Let's see, I've read a ton of them, so I might just give a more quick rundown on each one, instead of typing out the whole thing, if that's okay... I read almost all of these from about ages 9-13, and I didn't find any of them in the library at school. My parents bought them for me, mostly. I was a pretty curious lady! :P
The Girls' Life Guide to Growing Up by Karen Bokram, Alexis Sinex, and Debbie Palen - sort of average/so-so, if I recall correctly - cool illustrations, but written for a girl that might be a bit younger (9-10 years)
The Period Book: Everything You Don't Want to Ask (But Need to Know) by Karen Gravelle and Debbie Palen - I loved this one! The illustrations were awesome, the information was pretty thorough, as far as I recall it only dealt with menstruation however.
Changing Bodies, Changing Lives by Ruth Bell - I remember enjoying this one, I had a pretty old edition of it, and it had good diagrams and actually said what sex involved, which was in only one other book that I read at the time
Period.: A Girl's Guide by Joann Loulan - Cute, short, to the point, and it definitely made you feel normal and gave ways to handle some of the weird new aspects of menstruating
The Care and Keeping of You: The Body Book for Girls by Victoria Schaefer - pretty good all-around hygiene and basic bodily change handbook, but not really any info on sex that I can remember
It's a Girl Thing: How to Stay Healthy, Safe, and In Charge by Mavis Jukes - empowering and cool, in my opinion! It also gave details on what actually happened in the act of intercourse (between a male and female partner), which wasn't in many other books that I read
Deal With It! by Esther Drill, Heather Mcdonald, and Rebecca Odes - great layout, colours, illustrations, and good info on many topics about sex (and gender, and psychological issues, and family, and school, etc.), not just the average menstruation + breasts speech.
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Date: 2009-05-04 11:55 pm (UTC)The Girls' Life Guide to Growing Up by Karen Bokram, Alexis Sinex, and Debbie Palen - sort of average/so-so, if I recall correctly - cool illustrations, but written for a girl that might be a bit younger (9-10 years)
The Period Book: Everything You Don't Want to Ask (But Need to Know) by Karen Gravelle and Debbie Palen - I loved this one! The illustrations were awesome, the information was pretty thorough, as far as I recall it only dealt with menstruation however.
Changing Bodies, Changing Lives by Ruth Bell - I remember enjoying this one, I had a pretty old edition of it, and it had good diagrams and actually said what sex involved, which was in only one other book that I read at the time
Period.: A Girl's Guide by Joann Loulan - Cute, short, to the point, and it definitely made you feel normal and gave ways to handle some of the weird new aspects of menstruating
The Care and Keeping of You: The Body Book for Girls by Victoria Schaefer - pretty good all-around hygiene and basic bodily change handbook, but not really any info on sex that I can remember
It's a Girl Thing: How to Stay Healthy, Safe, and In Charge by Mavis Jukes - empowering and cool, in my opinion! It also gave details on what actually happened in the act of intercourse (between a male and female partner), which wasn't in many other books that I read
Deal With It! by Esther Drill, Heather Mcdonald, and Rebecca Odes - great layout, colours, illustrations, and good info on many topics about sex (and gender, and psychological issues, and family, and school, etc.), not just the average menstruation + breasts speech.
Hope that helps!