It's a Girl Thing: How to Stay Healthy, Safe and in Charge (It's a Girl…

by Mavis Jukes

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A non-fiction book teaching girls about puberty and teaching them how to calmly deal with it.
This book is great, it's informative and smart. It talks about the most important things like STDs and sexual assault and even the less important things like getting a first bra and how to use sanitary napkins.
It shouldn't be used in place of a "talk" but more as a support; overall it is a very effective and useful book.

JocelynNixon | Nov 28, 2010 |

This book serves as an excellent resource which will help parents and educators effectively communicate with their adolescent daughters and students about puberty, alleviating much of the tension and discomfort surrounding this sensitive topic. Teens will appreciate Mavis’ honesty. She employs humor and simplistic language in her writing, making it a more enjoyable and accessible guide for even the most struggling readers.

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An easy-to-read magazine-style guide for girls age 10 to 14 on "staying healthy, safe and in-charge." Mavis Jukes covers everything from how to buy a bra to birth control, from sexually transmitted diseases to coping with the unexpected onset of a period away from home. Issues such as setting healthy boundaries, trusting feelings, and being able to go to adults for help are discussed in a tone that is frank, entertaining, and gently authoritative without sounding condescending. Though most girls this age will know more about these subjects than parents ever dreamed, the subjects are dealt with accurately in way that helps build self-confidence and character in girls at an extremely vulnerable time in their lives.

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Answers questions and provides information about all aspects of puberty and sexuality. Suggested level: intermediate, junior secondary.