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A review by sydmae
Tradition by Brendan Kiely
4.0
There was a lot to like about this book.
1. We have a male athlete in this book (not uncommon), but his primary conflicts are not really about his sport performance (less common). His athletics play a role in but do not dictate his identity. In fact, he does not always like who he is as an athlete.
2. Sexual assault is not always "rape" using the old school sex-ed definition of the word. The man's penis does not have to be out. Clothes do not need to be removed. It is often someone you know.
3. The support happens, but it is not immediate because of the reasons in #2. It is hard for us as humans to wrap our heads around this at times.
4. Friendship! Reputations! Figuring out how to navigate those things!
Sometimes things were a bit too clean-cut right and wrong for me, but again, this is a fairly nuanced approach to these topics for teenagers.
1. We have a male athlete in this book (not uncommon), but his primary conflicts are not really about his sport performance (less common). His athletics play a role in but do not dictate his identity. In fact, he does not always like who he is as an athlete.
2. Sexual assault is not always "rape" using the old school sex-ed definition of the word. The man's penis does not have to be out. Clothes do not need to be removed. It is often someone you know.
3. The support happens, but it is not immediate because of the reasons in #2. It is hard for us as humans to wrap our heads around this at times.
4. Friendship! Reputations! Figuring out how to navigate those things!
Sometimes things were a bit too clean-cut right and wrong for me, but again, this is a fairly nuanced approach to these topics for teenagers.