#Olivia Hinebaugh

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Title: The Birds, The Bees, and You and Me

Author: Olivia Hinebaugh

Series or standalone: standalone

Publication year: 2019

Genres: fiction, contemporary, romance, LGBT+, feminism, music

Blurb: 17-year-old Lacey Burke is the last person on the planet who should be doling out sex advice. For starters, she's never even kissed anyone, and she hates breaking the rules. Up until now, she's been a straight-A music geek that no one even noticed. All she cares about is jamming out with her best friends, Theo and Evita...but then, everything changes. When Lacey sees firsthand how much damage the abstinence-only sex-ed curriculum of her school can do, she decides to take a stand, and starts doling out wisdom and contraception to anyone who seeks her out in the girls' restroom...but things with Theo become complicated quickly, and Lacey is soon not just keeping everyone else's secrets, but hers as well.

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Friday YA: The Birds, The Bees, and You and Me by Olivia Hinebaugh

Friday YA: The Birds, The Bees, and You and Me by Olivia Hinebaugh

Lacey Burke is a self professed musical geek, want to be composer, and walking sex ed factoid. Brought up by a mother who was pregnant at 16, Lacey has been given educational safe sex tips by her now nurse mother, since she achieved “that” age. Now, due to her frustration with the abstinence based sex education at her high school this virgin is giving safe sex tutorials in the rest room at lunch.…

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Tuesday’s Treats is a weekly blog post dedicated to newly released books that I’m most excited for. (Books are in no particular order.)

All books featured this week will be released: JAN 22nd

1. Circle of Shadows (Circle of Shadows: 1): Evelyn Skye (goodreads) (book depository)

Sora and Daemon have spent  years studying magic and fighting for the Society of Taigas in order to help protect their kingdom, Kichona. They want to make their mark in the world, which is a bit hard when their kingdom has been violence free since the Blood Rift Rebellion. But when they come across a camp of mysterious soldiers while on a scouting mission, Sora and Daemon decide that, in order to protect their kingdom, they have to infiltrate the group.

I absolutely loved The Crown’s Game when I read it a couple of years ago, so I cannot wait to see what Skye comes up with next.

YA Fantasy; Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins, Hardcover (US)

2. Undying (Unearthed: 2): Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner (goodreads) (book depository)

Unearthed followed Jules and Mia as they searched through an Undying temple in search for technology to help save their home planet. Undying continues that story after the explosive cliff-hanger that only left me wanting more. I’ve been impatiently waiting for this book ever since I finished reading Unearthed early last year, so I’m so so so excited that it’s finally here!

YA Science Fiction; Disney-Hyperion, Hardcover (US)

3. Parkland Speaks: Survivors from Majority Stoneman Douglas Share Their Stories: Sarah Lerner [Editor] (goodreads) (book depository)

Parkland Speaks is a collection of poetry, speeches, journal entries, photos, letters, and other written accounts of the tragedy that occurred on February 14, 2018 at Majority Stoneman Douglas from those who were there. It shines a light on what happened, how it affected the students, and a cry for change and hope for a better tomorrow.

Nonfiction - Current Affairs; Crown/Random House, Paperback (US)

4. The Birds, the Bees, and You and Me: Olivia Hinebaugh (goodreads) (book depository)

Lacey is the last person to be giving advice on sex (she hasn’t even kissed anyone), and she’s totally okay with that. She’s perfectly fine with her grades, her music, and her best friends. But when she sees how her school’s abstinence-only sex-ed class is hurting more than helping, she decides that someone has to give advice, so it may as well be her.

I am here for a sex-positive YA book, so I cannot wait to dive into this one.

YA Contemporary Fiction, Romance; Swoon Reads/Macmillan, Hardcover (US)

5. Who in the World is Carmen Sandiego?: Rebecca Tinker (goodreads) (book depository)

This is a total throwback book for me. I used to love playing the Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego video game back when I was a kid, so I have a feeling I will love this mystery story about her just purely for the nostalgic factor alone.

Middle Grade Mystery; HMH Books, Hardcover (US)

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Happy Pub Day to The Birds, The Bees, and You and Me by Olivia Hinebaugh and All is Fair by Dee Garretson. 

