Sex: An Uncensored Introduction

by Nikol Hasler, Michael Capozzola (Illustrator)

Overview

Before you get busy, you need to get educated.

Thinking about having sex? Or just thinking about sex, period? Well, that's certainly a good place to start — because there's a lot to think about, and a lot to learn. And Nikol Hasler is here to help. This honest, funny, and uncensored guide covers everything from sexual orientation and masturbation to foreplay, first-time concerns, birth control, and protection against diseases. New sections in this revised edition also address online dating, sex-related bullying, important new sex-related legislation, and sexting — a topic of particular interest and concern today. No subject is off-limits and no question is taboo in this hilarious, in-depth, all-in-one guide.

"What a clever, well-written, and creatively illustrated book that speaks to teens and their parents about teenage sexuality! Both the content and form are superb."—M. Joycelyn Elders, MD, former Surgeon General of the United States

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781936976843
Publisher:	Lerner Publishing Group
Publication date:	01/01/2015
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	192
Sales rank:	540,687
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	14 - 17 Years

About the Author

Nikol Hasler is a producer, writer, and project manager, as well as the host and writer of the successful web series The Midwest Teen Sex Show. She currently lives in Los Angeles and works in public television. Her writing has appeared in Alternative Press, Glamour, RHRealityCheck.org, and The Onion's A.V. Club, Chicago. She has given talks and facilitated workshops about sex education at high schools and colleges, and via online forums. She is an avid pickler and chef, and the mother of three sons.

Editorial Reviews

**YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, Top Ten List Winner**
** GeekDad's Top 10 Sex Books for the Modern Parent **


"Hasler . . . offers a book that's funny, accurate, and packed with the information readers need to make informed decisions. Her focus is on keeping the mind, body, and spirit safe, and no topic is considered taboo." – School Library Journal
 
“This excellent resource takes a frank, funny approach to sex education. . . . Lighthearted cartoons and well-chosen resources complete this indispensable guide for teens seeking reliable, explicit facts about healthy sex.” – Booklist
 
“This guide to teen sexuality. . . is a solid, frank resource for teens.” – Kirkus Reviews“What a clever, well-written and creatively illustrated book that speaks to teens and their parents about teenage sexuality! This book should be on all school library shelves and makes an excellent birthday present from parents to adolescents. Both the content and form are superb.”
— M. Joycelyn Elders, MD, former Surgeon General of the United States
 
“I love Nikol’s fabulous sense of humor as she delivers straightforward and accurate sex information. Where was she when I was a teen growing up in Wichita, Kansas?”
— Betty Dodson, PhD, educator, bestselling author of Sex for One, and one of Cosmopolitan's "Ten Sexual Revolutionaries You Should Know"

**YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, Top Ten List Winner**
** GeekDad's Top 10 Sex Books for the Modern Parent **

"Hasler . . . offers a book that's funny, accurate, and packed with the information readers need to make informed decisions. Her focus is on keeping the mind, body, and spirit safe, and no topic is considered taboo." – School Library Journal
 
“This excellent resource takes a frank, funny approach to sex education. . . . Lighthearted cartoons and well-chosen resources complete this indispensable guide for teens seeking reliable, explicit facts about healthy sex.” – Booklist
 
“This guide to teen sexuality. . . is a solid, frank resource for teens.” – Kirkus Reviews“What a clever, well-written and creatively illustrated book that speaks to teens and their parents about teenage sexuality! This book should be on all school library shelves and makes an excellent birthday present from parents to adolescents. Both the content and form are superb.”
— M. Joycelyn Elders, MD, former Surgeon General of the United States
 
“I love Nikol’s fabulous sense of humor as she delivers straightforward and accurate sex information. Where was she when I was a teen growing up in Wichita, Kansas?”
— Betty Dodson, PhD, educator, bestselling author of Sex for One, and one of Cosmopolitan's "Ten Sexual Revolutionaries You Should Know"

From the Publisher

10/01/2015
Gr 9 Up—This straightforward discourse tackles anything and everything relating to sex and sexuality. Although the book is text heavy, the humorous, lighthearted—almost conversational—approach, coupled with a few well-placed, amusing illustrations (for instance, a naked man with a glove between his legs accompanies an explanation that rubber gloves can't be used as contraceptive), makes for educational, informative, and highly entertaining reading. Each chapter addresses a different aspect of sexuality and covers a wide variety of topics, including sexual identification, foreplay and all types of sexual activities, dating and relationship advice, birth control, disease prevention, and the importance of communicating with potential partners about sex. Chapters end with a Q&A section featuring questions from teens. Updated and expanded since the initial 2010 publication, this edition includes information about online sex and safety (sexting and cyberbullying, for example), revised material concerning medical advancements, and a greater emphasis on transgender issues. VERDICT Explicit and forthright, this volume is a go-to resource for teens with questions about their bodies, someone else's body, or, as Hasler describes it, "getting it on."—Ragan O'Malley, Saint Ann's School, Brooklyn, NY

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