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Language
English
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"Breasts and Eggs paints a portrait of contemporary womanhood in Japan and recounts the intimate journeys of three women as they confront oppressive mores and their own uncertainties on the road to finding peace and futures they can truly call their own. It tells the story of three women: the thirty-year-old Natsu, her older sister, Makiko, and Makiko's daughter, Midoriko. Makiko has traveled to Tokyo in search of an affordable breast enhancement...
Author
Series
Perfect Balance Gymnastics Optionals volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Paige has been invited to train with the Level 6 team, the first level of optionals, at Perfect Balance Gymnastics Academy. Paige has been looking forward to optionals where she can compete her own routines. Her coaches believe she can learn her new skills and routines in time for the first Level 6 meet in six weeks. But Paige is growing so fast that learning new skills has become a huge challenge. She feels big and clunky compared to her younger...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
690L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Twelve-year old Sarah is used to being the star on her basketball team, playing with her best friends, but suddenly she finds that her body is changing and she does not understand why she cannot keep up on the court, plus she does not understand why her mother has gotten so weird about food, binging on candy while forgetting about dinner, and she really does not understand why she told Benny, her crush, about her mother--but when Benny offers to teach...
Author
Publisher
Kenneth Kee
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Language
English
Description
"A female from birth is different from a male because of the different sex hormones. A girl usually matures physically and mentally faster than a boy At the age of puberty (11years for girls) the girl is usually taller than her male counterpart.She will have her menarche (the beginning of her menses).Emotionally and physically she will be more mature than her male counterpart.However she will have problems with her menses (the monthly flow of blood...
Author
Publisher
Wendy Lamb Books
Pub. Date
c2006
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
84 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
As twelve-year-old Duane endures the confusing and humiliating aspects of puberty, he watches a newborn bird in a nest on his windowsill begin to grow and become more independent, all of which he records in his journal.
Author
Publisher
Sasquatch Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
90 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A flip book for boys and girls between the ages of 9 and 12. Questions asked by girls appear on one half of the book; flip it over and questions boys ask are on the other half. Contains honest, informative, and reassuring answers to questions pre-adolescents have about puberty, friends, feelings, sex, pimples, babies, body hair, menstruation, bras, and much more" --
Author
Publisher
Newmarket Press
Language
English
Description
Discusses the changes that take place in a boy's body during puberty, including information on the body's changing size and shape, the growth spurt, reproductive organs, pubic hair, beards, pimples, voice changes, wet dreams, and puberty in girls.
11) Guy talk
Author
Series
Publisher
QEB
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
64 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the physical and emotional transitions that boys undergo during puberty while also covering how to look after social and emotional health, how to navigate friendships and relationships, and what changes happen to girls.
12) Scattered leaves
Author
Series
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
Large type ed.
Physical Desc
507 p. (large print) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 4
Physical Desc
309 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Beatrice Miller copes with the ups and downs of friendships, puberty, and identity, guided by the wisdom and love of her beloved Mamaw and mom, the summer before seventh grade..
15) Girl talk
Author
Series
Publisher
QEB
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
64 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the physical and emotional transitions that girls undergo during puberty while also covering personal hygiene, relationships in and out of school, different types of bullying, and how to stay safe online.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 9
Physical Desc
296 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"A brave firsthand account of author Alex Bertie's life, struggles, and victories as a transgender teen, and a guide for transitioning teens"--
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
420 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Maud hit puberty she lost her wild magic and her best friend, Odette, rejected her--but now Odette has disappeared, her magic leading her down dark paths, and Maud knows that to rescue her former friend she will have to tread the same paths into a wild, dangerous world.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
282 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"A nonfiction guide to growing up rooted in radical self-love and body empowerment that answers real questions from kids about health, sex, gender, race, justice, and more"--
20) Tegan and Sara
Author
Series
Tegan and Sara volume 1
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
volumes : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Before Tegan and Sara took the music world by storm, the Quins were just two identical twins trying to find their place in a new home and new school. From first crushes to the perils of puberty, surviving junior high is something the sisters plan to faceside by side, just like they've always faced things. But growing up also means growing apart, as Tegan and Sara make different friends and take separate paths to understanding their queerness. For...
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