This is my first contest, so I really want it to be as simple as possible.
All I want is for young-adults to tell me what they think.
Would you read a young-adult book if it had some sexual content in it? If it had some minor, healthy sex scenes in it, would you stop reading it the moment the word, "sex" was on the page?
As an exampled: Since everyone knows about Twilight, I'll use that.
Bella and Edward laid in Bella's bed one night in one of the chapters. All they did was talk before Bella went to sleep. If, instead, they had sex would you approve and love the book (like girls do now), or would you not love the book so much?
Basically, I want to know if you approve of sex in young-adult novels.
I'm talking about 15-17 young-adult books, not under.
If two teenage characters really love each other and want to have sex (in a book) is it okay with teenagers for the author to write it? Would you read it?
Please tell me why you would or would not read sex in a young-adult book.
One last thing I want to say.
"Sex is horrible," adults tell us teens, but they do it, right? As a teen, you should want to know about it without having to experience it. Reading it in a book about people your age in love is a way of understanding it before you're actually doing it.
And we all hear about the consequences of sex. Why not, for once, hear about the good part of it through a young-adult book?
Okay, I'm getting irritated trying to explain this without taking up so much time. Please try to understand me. Any questions, message me. Teenagers opinions are wanted.
And if you want to look more into this, just follow the link.
http://pdfs.voya.com/VO/YA2/VOYA200602AuthorTalk.pdf
No word limit or anything.
The person who's message gets through the most will win the points.
Thank you ^.^
All I want is for young-adults to tell me what they think.
Would you read a young-adult book if it had some sexual content in it? If it had some minor, healthy sex scenes in it, would you stop reading it the moment the word, "sex" was on the page?
As an exampled: Since everyone knows about Twilight, I'll use that.
Bella and Edward laid in Bella's bed one night in one of the chapters. All they did was talk before Bella went to sleep. If, instead, they had sex would you approve and love the book (like girls do now), or would you not love the book so much?
Basically, I want to know if you approve of sex in young-adult novels.
I'm talking about 15-17 young-adult books, not under.
If two teenage characters really love each other and want to have sex (in a book) is it okay with teenagers for the author to write it? Would you read it?
Please tell me why you would or would not read sex in a young-adult book.
One last thing I want to say.
"Sex is horrible," adults tell us teens, but they do it, right? As a teen, you should want to know about it without having to experience it. Reading it in a book about people your age in love is a way of understanding it before you're actually doing it.
And we all hear about the consequences of sex. Why not, for once, hear about the good part of it through a young-adult book?
Okay, I'm getting irritated trying to explain this without taking up so much time. Please try to understand me. Any questions, message me. Teenagers opinions are wanted.
And if you want to look more into this, just follow the link.
http://pdfs.voya.com/VO/YA2/VOYA200602AuthorTalk.pdf
No word limit or anything.
The person who's message gets through the most will win the points.
Thank you ^.^
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on March 15
- Rewards: Gold: 350, Silver: 250, Bronze: 150, Honorable mention: 5 people
- Final notes: Thanks to all of you for entering. I really did like hearing your opinions. Much appreciation ^.^
Contest Winners
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There is no problem as to why there shouldn’t be sex in YA novels. As a fifteen-year old, I find YA books to be very bland and therefore have transitioned to reading adult novels. Probably the main reason I read adult books i• Commented on by judge. [remove]
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I do not like to read about sex in books. Like, I don't wanna SEE people getting it on, and reading about it is only slightly better.1
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I think sex would be okay if added into a young adult novel. I mean, isn’t it true that most people having sex today range from the ages of 15 to 17? What would be wrong with putting the truth into a story? 1• Commented on by judge. [remove]
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Ok well sex in books (in my opinion) is okay, because we are going to learn about it sooner ar later and its okay once it's not really sexy• Commented on by judge. [remove]
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First off, let me say I like your contest. It gives a place for people to voice their opinion on this subject.1• Commented on by judge. [remove]
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I don't think i'd like Twilight as much if they had sex that soon.1by kenddrraaa 100 words, 4 comments, on Mar 7 9:26 AM• Commented on by judge.
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by InksterMoxy 300 words, 3 comments, on Mar 9 1:07 PM• Commented on by judge.
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I am against sex in YA books.by His.Golden.Eyes 200 words, 7 comments, on Mar 10 4:39 PM• Commented on by judge.
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