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'Ultraviolet' follows a young boy going through puberty and first love - Publication Date |
- Jul 16, 2024
- Episode Duration |
- 00:10:43
Aida Salazar's new book,
Ultraviolet, has a lot in common with Judy Blume's
Forever, but from the point of view of an eighth grade boy; it's all about Elio Solis grappling with his changing body, his first girlfriend and his family life. In today's episode, Salazar tells Here & Now's Deepa Fernandes how watching her own son grow up inspired the events of the middle grade book, and they discuss how conversations of consent, masculinity and sex education are just as important for young men as they are for young women.
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