Foreword
The onset of puberty inevitably brings with it the dawning awareness of sexuality, of a child's inherent masculinity or femininity, and the struggle to put that sexuality into proper perspective with internalized standards and parentally prescribed teachings.
For some, the transition occurs with relative ease. For others, the change is marked by tension and anxiety, and a growing awareness that their world is not shaping up as expected.
For Honey Wilde the initiation into the world of sexuality is fraught with confusion. Having been taught that sex was something nasty and having looked contemptuously upon the sexual activities of others, Honey is stunned when she discovers the pleasures that sex can hold, when she discovers that she, too, is susceptible to lust. With the help of her loving family, however, Honey learns to accept and enjoy her natural sexuality, and even the trauma of rape cannot shake her new-found maturity.
EAGER BEAVER DAUGHTER-the story of an average teen-aged girl's struggle to make her own transition into adulthood, a quiet struggle evolving behind the facade of her day-to-day existence, yet inexorably leading her onward into maturity. Honey's tale is an intimate reminder of the pitfalls standing in the way of those growing up. It is a lesson for society. A reflection of our times.
-The Publisher