Brian, Kate. The virginity club.BRIAN, Kate. The virginity Virginity See also Chastity, Purity. Agnes, St. patron saint of virgins. [Christian Hagiog.: Brewer Dictionary, 16] Atala Indian maiden learns too late she can be released from her vow to remain a virgin. [Fr. Lit. club. (Formerly titled The V Club,) Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster U.S. publishing company. It was founded in 1924 by Richard L. Simon (1899–1960) and M. Lincoln Schuster (1897–1970), whose initial project, the original crossword-puzzle book, was a best-seller. , Pulse. 309p. c2004. 1-4169-0346-1. $5.99. S This novel could be called Sex and the City. High School Edition as it centers on the sex lives (or contemplated sex lives) of four intelligent, articulate, athletic, multiethnic mul·ti·eth·nic adj. Of, relating to, or including several ethnic groups. Adj. 1. multiethnic - involving several ethnic groups multi-ethnic , college-bound girls, best friends, in their senior year of high school. The question is: To be or not to be--a virgin? A scholarship needed by all of them but awardable to only one requires not only good grades and good works, but also "purity of soul and body." Assuming this means virginity leads to the formation of The V Club, founded by the girl seriously planning on giving up her virginity to her boyfriend on her birthday, led by the girl who is, secretly, not a virgin at all, attended by the girl all assume is a slut but who is still a virgin, and the girl with no experience of boys until she falls in love with the unattainable Riley Marx. Brian explores the considerations and complexities of modern life, which lead the girls to make differing decisions about their bodies. While the author makes a case for abstinence abstinence: see fasting; temperance movements. , she acknowledges that girls in love with worthy boys might well find sex a pleasurable pleas·ur·a·ble adj. Agreeable; gratifying. pleas  ur·a·bil and bonding activity. To that end, four boys are featured: two are slime-bucket pigs, and two are too good to be true. Many girls will find this enjoyable read relevant; however, it neatly deletes any considerations of religious or cultural values, in spite of the studied racial diversity in this group of friends. Myrna Marler, Assoc. Prof. of English, BYU BYU Brigham Young UniversityBYU Bayou BYU Bob's Your Uncle BYU Bayreuth, Germany - Bindlacher Berg (Airport Code) BYU Beyond Your Understanding , Provo, UT S--Recommended for senior high school students. |
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