{"product_id":"the-v-word-true-stories-about-first-time-sex-9781582705217","title":"The V-Word: True Stories about First-Time Sex","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn honest and poignant collection of essays by women about losing their virginity in their teens. \u003ci\u003eThe V-Word\u003c\/i\u003e captures the complexity of this important life-decision and reflects diverse real-world experiences. Includes helpful resources for parents and teens.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLosing it. Popping your cherry. Handing in your V-card. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFirst time sex is a big unknown. Will it be candlelight and rose petals or quick and uncomfortable? Is it about love or about lust? Deciding to have sex for the first time is a choice that's often fraught with anxiety and joy. But do you have anyone telling you what sex is really like? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe V-Word\u003c\/i\u003e seventeen writers (including Christa Desir, Justina Ireland, Sara Ryan, Carrie Mesrobian, Erica Lorraine Scheidt, and Jamia Wilson) pull back the sheets and tell all, covering everything from straight sex to queer sex, diving-in versus waiting, and even the exhilaration and disappointment that blankets it all. Some of their experiences happened too soon, some at just the right time, but all paint a broad picture of what first-time sex is really like. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFunny, hot, meaningful, cringe-worthy, gross, forgettable, magnificent, empowering, and transformative, the stories in \u003ci\u003eThe V-Word\u003c\/i\u003e are never preachy, but provide a map for teens to chart their own course through the steamy waters of sex. With \u003ci\u003eThe V-Word \u003c\/i\u003egirls can finally take control, learn what's on the horizon, and eliminate the fear and mystery surrounding this important milestone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon Pulse\/Beyond Words\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/02\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781582705217\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2015 pg. 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2016 pg. 122\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2016 - Recommended - Hard To Beat\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2016 pg. 33\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2016 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Amber J. Keyser","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43361501118645,"sku":"9781582705217","price":10.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_ad4af31c-df2d-4bff-8076-a44c0b7386a6.jpg?v=1701191079","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-v-word-true-stories-about-first-time-sex-9781582705217","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}