Tag: What Girls Are Made Of

Two Authors of Feminist Books for Teens on Tour [Guest Post by Amber J. Keyser]

Elana K. Arnold and Amber J. Keyser

YA author Amber J. Keyser writes about feminist books for teens and her “Feminism and the Female Body” book tour with Elana K. Arnold, author of National Book Award for Young People’s Literature Longlist title What Girls Are Made Of. 

A shorter version of this post appeared in this week’s Book Riot’s “What’s Up in YA” September 18 newsletter. 
Pointe, Claw by Amber J. Keyser
As soon as I heard about Elana K. Arnold’s most recent novel, What Girls Are Made Of, I knew we had to tour together. Her book is a visceral dissection of the enormous pressures on teenage girls. It demands to know why girls are considered consumable objects—sugar and spice—to be devoured by the nearest hungry mouth. She felt similarly about my novel, Pointe, Claw, also a ferocious exploration of the territory of the female body and what sacrifices must be made to claim it as one’s own.
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