Love, Sex & God: For Young Women Ages 14 and Up - Learning about Sex (Learning about sex)
by Bill Ameiss
Breaktime & Dance on My Grave (The Dance Sequence)
by Aidan Chambers
In Breaktime, Ditto challenges Morgan to prove that literature is crap and triggers off a chain of events to alter his outlook of life forever. Ditto faces a series of charges from Morgan against literature: that all fiction is Done. Finished. Dead; a sham and a pretence. He undertakes faithfully to record a life in the week of Ditto - with all the chaos of reality thrown in - and his literary creation reveals more about himself than he originally bargained for.In Dance on My Grave, life in his...
The Body and the Book (DQR Studies in Literature, #42)
The stimulating mix of academics and practising poets that have contributed to this volume provides an unusual and illuminating integration of critical and creative practice and a vibrantly diverse approach to questions of poetry and sexuality. Each section of essays is complemented by poems which creatively illustrate or develop the theme with which the essays critically engage. Rather than being limited to a specific genre, tradition, time or place, this collection seeks to make a virtue of co...
A sensitive, detailed and informative guide to female puberty, invaluable for young girls and parents alike, tackling key subjects from physical changes to buying their first bra. Bright, stylish original colour illustrations and diagrams reveal everything young girls need to know about the changes they experience as they near puberty.
Queerness is everywhere and it always has been. But queer stories, culture and communities have been often hidden . . . 'This affirming whistlestop tour through queer history and culture features an A-Z of camp icons as well as protest timelines, changing terminology, iconic artists, music, film and more. Engaging, witty and thoughtful, it’s full of a supportive kindness that LGBTQ+ teens may find indispensable.’ – The Guardi...
Fun dinosaur characters teach young children all about friendship--the value of friends, how to make friends, and how to be a good friend. With playful full-color illustrations, Laurie Krasny Brown and Marc Brown help kids cope with everyday social situations and learn: Who can be your friend.How to show someone you would like to be friends.How to handle bosses and bullies.The best ways to be a friend and ways not to be a friend.Ways to settle an argument with a friend.
"When Leo's sister Paris goes missing, she and her new friend Max must follow Paris's secret notes and clues to find her"--
Every girl has wondered how they need to act or what they need to do to get a certain boy's attention. Now they can know!Chad Eastham will encourage girls to be confident in who they are and Whose they are. Girls need to know that they are treasures to be adored and that how she feels about herself is how guys will treat her.Chapter titles add fun and interest to this life-altering message. Guys Like Girls Who . . .Wear Jeans (comfortable with who they are and Whose they are)Know the Future (und...
Start the conversation about inequality early, and empower kids to do something about it! This is a kids book about equality. Equality is worth standing up for because each one of us matters, and when we are all included and represented equally, we all thrive. This book helps kids aged 5-9 to notice when things are unfair, ask why, and do something about it. Find out about gender inequality by one of the greatest tennis players in history, Billie Jean King, and her first hand experience with t...
A Girl's Guide toLife offers girls a fun, healthy approach to facing their adolescent years. This complete resource helps teenage girls deal with all thetraumas, dramas, and triumphs in their lives. The book is divided into Body,Mind, and Soul sections to address the relevant issues in each area of a youngwoman’s life. It’s "the" book for anygirl wondering what’s happening to her body, soul, and mind during these crazyyears. Revised and updated to include information on texting,sexting, and th...
What if there were no prisons? Alternative approaches to dealing with crime are underway around the world to explore how victims, offenders, and communities can heal rifts and repair damage. It's often called restorative justice. It's a way to think about the deeper reasons behind crimes, and suggests that by building more caring communities, it's possible to change our societies--and ourselves. Making It Right relates true stories of young people who are working in innovative ways to further...
C�mo Encontrar El Amor de Tu Vida (Biblioteca de Ideas de Especialidades Juveniles)
by Hugo Martinez and Tati Martinez
Everything You Need to Know about Abusive Relationships
by Nancy N. Rue
Discusses different kinds of abuse that occurs between teens who are dating and offers advice on how to handle abusive situations.
"A simple story belonging to the third level of Herbie Bear Readers, young Herbie learns skateboarding tricks from the new kid in the neighborhood."--Provided by publisher.
The Girls' Guide to Growing Up: the best-selling puberty guide for girls (Guide to Growing Up)
by Anita Naik
Bestseller in 'Books on Self-esteem and Self-reliance for Young Adults' Amazon category in the UK, May 2024"... this book is a MUST if you have a growing girl." - online customer review"Some things are super scary especially for a 9-year-old but reading this together, I felt, let her know that she could talk to me about anything." - online customer review"It has everything a girl needs to understand their body and mood changes as they experience this new stage of their lives." - online customer...
When her sister runs away from home, Caitlin is left to deal with the emotional fallout. Unable to live up to the idealised view of her missing sister, she withdraws into herself, keeping her life - and her flourishing relationship with Rogerson - a secret even from her best friend. So when Rogerson starts hitting her, she keeps it all inside, her only outlet for her pain a diary, addressed to her missing sister...
2016 Winner of the Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children’s Non-Fiction 2016 ALA Stonewall Book Award, Honor Book 2016 ALA Notable Children's Book A comic book for kids that includes children and families of all makeups, orientations, and gender identities, Sex Is a Funny Word is an essential resource about bodies, gender, and sexuality for children ages 8 to 10 as well as their parents and caregivers. Much more than the "facts of life" or “the birds and the bees," Sex Is a Funny Word opens...
Good Sex 2.0: What (Almost) Nobody Will Tell You about Sex
by Jim Hancock and Kara Powell
Sex is all around you. No matter where you look or what you listen to, chances are you’re getting some kind of message about sexuality. And we’re guessing that the messages you’re receiving don’t always help you figure out the truth about sex. Sometimes it’s not any easier to get the truth about sex when you ask an adult in your life. We’re just guessing…but if you did get the nerve up to ask someone about sex, you probably didn’t get much of an answer (or at least not the answer you were lookin...