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Updated November 21, 2003
Sex Education, by Jenny Davis (Young Adult)
Sometimes the most innocent decisions of one’s life can put into motion the most devastating of consequences. When Mrs. Fulton decides to initiate a meaningful sex education class that deals with the total person physically and emotionally, Olivia and her classmates think her idea is great. There will be no grading or tests. Their one major assignment is to “care” for some in the community.
Olivia, Livvie to her friends, undertakes this assignment with David Kindler, a fellow student to whom Livvie is immediately drawn. David and Livvie decide to care for Livvie’s new neighbors, the Parkers. This might be difficult to accomplish since Mr. Parker has made it abundantly clear that he wants no contact with anyone from the neighborhood. Livvie and David, however, befriend Mrs. Parker who is pregnant. This simple act of kindness on their part will have huge repercussions in the lives of all three families.