Mayim Bialik

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Texas

How to Be Brave, Bold and Brilliant

Mayim Bialik, Jeopardy! host and star of The Big Bang Theory and author of the #1 bestseller Girling Up, puts her Ph.D. to work to talk to teen boys about the science and pressures of growing up male in today's world. A must-have book for all teenage boys!

Why does my voice crack like that? What should I eat to build muscle? How do I talk to someone I have a crush on? What do I do if someone calls me names or bullies me?

Growing from a boy to a man is no easy task. Bodies are changing, social circles are evolving, hair is appearing in places it never was before -- and on top of it all, there's the ever-present pressure to conform to the typical idea of what it means to be "manly" and masculine. But it's easier to do if you're armed with facts.

Using personal anecdotes as an overly observant mother of two boys and plenty of scientific information from her life as a neuroscientist, Mayim Bialik, PhD, star of The Big Bang Theory, talks directly to teen boys about what it means to grow from a boy to a man biologically, psychologically, and sociologically. Using the same cool, fun, and friendly tone that she took in Girling Up, Mayim takes boys--and their parents!--through the challenges and triumphs of Boying Up today.

In six sections (How Boys Bodies Work; How Boys Grow; How Boys Learn; How Boys Cope; How Boys Love; and How Boys Make a Difference), she takes a look at what it means for boys to come of age in today's world, how can they take control of their paths, and what can they do to help shape the types of futures they want for themselves.

Praise for Boying Up-

"A matter-of-fact mirror that reflects reality and respect, not bewildered embarrassment." --Kirkus Reviews

"Boying Up hits all the hot spots and should be included in tween and teen library collections." --VOYA

Boying Up

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Virginia

A book about growing up.

Growing up is a whole lot easier if you know what to expect This just for boys book explains puberty in an easy-to-understand and straightforward way that's perfect for explaining what can be a scary time. Packed with advice, tips, facts, and a special Q&A section, this book makes an ideal gift for your young one.

Just for Boys

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Lynda Madaras

Area Madaras

Simon Sullivan

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Missouri

Revised Edition





Everything preteen and teen girls need to know about their changing bodies and feelings Written by an experienced educator and her daughter in a reassuring and down-to-earth style, The "What's Happening to My Body" Book for Girls gives sensitive straight talk on: the body's changing size and shape; the growth spurt; breast development; the reproductive organs; the menstrual cycle; body hair; diet and exercise; romantic and sexual feelings; and puberty in the opposite sex. It also includes information on anorexia and bulimia, sexually transmitted diseases, AIDS, and birth control.

Featuring detailed illustrations and real-life stories throughout, plus an introduction for parents and a helpful resource section, this bestselling growing-up guide is an essential puberty education and health book for all girls ages 10 and up.

Selected as a Best Book for Young Adults by the American Library Association.

What's Happening to My Body? Book for Girls

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Massachusetts

A Growing-Up Guide for Parents and Daughters

Discusses the changes that take place in a girl's body during puberty, including information on the body's changing size and shape, pubic hair, breasts, the reproductive organs, the menstrual cycle, and puberty in boys.

The "What's Happening to My Body?" Book for Girls

Kelli Dunham

Oregon

Everything You Need to Know for Growing up YOU

As boys reach adolescence, everything changes: their bodies, their feelings, and their relationships. Their world turns shaky just when they find it hardest to talk with the adults in their lives. But even if they won’t say what’s on their mind, they still want straight answers. The Boy’s Body Book provides them, in a readable, reassuring, and illustrated guide. It covers a boy’s every concern: hygiene, exercise, teachers, peer pressure, sex, and siblings. He’ll learn about what’s going on physically (vocal changes, body hair) and how to handle academic pressures, deal with out-of-control feelings, make new friends, and stay safe through it all. This invaluable manual is modeled after the blockbuster American Girl® title, The Care and Keeping of You. Boys haven't had thier equivalent and parents, teachers and booksellers have been demanding one. Here it is... and every boy should own it!

The Boys Body Book

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Valorie Schaefer

Maryland

The Body Book for Girls

The Care and Keeping of You

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Kristina Sigunsdotter

California

Cricket is going to become an artist just like her aunt, who loves cheese and art and always speaks her mind. Not like Cricket's mother, who is always dieting and sighs at everything. But now Aunt Frannie has lost her joy and Cricket's best friend has dumped her for the Horse girls. Eleven-year-old Cricket Karlsson is a warm and complex character with an artistic soul. This is a liberating and unexpected story about growing up, fitting in, and sorting out the adults in our lives that will reach the hearts of young readers (and older ones).

