The Stork is Dead

by Charlie W. Shedd

DR SHEDD TALKS FRANK ABOUT SEXUALITY, A MINISTER OF A CHURCH , THE AGE IS GEARED TOWARD 15 AND OVER, ONE GIRL THAT READ HIS BOOK , THANKED HER MOM FOR LETTING HER ATTEND HIS CLASS. THIS IS A VERY HELPFUL BOOK FOR YOUNG TEENS.

127 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1968

About the author

Dr. Charles W. Shedd was an American Presbyterian minister and a master communicator of homespun wisdom. Dr. Shedd served as a Presbyterian minister for over 50 years. He was the shepherd of small country churches and big city cathedrals. Along the way, he walked alongside janitors, farmers, physicians, senators, and presidential cabinet members. "Pastor Shedd" never met a stranger, or left anyone who did not feel richer for being in this presence.

He authored over 40 books, wrote nationally syndicated columns, and was a favorite guest of numerous television and radio personalities.

Reviews

[Erika Mulvenna · Rating 3 out of 5]

This incredibly creepy book is an attempt to give sex advice to teenagers - on all sex subjects such as social dating rules to masturbation to pregnancy. This doctor includes snippets of letters written to him by angst-filled teenagers to make his points.

[Michael Beyer · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a book that saved my life in the 1970s. I was sexually assaulted at the age of ten by an older boy. Not raped. He was a sadist who tortured me and told me he would kill me if I told anyone. I repressed the memory hard for the next 12 years. I probably would've killed myself at age 16 if the Methodist minister had not taught me the facts of life during communion training and recommended this book full of simple matter-of-fact guidance about the Methodist approach to sexuality. Shedd is a Methodist minister who wrote a book full of religious-based advice about sex for teens. I was on the brink of ending it all because I hated myself for my repressed secret. But the answers in this book plus the helpful words of a good friend talked me into putting down the knife. This book is old now. But the truth it provides is still worth more than gold. It saved my life.