101 Ways to Dance
Second Story Press
ISBN: 1-897187-10-6
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101 Ways to Dance is an anthology of short stories dealing with teenage sexuality. In the very first story, "Talking to Brownsville," two teenagers are hitchhiking to Brownsville where they hope to experience their "first real lay" with a girl named Gloria and her friend Crystal.
I remember standing barefoot in my living room, reading over the "list" sections of Cosmo magazine -- "99 ways to please your man" or "23 ways to better achieve orgasm." At the slightest sign that someone was approaching -- coming down the stairs, or through the front door -- I would throw the mag back onto the rack and desperately find something else to be doing.
In 101 Ways to Dance author Kathy Stinson writes about the one thing on every teen’s mind: sex. Published by Second Story Press, this collection of short stories delves into the emotional whirlwind of love, lust and longing. Each story views sexual desire and love from a different perspective...
Award-winning Canadian author Kathy Stinson has compiled a group of 14 short stories which all focus on teen sexuality and which seem guaranteed to foster discussion and debate. Teens are surrounded by sex in the media, in sex ed. classes, and simply because they are at an age when they begin to feel desire, love and lust in very tangible ways, and this book deals openly and frankly with the issue.
Kathy Stinson's newest book is a daring collection of short stories about teenagers who are tryinig to get a handle on their exploding emotions and various sexual exploits. When someone recommended this book to me, I hesitated. For me, Kathy Stinson was presented by Red is Best, my all-time favorite kids book. I thought something might collapse if I ventured beyond that, but am I ever glad that I did.
The text deals with different relationships. Kathy Stinson created fourteen short fictional encounters with teens. The situations are in narrative form. Each selection highlights possible interactions. It deals with questions teens may have about sexuality.
101 Ways to Dance is an amazing collection of short stories that each deal with a different aspect of teenage sexuality. The stories vary in length and tone, covering a vast array of topics that include everything from teen pregnancies, mental illness, and terminal cancer to struggling with coming out to friends and feeling inappropriate lust for cousins.