The Secrets of Cricket Karlsson

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Wendy Darvill

Kelsey Powell

A helpful guide to puberty for preteens and teens addresses common questions about the body's development, personal health, emotional stresses, and peer pressure through simple, straightforward text, informative sidebars, and black-and-white illustrations. Original.

A Pocket Guide to Your Changing Body

Puberty is confusing. Normal happy young people suddenly can't figure out what is going on. They're obsessively self-conscious; yet paradoxically, they're so vulnerable that they don't want to talk about it. "In Your Jeans" offers a safe, nonembarrassing way for preteens and teens to find answers on their own. "In Your Jeans" provides accurate and up-to-date information about developing bodies and growing up for both boys and girls. In simple, straightforward language, the authors discuss all the changes that happen at puberty from emotional upheavals, peer pressure, and personal health to pimples, dating, and sex. The small size and friendly Q&A format make "In Your Jeans" ideal for teens who simply want the facts without a lot of drama or preaching.

In Your Jeans

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Jim Borgman

Jerry Scott

Utah

These examples of the "Zits" comic strip are annotated to provide humorous advice on living with a teenager.

A Zits Guide to Living with Your Teenager

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Florida

Your Inside-and-Out Guide to Growing Up

With a relaxed, conversational approach, Girl in the Know is a straight-talking little manual packed with everything a girl should know about the many changes she can expect in puberty and how to make her way through it all as smoothly as possible. But there's way more than just the body basics -- the book is divided into three main sections (Your Body, Your Mind and Taking Care) where girls will find advice on their sexuality, mood swings, crushes, health and much more.

Girl in the Know

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Sonya Renee Taylor

Bianca I. Laureano

Edge wear. Tight binding. Pages in very good condition. 

The Ultimate Puberty Book for Girls

"Celebrate your body (and it's changes, too!) is your guide to understanding and loving your body - now and as it continues to change. Here's everything you need to know about breasts and bras, your period, hair here and there, feelings and friends, and so much more. You'll find support and encouragement in these pages that will help you navigate this whole puberty thing. Think of this book as your new best friend that will help you learn about - and celebrate - your amazing, changing, one-of-a-kind body!" --Cover.

Celebrate Your Body (and Its Changes, Too!)

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Robie H. Harris

HC no dust jacket. Rubbing to corners. Tight binding. Pages in very good condition.

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Uses bird and bee cartoon characters to answer questions that younger children frequently ask about the human body.

It's Not the Stork! A Book about Girls, Boys, Babies, Bodies, Families and Friends

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Illinois

Operating Instructions, Troubleshooting Tips, and Advice on Adolescent Maintenance

Provides advice and tips for parenting teenagers, tackling such topics as puberty, academic problems, bullies, teenage sex and dating, and parent-child communication.

The Teen Owner's Manual

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Laurie Krasny Brown

Talking about Sex with Girls and Boys

American Bookseller Pick of the Lists, 1997 Are boys and girls different on the inside? How do you tell girls and boys apart? Do girls and boys have the same feelings? Is sex a dirty word? Where do babies come from? What does being pregnant mean? How do you get a belly button? Tell me about when I was a baby...

What's the Big Secret?

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Rachel Kauder Nalebuff

New Jersey

"My Little Red Book" is an anthology of stories about first periods, collected from women of all ages from around the world. Contributors include Meg Cabot, Erica Jong, Gloria Steinem, and Cecily von Ziegesar as well as modern teens.

My Little Red Book

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A Survival Guide to Growing Up

Girls approaching puberty have lots of questions: How can they get rid of zits? Why do they sometimes feel cranky and scared? Are they "normal"? With a relaxed conversational style, this comprehensive and compassionate guide will help answer those questions and many more--even those that are too scary or embarrassing to ask.

Loaded with information that will help tween girls understand and cope with the physical and psychological changes that go along with puberty, this updated and expanded coming-of-age guide will be shared and read over and over until all those changes don't seem so confusing.


Girl Stuff

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New York

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Changing Bodies, Growing up, Sex, and Sexual Health

For two decades, this universally acclaimed book on sexuality has been the most trusted and accessible resource for kids, parents, teachers, librarians, and anyone else who cares about the well-being of tweens and teens. Now, in honor of its anniversary, It¿s Perfectly Normal has been updated with information on subjects such as safe and savvy Internet use, gender identity, emergency contraception, and more. Providing accurate and up-to-date answers to nearly every imaginable question, from conception and puberty to birth control and STDs, It¿s Perfectly Normal offers young people the information they need¿now more than ever¿to make responsible decisions and stay healthy.

It's Perfectly Normal

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Introduces human sexuality, describes the changes brought about by puberty, and discusses sexual abuse, sexually transmitted diseases, AIDS, and pregnancy.

