Overview
A balm for adolescent anxiety, this inclusive collection offers sometimes imperfect but always frank short stories of first sexual experiences. Although to be honest, there isn't ever really a first time, is there? Rather there are many: first times with yourself. First times with another person. First times you look forward to. First times you wish you could forget. First times that are sexy as hell. First times that are definitely, definitely not. First Times: Short Stories about Sex collects nine stories by nine different authors, writing from a vast range of perspectives, cultural backgrounds and sexual orientations -- revealing how unreasonable it is to define ourselves by a single, overhyped moment. (What a relief!) With stories by Laurence Beaudoin Masse, Edith Chouinard, Vanessa Duchel, Schelby Jean-Baptiste, Alexandra Larochelle, Jérémie Larouche, Nicolas Michon, Olivier Simard and Pierre-Yves Villeneuve; edited by Karine Glorieux and translated by Shelley Tanaka. Key Text Features introduction;doodles
Full Product Details
Author: Karine Glorieux ,
Shelley Tanaka
Publisher: Groundwood Books
Imprint: Groundwood Books
ISBN: 9781779460349
ISBN 10: 1779460341
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 15 May 2025
Recommended Age: From 14 to 18 years
Audience:
Young adult
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Teenage / Young adult
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unknown
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
A must-have, a must-read. STARRED REVIEW -- ""Kirkus""
First Times ... provides an excellent starting point for conversations that parents may have difficulty initiating themselves, and offers realistic reassurance for young people that what they are experiencing is completely normal in all of its weird, embarrassing, and confusing glory. -- ""Quill & Quire"" Marvelous ... An emotionally resonant, uninhibited collection of stories. STARRED REVIEW -- ""Shelf Awareness"" An invaluable resource for educators, counsellors, and anyone working with young people. ... By encouraging openness, fostering understanding, and providing critical perspectives, First Times serves as a support for young people as they explore their own sexual development. -- ""Montreal Review of Books"" Truly refreshing and worthwhile ... A must-have, a must-read. STARRED REVIEW -- ""Kirkus""
Author Information
Editor KARINE GLORIEUX teaches literature at the Collège de Maisonneuve in Montreal and is the author of several novels for adults and young people. Contributors to First Times: Short Stories about Sex are Laurence Beaudoin Masse, Edith Chouinard, Vanessa Duchel, Schelby Jean-Baptiste, Alexandra Larochelle, Jérémie Larouche, Nicolas Michon, Olivier Simard and Pierre-Yves Villeneuve. SHELLEY TANAKA is an award-winning author, translator and editor who has written and translated more than forty books for children and young adults. She is faculty emerita at Vermont College of Fine Arts in the MFA Program in Writing for Children and Young Adults. Shelley lives in Kingston, Ontario.
