Comments on: Detour for Emmy Banning Challenge http://yalitlovers.wordpress.com/2006/09/26/detour-for-emmy-banning-challenge/ Young Adult Literature Lovers: Adults Who Love to Read Young Adult Lit Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:47:47 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: vanessa http://yalitlovers.wordpress.com/2006/09/26/detour-for-emmy-banning-challenge/#comment-8133 vanessa Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:09:47 +0000 http://yalitlovers.wordpress.com/2006/09/26/detour-for-emmy-banning-challenge/#comment-8133 i just reed detour for emmy an i like the book alot but it got me think about alot of stuff because i'm 17 an i have a 1 year old an i'm not with his father. i know it might not be a true storie but i wish i had a boyfriend that loved my & my son to. my parents think if i got a boyfriend that i would end up pregnant again. do u girls think that there's that no special guy out there for everyone???? i just reed detour for emmy an i like the book alot but it got me think about alot of stuff because i’m 17 an i have a 1 year old an i’m not with his father. i know it might not be a true storie but i wish i had a boyfriend that loved my & my son to. my parents think if i got a boyfriend that i would end up pregnant again. do u girls think that there’s that no special guy out there for everyone????

]]> By: kenzie http://yalitlovers.wordpress.com/2006/09/26/detour-for-emmy-banning-challenge/#comment-8042 kenzie Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:16:29 +0000 http://yalitlovers.wordpress.com/2006/09/26/detour-for-emmy-banning-challenge/#comment-8042 okay, i understand that its very detailed with the sex, but come on there are kids my age (16) having sex. get over it. its not like we dont kno whats going on. and in a way it teaches us, because emmy cant support a baby nor can we, and it makes us be more careful with protection and what not. okay, i understand that its very detailed with the sex, but come on there are kids my age (16) having sex. get over it. its not like we dont kno whats going on. and in a way it teaches us, because emmy cant support a baby nor can we, and it makes us be more careful with protection and what not.

]]> By: Christina Araiza-Silva http://yalitlovers.wordpress.com/2006/09/26/detour-for-emmy-banning-challenge/#comment-412 Christina Araiza-Silva Wed, 31 Jan 2007 19:30:22 +0000 http://yalitlovers.wordpress.com/2006/09/26/detour-for-emmy-banning-challenge/#comment-412 Whether or not anyone wants to admit it or not, these are trials teens face everyday. Too many of these serious situations go unnoticed everyday and this is a way for us to learn to coope with it! If you don't like it dont read it!!!!!!!!!! Whether or not anyone wants to admit it or not, these are trials teens face everyday. Too many of these serious situations go unnoticed everyday and this is a way for us to learn to coope with it! If you don’t like it dont read it!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: girlreading http://yalitlovers.wordpress.com/2006/09/26/detour-for-emmy-banning-challenge/#comment-152 girlreading Tue, 31 Oct 2006 14:15:12 +0000 http://yalitlovers.wordpress.com/2006/09/26/detour-for-emmy-banning-challenge/#comment-152 Sometimes it's hard for adults to see past sex to the real-life consequences kids face when uninformed. I can understand a parent not wanting their child to read a particular book, I cannot abide that parent or a school board telling me that my child cannot read a particular book. Whether they decide to face the very real statistics of teen pregnancy or not, the opportunity to educate should not be censored by anyone. In other words, I completely agree with you. Sometimes it’s hard for adults to see past sex to the real-life consequences kids face when uninformed. I can understand a parent not wanting their child to read a particular book, I cannot abide that parent or a school board telling me that my child cannot read a particular book. Whether they decide to face the very real statistics of teen pregnancy or not, the opportunity to educate should not be censored by anyone.

In other words, I completely agree with you.

]]> By: Maria http://yalitlovers.wordpress.com/2006/09/26/detour-for-emmy-banning-challenge/#comment-148 Maria Thu, 26 Oct 2006 22:57:12 +0000 http://yalitlovers.wordpress.com/2006/09/26/detour-for-emmy-banning-challenge/#comment-148 Somebody challenged Detour for Emmy for sexual content? Of course it has sexual content, it's about a girl who gets pregnant! Can't they consider the message of the book? Many teens think of teen pregnancy as a) romantic, or b) a way to keep their boyfriends. As a friend to many girls who have gotten pregnant, I can tell you that it is neither of these. Teen pregnancy is a real problem in the US, and Marilyn Renolds is doing her part to educate teens about the many pitfalls of it. Somebody challenged Detour for Emmy for sexual content? Of course it has sexual content, it’s about a girl who gets pregnant! Can’t they consider the message of the book? Many teens think of teen pregnancy as a) romantic, or b) a way to keep their boyfriends. As a friend to many girls who have gotten pregnant, I can tell you that it is neither of these. Teen pregnancy is a real problem in the US, and Marilyn Renolds is doing her part to educate teens about the many pitfalls of it.

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