Georgia

A Guide for Kids 9 to 12 and Their Parents

First created by Planned Parenthood/Mar Monte in the late 1980's, this well loved, updated guide insures that children will be given accurate, age-appropriate information about sex. This read-together book helps to begin an open dialogue in the family.
Parents and educators will find discussions of feelings, respecting oneself and others, what's normal, making sense of love and sex, and helpful advice. The book is filled with sound information, illustrations and diagrams, appropriate body terminology, information on STDs and more. Here, the changes all preteens go through are explaned in a simple, straight-forward manner.
In the Parent's Guide (in the back of the book) is the information on how approach the BIG TALK in a way that is comfortable and positive.

Let's Talk about S-E-X

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Babette Cole

A teddy bear explains to a little girl how Mr. and Mrs. Hormone cause people to change during puberty.

Hair in Funny Places-1st/1st 

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"Alternately playful and realistic, Emberley's. . . . art reinforces Harris's message that bodies come in all sizes, shapes, and colors -- and that each variation is 'perfectly normal.'" -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)

When young people have questions about sex, real answers can be hard to find. Providing accurate, unbiased answers to nearly every imaginable question, from conception and puberty to birth control and AIDS, It's Perfectly Normal offers young people the information they need -- now more than ever -- to make responsible decisions and to stay healthy. Already used as a trusted resource in twenty-five countries around the world (and translated into twenty-one languages), It's Perfectly Normal marks its tenth anniversary with a thoroughly updated edition that includes information on such topics as birth control, hepatitis, HIV, and adoption, among others. This definitive edition also reflects the recent input of parents, teachers, librarians, clergy, scientists, health professionals, and young readers themselves.
Back matter includes an index and a note to the reader.

Patti Kelley Criswell

Finding the Words to Fit Any Situation

Help girls find the right words to fit more than 200 situations! With the advice in this latest addition to the Smart Girl's Guide series, girls will learn smart words to choose when stressed, shy, sad, or facing other awkward moments. Girls can ask a teacher for help. Stand up to a bully. Express sympathy for the loss of a loved one. Plus, the tools, tips, techniques, (and actual words!) will help girls untangle their tongues and speak out with confidence and grace.

A Smart Girl's Guide to Knowing What to Say

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The Body Book for Boys

Your body is about to start growing and changing big-time - or maybe this has already begun. You probably feel excited that you're growing up, but all these changes can feel awkward and uncomfortable. And because it's all new and unfamiliar, you are guaranteed to have some questions about what's happening.

This book will provide you with the answers that will help you take care of yourself better - from hair care to healthy eating, bad breath to shaving, acne to voice changes, and everything in between. With tips, how-tos, and fact from a real pediatrician, it's the perfect book to help you learn about your body's changes.

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Mayim Bialik

Boying Up

Matt Crossick

Just for Boys

Lynda Madaras; Area Madaras; Simon Sullivan

What's Happening to My Body? Book for Girls

Lynda Madaras; Area Madaras; Ralph Lopez (Foreword by)

The "What's Happening to My Body?" Book for Girls

Kelli Dunham

The Boys Body Book

Valorie Schaefer

The Care and Keeping of You

Kristina Sigunsdotter

The Secrets of Cricket Karlsson

Wendy Darvill; Kelsey Powell

In Your Jeans

Jim Borgman; Jerry Scott

A Zits Guide to Living with Your Teenager

Anne Katz; Monika Melnychuk (Illustrator)

Girl in the Know

Sonya Renee Taylor; Bianca I. Laureano

Celebrate Your Body (and Its Changes, Too!)

Robie H. Harris; Illustrated by Michael Emberley

It's Not the Stork! A Book about Girls, Boys, Babies, Bodies, Families and Friends

Sarah Jordan; Janice Hillman (Contribution by); Scotty Reifsnyder (Illustrator); Paul Kepple (Illustrator)

The Teen Owner's Manual

Laurie Krasny Brown

What's the Big Secret?

Rachel Kauder Nalebuff

My Little Red Book

Margaret Blackstone; Barbara Pollak (Illustrator); Elissa Haden Guest

Girl Stuff

Valorie Schaefer

The Care and Keeping of You

Robie H. Harris

It's Perfectly Normal

Robie H. Harris

It's Perfectly Normal

Sam Gitchel; Lorri Foster

Let's Talk about S-E-X

Babette Cole

Hair in Funny Places-1st/1st

Robie H. Harris

It's Perfectly Normal

Patti Kelley Criswell

A Smart Girl's Guide to Knowing What to Say

Cara Natterson; Micah Player (Illustrator)

Guy Stuff