Kathy Belge

This book has a reassuring yet breezy tone that seems perfect for its audience. I wasn't surprised to learn that the authors consulted with teens as they wrote the book. As a parent, I appreciated the way the book focused on empowerment and reassurance, e.g., it's ok to not have everything figured out, it's ok to wait until you're comfortable, feelings come in many many varieties so it's ok if you don't exactly fit a stereotype, etc. I think the book would work especially well for young teens: it has advice for how to know whether you are gay, how to find out if the person who has a crush on you is gay, how to ask someone on a date, what you're supposed to do on a date, etc., though it does talk about sex too. There's a long table about STI's that would probably be quite helpful except that it's impossible to read on an e-reader.… (more)