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'Ultraviolet' tackles the challenge of being a tween boy in the 21st century

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The cover of "Ultraviolet" beside author Aida Salazar. (Courtesy)
The cover of "Ultraviolet" beside author Aida Salazar. (Courtesy)

Young Adult author Aida Salazar set out to find books to help her tween son understand himself and the world he was growing up in but found her options nearly nonexistent. So, she sought to rectify that and wrote the book "Ultraviolet."

Salazar joins host Deepa Fernandes to tell her more about the book, raising boys in this era and what challenges they face that are so often overlooked.

This segment aired on June 10, 2024.

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