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You manage to smash the patriarchy with a minimum of raging. It's a thing of beauty.

The Birds, the Bees, and You and Me ~by Olivia Hinebaugh

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Seventeen-year-old Lacey Burke is the last person on the planet who should be doling out sex advice. For starters, she’s never even kissed anyone, and she hates breaking the rules. Up until now, she's been a straight-A music geek that no one even notices. All she cares about is jamming out with her best friends, Theo and Evita. But then everything changes. When Lacey sees first-hand how much damage the abstinence-only sex-ed curriculum of her school can do, she decides to take a stand and starts doling out wisdom and contraception to anyone who seeks her out in the girls' restroom. But things with Theo become complicated quickly, and Lacey is soon not just keeping everyone else’s secrets, but hers as well.

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Any reccs with Asexual MCs, bonus if they *aren't* also Aromantic but beggars can't be choosy. Thanks so much for all you do.

hmm, asexual MCs, haven't looked for those in a while but I think I know a few

Loveless by Alice Oseman - the MC is aro/ace but there are other characters who are ace/romantic and I just loved the explorations of asexuality and platonic love in this one :3

Summer Bird Blue by Akemi Dawn Bowman - another aro/ace MC but the book isn't focused on her relationship status, and Akemi is such an underrated author, I just have to recommend her any chance I get 😅

That's Not What Happened by Kody Keplinger - Lee, the MC, is romantic ace and I think pursues a relationship through the course of the story? it's #OwnVoices rep too but the bulk of the novel is about the aftermath of a school shooting so read with caution

Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand - I loved the ace rep in this one. Zoey was a wonderful character and her boyfriend was so supportive and understanding

Before I Let Go by Marieke Nijkamp - Corey is the ace one here and there are some nice convos about her identity. romance isn't the focus of the book but the commentary on mental illness and creativity is pretty good

and honorable mentions to Tash Hearts Tolstoy by Karthryn Ormsbee, Let's Talk About Love by Claire Kann, The Birds The Bees and You and Me by Olivia Hinebaugh and Vanilla by Billy Merrell ^.^

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hi! i just wanted to pop in and give a book recommendation! The Birds, the Bees and You and Me by Olivia Hinebaugh is a YA book about safe sex education and the lack thereof,, the main character’s best friend is ace and she goes in depth on her own sexuality as well as the need for sex-ed for ace people too!!! it’s a really fun read and deserves all the recognition because it raises many important issues!

Pretty sure it has an ace author too~

The cover having ace flags is still so wild to me

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New Young Adult Titles Coming Out Today! (January 22nd, 2019)

Have I missed any new Young Adult releases? Have you added any of these books to your TBR? Let me know!

New Standalones/First in a Series:

Circle of Shadows by Evelyn Skye

The Cold is in Her Bones by Peternelle van Arsdale

Only a Breath Apart by Katie McGarry

Ship of Smoke & Steel by Django Wexler

All is Fair by Dee Garretson

Some Day We Will Fly by Rachel DeWoskin

The Birds, the Bees, & You & Me by Olivia Hinebaugh

Unnatural Disasters by Jeff Hirsch

New Sequels: 

The Cities of the Dead (The Casquette Girls #3) by Alys Arden

Song of the Dead (Reign of the Fallen #2) by Sarah Glenn Marsch

Imprison the Sky (The Elementae #2) by A.C. Gaughen

The Vanishing Stair (Truly Devious #2) by Maureen Johnson

Undying (Unearthed #2) by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner

The Kingdom of Copper (The Daevabad Trilogy #2) by S.A. Chakraborty

Happy reading!

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The Birds, The Bees, And You And Me by Olivia Hinebaugh (spoilers!)

Synopsis: 

Seventeen-year-old Lacey Burke feels like the last person on the planet who should be doling out sex advice. For starters, she’s never even kissed anyone, and she hates breaking the rules. Up until now, she's been a straight-A music geek that no one even notices. All she cares about is jamming out with her best friends, Theo and Evita. But then everything changes. When Lacey sees first-hand how much damage the abstinence-only sex-ed curriculum of her school can do, she decides to take a stand and starts doling out wisdom and contraception to anyone who seeks her out in the girls' restroom. Meanwhile, things with Theo have become complicated, and soon Lacey is not just keeping everyone else’s secrets, but her own as well.

