynda Madaras
What If Someone I Know is Gay? Answers to Questions About What It Means to Be Gay and Lesbian by Eric Marcus
Books for the Adolescent-ish Among You
Our Bodies, Ourselves by the Boston Women’s Health Collective
The What’s Happening To My Body? Book for Boys by Lynda Madaras with Dane Saavedra
The What’s Happening to My Body? Book for Girls by Lynda Madaras with Area Madaras
Is It a Choice? Answers to the Most Frequently Asked Questions About Gay and Lesbian People by Eric Marcus
The Go Ask Alice Book of Answers by Columbia University’s Health Education Program
The Guy Book: An Owner’s Manual (Maintenance, Safety, and Operating Instructions for Teens) by Mavis Jukes
S.E.X.: The All-You-Need-To-Know Progressive Sexuality Guide by Heather Corinna
Books for Parent-y Ones, trying to figure out what to say and how to say it
How to Talk to Your Child About Sex by Linda and Richard Eyre
Everything You Never Wanted Your Kids to Know About Sex (but were afraid they’d ask): The Secrets to Surviving Your Child’s Sexual Development from Birth to the Teens by Justin Richardson and Mark A. Schuster
Comprehensive Sexuality Education Guidelines from Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS)
When Sex Goes to School: Warring Views on Sex—and Sex Education—Since the Sixties by Kristin Luker
