#not 15yo i meant from 15th century

[ashmp3]

this makes SO much sense to me and also storytime bc when am i not storytelling but the demonic libra man i sometimes mention. He was the same way born vacuum delivery and all… and he had dent but kinda in front ? Anyway when you touch his head it for real felt like little devils horns which for real makes sense for him he WAS devilish. But i love when a k-pop idol KNOWS the true meaning of TMI i love you hoshi. And i love your huge head!

[cortegiania]

Hey, I'm the anon who asked you about books. First of all, THANKS for your time. Secondly, I wrote 25 by mistake, I meant 15 year old students! I'm SO SORRY for that. I wanted to ask if the books you cited are still good for these teenagers (I think they'd like "Swans" but I think they're too young for "Wolf Hall"). We've also discussed Borgias & Tudors in class, and some of the students find them interesting. Do you know any novel abt this people which could be interesting for a 15-year-old?

Oooh I see! Yes Wolf Hall is probably too much maybe, in fact most of them might be a tad too much. I don’t want to underestimate 15yo because I felt very bright and mature myself at that age, but  do you think their parents might have something to object about sex? Leonardo’s Swans is still okay for the most part but I do remember there being a few descriptions of the characters’ sex lives, even though I found them reasonably tasteful and appropriate for them. 

Do you know the “My Royal Story” series? Its titles are for “older children” according to Wikipedia. I read Mary Queen of Scots by Kathryn Lasky and I think it could be a good choice, the same series has a lot of female characters from the same time including, say, Anne Boleyn. It really depends on how mature your students are or think they are, and how nosy their parents can be.

I think Blood and Beauty by Sarah Dunant is also okay, it’s very well written and classy (there’s a sequel too but it’s very heavy in syphilis details and that might not count as “entertaining”, perhaps the kids can decide if they want to go on with the story or not). The Wolves of St. Peter’s also strikes me as something entertaining for teenagers -- the protagonists are fictional but they’re also young and it’s set in Renaissance Rome with Michelangelo and Raffaello being part of the “cast”.  The Agony and the Ecstasy is also still adequate, although not necessarily meant for teenagers. One of the good things is that Michelangelo lived for so very long his life touched almost everything relevant that happened in the 15th and 16th century.

Sins of the House of Borgia can do for the more mature students, the characters start out very young and get to grow up and evolve throughout the story, it also touches the Catholic Kings’ Spain and forced conversion. But there are talks of sex and hints of bisexuality and I again I don’t want you to have trouble with conservative parents.