Review:

Listen, I know that this isn’t necessarily a queer book but one of the main characters is asexual/biromantic so LET ME HAVE THIS!

I’ll start off by saying that this book is absolutely amazing. I love how it’s sex-positive while also retaining a nice ya feel. Also, I love books about sticking it to The Man. We need more books like this.

I found this book incredibly well-written, and I feel like the writing just propelled the story even more. I also love how this book was more than just about the spreading of sex ed, but also about Lacey’s love life and also their band! The characters were also amazing. Evita could be a bit selfish at times, but I still found her quite lovable. And Theo was also the absolute sweetest. I may be a flaming homosexual, but I want a Theo. 

Would I recommend this book to people? YES. Everyone should read this book at some point in their lives. because it is just absolutely wonderful and I had no complaints besides it just being too short! This book also happened to be the inspiration for the name of my side blog, @birds-bees-you-me

Rating: 5/5

Where to buy: Amazon Barnes and Noble

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31 Days of quietYA: 2019 Contemporary Books You Might Not Have Heard Of

In continuing with this series, here’s some contemporary reads on my radar! Again, this is only my list of books I’m interested in, but there are loads more out there and this is just a good place to start researching.

LOVE FROM A TO Z by S.K. Ali A MATCH MADE IN MEHENDI by Nandini Bajpai THE LOVELY AND THE LOST by Jennifer Lynn Barnes THE BEAUTY OF THE MOMENT by Tanaz Bhathena HOPE AND OTHER PUNCH LINES by Julie Buxbaum THE DEAD QUEENS CLUB by Hannah Capin FIVE MIDNIGHTS by Ann Dávila Cardinal HELLO GIRLS by Brittany Cavallaro and Emily Henry MISALIGNED by Gloria Chao SYMPTOMS OF A HEARTBREAK by Sona Charaipotra IMMORAL CODE by Lillian Clark ALL-AMERICAN MUSLIM GIRL by Nadine Jolie Courtney BELLY UP by Eva Darrows I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST by Mason Deaver IN THE KEY OF NIRA GHANI by Natasha Deen COLOR ME IN by Natasha Diaz SAY HER NAME by Zetta Elliott TEN BLIND DATES by Ashley Elston GIRL UNDEFINED by Jacqueline Firkins FULL DISCLOSURE by Camryn Garrett SOMEWHERE ONLY WE KNOW by Maurene Goo AMELIA WESTLAKE WAS NEVER HERE by Erin Gough YOU’D BE MINE by Erin Hahn THE SHORTEST DISTANCE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE by Sandy Hall HER ROYAL HIGHNESS by Rachel Hawkins THROW LIKE A GIRL by Sarah Henning THE BIRDS, THE BEES, AND YOU AND ME by Olivia Hinebaugh MASS DISTURBANCE by Kimberley Jones and Gilly Segal IF IT MAKES YOU HAPPY by Claire Kann REBEL GIRLS by Elizabeth Keenan THE LOVE & LIES OF RUKSHANA ALI by Sabina Khan I LOVE YOU SO MOCHI by Sarah Kuhn THE THINGS SHE’S SEEN by Ambelin Kwaymullina and Ezekiel Kwaymullina IT’S A WHOLE SPIEL edited by Katherine Locke and Laura Silverman THE MAP FROM HERE TO THERE by Emery Lord THE ART OF LOSING by Lizzy Mason AMERICAN ROYALS by Katharine McGee FEAR OF MISSING OUT by Kate McGovern THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT SWEETIE by Sandhya Menon DON’T DATE ROSA SANTOS by Nina Moreno WHEN THE GROUND IS HARD by Malla Nunn THE BLACK COATS by Colleen Oakes THE PRINCESS AND THE FANGIRL by Ashley Poston TRULY MADLY ROYALLY by Debbie Rigaud 96 WORDS FOR LOVE by Rachel Roy and Ava Dash BIRTHDAY by Meredith Russo TELL ME HOW YOU REALLY FEEL by Aminah Mae Safi THE VIRTUE OF SIN by Shannon Schuren THE DECEIVERS by Kristen Simmons OUR YEAR OF MAYBE by Rachel Lynn Solomon ORDINARY GIRLS by Blair Thornburgh NIGHT MUSIC by Jenn Marie Thorne RECONNECTED by Catherine Tinker STEALING HOME by Becky Wallace GOING OFF SCRIPT by Jen Wilde

