It's the novel that will put the "self-respect and self-esteem of your daughters in peril" and "prove as effective a form of sexual bullying as any hardcore mag" - so said the children's laureate Anne Fine when she reviewed Melvin Burgess' new book for teenagers Doing It.
Amidst the blaze of publicity caused by this outburst, the publishers have brought the publication date forward, and Doing It should be hitting the bookshops this week. Express Columnist Virginia Blackburn, joins with Jenni to ask Melvin Burgess why he felt so passionately that boys needed a book that reflected their sex experiences? Doing It, by Melvin Burgess, Published by Andersen Press 1 May 2003, ISBN: 0862647886
