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From: jcothron
Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 16:41:00 -0700
Sally--
I can't think of many books about bisexual teens or children just now. Hmmm.
There is a new book due out from Random House this fall by Lauren McLaughlin, entitled Recycler. The main character has a girl's body
(and identity) for most of the month, and when she is due for a period, her body and psyche become male--Jack. Gender fluidity, if you will. It's a much different premise than anything else I've read.
I think that Michelle Tea has some bisexual material, but her books tend to be for an audience older than high school. Jennifer Baumgarten's book, Look Both Ways: Bisexual Politics, is a 2007 nonfiction release that tries to link women's bisexuality with feminism, with varying degrees of success. Brett Hartinger's book Split Screen: Attack of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies contains two stories, one of which is the story of Min, a bisexual girl. Suggestions, anyone? Jane
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>From: derbymiller at fuse.net
>To: ccbc-net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu
>Subject: RE: [CCBC-Net] Question about GLSBQ literature
>Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 16:59:36 -0500
>
>>When we start questioning whether or not certain books are
>appropriate for a reading list concerning gender identities, don't we
>lose sight of the fact that everyone is a person first, more alike
>than dislike, everyone else in society? I worry that in our quest to
>help students realize that there are others like him or her, we begin
>creating boxes, instead of expanding horizons. Why, for example, do
>we welcome and ask for more books appealing to various alphabetic
>groups and yet remain silent when it comes to books about those who
>refuse to be assigned--I am thinking of the individual who is truly
>bisexual. Are there books for such teens, or is there a sort of taboo
>against them? Are they considered merely individuals who are still
>only partly "out"? If asked, would they assent to such a designation?
>And, most importantly, are there books for them? Have I overlooked
>resources? Thanks you for your help. Sally Derby
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Received on Fri 23 May 2008 06:41:00 PM CDT
Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 16:41:00 -0700
Sally--
I can't think of many books about bisexual teens or children just now. Hmmm.
There is a new book due out from Random House this fall by Lauren McLaughlin, entitled Recycler. The main character has a girl's body
(and identity) for most of the month, and when she is due for a period, her body and psyche become male--Jack. Gender fluidity, if you will. It's a much different premise than anything else I've read.
I think that Michelle Tea has some bisexual material, but her books tend to be for an audience older than high school. Jennifer Baumgarten's book, Look Both Ways: Bisexual Politics, is a 2007 nonfiction release that tries to link women's bisexuality with feminism, with varying degrees of success. Brett Hartinger's book Split Screen: Attack of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies contains two stories, one of which is the story of Min, a bisexual girl. Suggestions, anyone? Jane
>---- Original Message ----
>From: derbymiller at fuse.net
>To: ccbc-net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu
>Subject: RE: [CCBC-Net] Question about GLSBQ literature
>Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 16:59:36 -0500
>
>>When we start questioning whether or not certain books are
>appropriate for a reading list concerning gender identities, don't we
>lose sight of the fact that everyone is a person first, more alike
>than dislike, everyone else in society? I worry that in our quest to
>help students realize that there are others like him or her, we begin
>creating boxes, instead of expanding horizons. Why, for example, do
>we welcome and ask for more books appealing to various alphabetic
>groups and yet remain silent when it comes to books about those who
>refuse to be assigned--I am thinking of the individual who is truly
>bisexual. Are there books for such teens, or is there a sort of taboo
>against them? Are they considered merely individuals who are still
>only partly "out"? If asked, would they assent to such a designation?
>And, most importantly, are there books for them? Have I overlooked
>resources? Thanks you for your help. Sally Derby
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