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Lacey Burke and her friends Evita and Theo are completely disgusted by the sexual abstinence policy promoted in their senior seminar class. Abstinence hasn't stop teen pregnancies in their high school. In fact, they recently met Alice, a pregnant teen who chose homeschooling because she felt uncomfortable at going to school.

Lacey has always felt comfortable when discussing sexual topics with her mother. Lacey was the result of her mother's teen pregnancy so Lacey knows the difficulties first hand. Her mother works as a labor and delivery nurse at the local hospital and has encouraged Lacey to train and volunteer as a doula who assists mothers during labor.

When the discussion of healthy sexual habits begins in senior seminar, Lacey and Evita are frustrated that the use of condoms is not part of the lecture. Even though Lacey has never even been kissed, she knows the importance of protection during sex. It becomes obvious from her classmates' responses that most of the students are not only uncomfortable about the discussion of condoms, but also don't understand the proper time to use them or even where to get them. Lacey decides to make it her mission to educate her fellow students.

Lacey, Evita, and Theo work together to create an educational pamphlet explaining the use of condoms and even dental dams for protection during oral sex. With the help of her mother, Lacey gets free condoms and other items for protection against sexually transmitted infections. Their new friend Alice volunteers her currently empty locker as a place to distribute the pamphlets and condoms, etc. Lacey also uses one of the girls' restrooms as an information center where students can freely ask questions about sexual activity.

Helping their fellow students makes sense until the locker distribution system is discovered by school authorities. Accused of providing lewd materials, Lacey and her friends find themselves defending their right to offer alternatives to the school's abstinence policy.

THE BIRDS, THE BEES, AND YOU AND ME is the debut novel of author Olivia Hinebaugh. She combines friendship and music with the difficult questions and feelings about teen sexuality. Some readers may be surprised by her upfront, honest discussion of sexually active teens, but this is a book perfect for 2019 and the attempts to take away personal control over our bodies, especially for women.

NOTE: I just learned about a service called The Pill Box which offers birth control options by subscription through the mail. Check it out!

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The Birds, the Bees, and You, and Me [Olivia Hinebaugh]; 2019 YA Releases

The Birds, the Bees, and You, and Me [Olivia Hinebaugh]; 2019 YA Releases #bookblog #bookbloggers "...a commentary on the horrors and damage of abstinence-only sex education..."

The Birds, the Bees, and You, and Me by Olivia Hinebaugh has one of the best titles I’ve ever seen and I’m pretty sure I’m adding it to my TBR based on that alone. I don’t even care what the book is about, I just want to read this one. But, also, in all actuality, I do really think this book is one of the ones that should be a requirement for everyone’s TBR this year. It’s a commentary on the…

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The Birds, The Bees, and You and Me by Olivia Hinebaugh

The Birds, The Bees, and You and Me by Olivia Hinebaugh

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The Birds, The Bees, and You and Me

Olivia Hinebaugh Published by: Swoon Reads Publication date: January 22nd 2019 Genres: Contemporary, Young Adult

Seventeen-year-old Lacey Burke is the last person on the planet who should be doling out sex advice. For starters, she’s never even kissed anyone, and she hates breaking the rules. Up until now, she’s been a straight-A music geek that no one…

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So happy to see two Swoon Reads titles on this list! 

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Review: The Birds, The Bees, and You and Me by Olivia Hinebaugh

☆☆➹⁀☆ 4 stars ☆➹⁀☆☆ for The Birds, The Bees, and You and Me by @OliveJuiceLots @SwoonReads part of Macmillan Children's Publishing Group

☆☆➹⁀☆ 4 stars ☆➹⁀☆☆

  What It’s About:

Seventeen-year-old Lacey Burke is the last person on the planet who should be doling out sex advice. For starters, she’s never even kissed anyone, and she hates breaking the rules. (more…)