What's Going on Down There?

What's Going on Down There?
Author: Karen Gravelle
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2017-06-20
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1681197952

“A useful and readable guide to puberty for boys.” -School Library Journal Part manual, part older brother, this accessible guidebook from Karen Gravelle, the author of the perennial bestseller The Period Book, will empower adolescent boys with honest answers to all of their questions about what's really going on down there. With 150,000 copies sold, this definitive illustrated guidebook to puberty--now updated with brand new content relevant to today's kids--is the perfect companion for boys and parents seeking information about growing up and their changing bodies. The book addresses physical and emotional changes boys might expect, discusses what puberty is like for girls, and prepares readers to make smart choices about sex. Written in consultation with preteen boys, this guide offers a supportive, practical approach, providing clear and sensitive explanations of common experiences. This revised edition features new sections on: - body image and confidence - sexual harassment and consent - using social media safely Complete with funny and informative interior illustrations from Robert Leighton, the updated edition of What's Going on Down There? will give boys the facts they need to feel confident about this new phase of their lives.

What's Up Down There?

What's Up Down There?
Author: Lissa Rankin
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages: 398
Release: 2010-09-28
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1429943319

In this funny, outrageous and empowering book, Dr. Lissa Rankin answers all the secret gynecological questions that most women wonder about, but have always been afraid to ask. Suppose you had a wise, warm, funny best friend-who just happened to be a gynecologist. You're out with the girls for cocktails and the conversation turns to sex, and then to girly parts. One by one, you start asking her all the questions you've secretly wondered about-and discover that you have a lot in common. If you were to write those questions down, then you'd have What's Up Down There?, a life-changing little book that answers: - Do old ladies have saggy vaginas? - How do male gynecologists have a sex life without feeling like they're stuck at the office? - Is it normal for your inner labia to hang out of your outer labia? - Can the baby feel its mom having sex during pregnancy? - How common is it for one's boobs to be two totally different sizes? And so much more! As outrageously funny as it is empowering, this book reveals how to love yourself and your body-and will have you recommending it to every woman you know. From off-the wall sex questions to serious topics of women's sexual health, What's Up Down There? provides answers to women of all ages and stages.

What's Down There?

What's Down There?
Author:
Publisher: Fred & Woody's Fantastic World
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2019-10-31
Genre:
ISBN: 9781788561334

That's My Willy

That's My Willy
Author: Alex Waldron
Publisher: Fred & Woody's Fantastic World
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2019-10-31
Genre:
ISBN: 9781788561310

The Period Book

The Period Book
Author: Karen Gravelle
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2017-06-20
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 161963662X

This bestselling, essential illustrated guidebook for adolescent girls is a trusty friend that can help girls feel confident about this new phase of their lives. What is my period exactly? Do I need to see a doctor? What does it feel like to wear a pad? What if I get my period at school? Karen Gravelle and her fifteen-year-old niece, Jennifer Gravelle, have written a down-to-earth and practical book that answers any questions you might have about your period, from what it is and what it feels like, to how to choose pads and tampons, to how to talk to your parents about it. The Period Book will help guide you through all the physical, emotional, and social changes that come with your period, as well as related issues like dealing with pimples, mood swings, and new expectations from friends and family. Debbie Palen's funny and sympathetic cartoons ease the confusion and exasperation you might feel, and celebrate the new sense of power and maturity that your period can bring.

Letters to Our Sisters

Letters to Our Sisters
Author: Ngozi Osuagwu, MD FACOG
Publisher: Ben Bosah Books
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2014-10-01
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 0977339882

Using letters as a tool for educating their patients, Drs. Osuagwu and Thagana addresses some of the different medical conditions and issues that affect women. They offer medical advice in a frank manner, giving practical tips to women on issues from abnormal discharge to sex after menopause. That these two doctors are care about their patients and all women and their health comes out clearly in this entertaining, compelling, yet educational book that is a must-have for women of all ages.

It's Perfectly Normal

It's Perfectly Normal
Author: Robie H. Harris
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2021-05-18
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1536216127

Fully and fearlessly updated, this vital new edition of the acclaimed book on sex, sexuality, bodies, and puberty deserves a spot in every family’s library. With more than 1.5 million copies in print, It’s Perfectly Normal has been a trusted resource on sexuality for more than twenty-five years. Rigorously vetted by experts, this is the most ambitiously updated edition yet, featuring to-the-minute information and language accompanied by new and refreshed art. Updates include: * A shift to gender-neutral vocabulary throughout * An expansion on LGBTQIA topics, gender identity, sex, and sexuality—making this a sexual health book for all readers * Coverage of recent advances in methods of sexual safety and contraception with corresponding illustrations * A revised section on abortion, including developments in the shifting politics and legislation as well as an accurate, honest overview * A sensitive and detailed expansion on the topics of sexual abuse, the importance of consent, and destigmatizing HIV/AIDS * A modern understanding of social media and the internet that tackles rapidly changing technology to highlight its benefits and pitfalls and ways to stay safe online Inclusive and accessible, this newest edition of It’s Perfectly Normal provides young people with the knowledge and vocabulary they need to understand their bodies, relationships, and identities in order to make responsible decisions and stay healthy.

Let's Talk About Down There

Let's Talk About Down There
Author: Jennifer Lincoln
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Total Pages: 169
Release: 2021-09-14
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1524874361

Dr. Lincoln has been sharing her expertise as an OB-GYN to her millions of followers on TikTok, and now in this accessible, illustrated guide she answers real questions about vaginal, sexual, and reproductive health for fans and new readers alike. Let's Talk About Down There is like the health class you wish you had—think evidence-based, myth-busting sex ed where shame gets tossed out the window—in a format that’s as approachable as a fifteen-second video. Addressing topics such as hormones, menstrual cups, and birth control, all with the help of infographics and illustrations, this succinct, vibrant handbook answers the questions that you may have been too embarrassed to ask, so you’ll be empowered to make more informed health choices and truly care for yourself.

Foster

Foster
Author: Claire Keegan
Publisher: Grove Press
Total Pages: 73
Release: 2022-11-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0802160158

An international bestseller and one of The Times’ “Top 50 Novels Published in the 21st Century,” Claire Keegan’s piercing contemporary classic Foster is a heartbreaking story of childhood, loss, and love; now released as a standalone book for the first time ever in the US It is a hot summer in rural Ireland. A child is taken by her father to live with relatives on a farm, not knowing when or if she will be brought home again. In the Kinsellas’ house, she finds an affection and warmth she has not known and slowly, in their care, begins to blossom. But there is something unspoken in this new household—where everything is so well tended to—and this summer must soon come to an end. Winner of the prestigious Davy Byrnes Award and published in an abridged version in the New Yorker, this internationally bestselling contemporary classic is now available for the first time in the US in a full, standalone edition. A story of astonishing emotional depth, Foster showcases Claire Keegan’s great talent and secures her reputation as one of our most important storytellers.