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A YA novel for teenage boys about faking it and what it means to be a man. Jack Sprigley isn't just a late-bloomer. He's a no-bloomer. He's about to start the last term of year nine and puberty is still a total no-show. Worse yet, he hasn't heard from his friends all holidays. He assumes they've finally dumped him and his child-like body u except then he finds out that it's much worse than that. His friends are now so far ahead of him that they've started hooking up and getting girlfriends. Jack is screwed. But then he comes up with a plan to catch up and win his friends back. And his plan is perfect: he just has to fake puberty. || "Being a girl isn't always easy, and growing up is far from a walk in the park. This time of transition is particularly confusing without a confidante to help. Meet Sarah O'Leary Burningham, a real-life big sister here to coach preteens through all of life's big moments, from first bras to first periods."-- || "Fiction story about Sophie, 10, who doesn't want to turn into a moody teenager like her older brother and sister, and she certainly doesn't want to see The Movie (about gross adolescent body changes) at school. On the other hand, she doesn't want to be considered immature by her classmates. || This book prepares boys for what to expect from puberty and offers advice on what they can do to cope with the physical, psychological and emotional changes and stay happy and confident as they go through their early teens. Covers all the topics that boys want to find out about, including moods and feelings, what happens to girls, diet, exercise, body image, sex and relationships, contraception, sexual health, self-confidence, drink and drugs, exam stress, cyberbullying, and staying safe - both out and about and online || A guide for teens about sex and related topics draws on the expertise of a psychologist and an OB/GYN to offer answers to questions on a wide range of subjects that teenagers may be reluctant to discuss with adults ||
 * [[image:Spurt.png]] || ** Spurt / Christopher Miles. (2014 – on order) **
 * [[image:Girl to Girl.png]] || ** Girl to girl : honest talk about growing up and your changing body / by Sarah O'Leary Burningham (2014) **
 * [[image:Sophie Hartley.png width="63" height="98"]] || ** Sophie Hartley and the facts of life (a novel) Stephanie Greene (2013) **
 * [[image:Growing up for boys.png]] || ** Growing up for boys / Alex Frith and Felicity Brooks (2013) **
 * [[image:100 Questions.png width="66" height="92"]] || ** 100 questions you'd never ask your parents : straight answers to teens' questions about sex, sexuality, and health / Elisabeth Henderson & Nancy Armstrong (2013) **
 * [[image:Being a boy.png width="57" height="93"]] || ** Being a boy / James Dawson (2013) ** Being a boy is hard. How can you possibly act cool and even think about pulling potential partners when your face is sprouting spots and you're hairy in places you didn't even know could be hairy? Luckily James Dawson provides an uncensored look at **puberty**, from the social food chain to sex, being a boyfriend and everything in between. ||
 * [[image:Book 1.png]] || ** Growing up for girls / Felicity Brooks **

This book prepares girls for what to expect from puberty and offers advice on what they can do to cope with the emotional, psychological and physical changes and stay happy and confident as they go through their early teens. Covers all the topics that girls want to find out about, including moods and feelings, periods and how to survive them, what happens to boys, diet, eating disorders, exercise, body image, sex and relationships, contraception, sexual health, self-confidence, drink and drugs, exam stress, cyberbullying, and staying safe - both out and about and online. Guides young teenagers through this exciting and sometimes daunting stage as they start taking full responsibility for many aspects of their own lives for the first time. || TV's favourite doctor, Dr Christian, comes to the rescue of parents, boys and girls to answer all their questions about adolescence, sexuality and puberty. In his assured, no-nonsense fashion Dr Christian allays the fears, and uncertainties of growing youngsters (and helps parents find answers) about puberty, sex, personal and emotional health and body image. Leave it on the coffee table or sit down and go through it together - this book is a godsend for every family household with children under the age of 15. || The A-Z of Growing up, Puberty and Sex is the perfect ready-reference guide to help you get through adolescence. Get to grips with all of the important, and sometimes embarrassing, facts of life. Packed with lots of practical support on how to deal with the physical and emotional changes that growing up brings. || A frank, up-to-the-minute guide to boys' growing up issues. The Boy Files offers friendly advice, practical tips and support to help boys navigate the physical and mental rollercoaster of puberty and guide them gently through the potential pitfalls. From willy worries, shaving and body hair, to girls, spots, bullying and staying safe in a cyber world, The Boy Files' chatty, big-brotherly style is a feel-good reference source for 'tweens and young teens. || Addressing growing girls directly, this frank companion to The Care and Keeping of You (first published in 1998) aims at a slightly older audience as it covers puberty, hygiene, menstruation, emotional development, family, and social dynamics. Natterson uses a clear, reassuring tone throughout, and Q&A sections tackle potentially embarrassing topics like overactive sweating and bra discomfort. The friendly illustrations support the overall tone and style. This book can be a great conversation-starter for parents and preteen daughters-especially for those who may be anxious about approaching the whole puberty and growing-up issue. || Everyone worries about getting their first period. What does it mean? When will it happen? How will it feel? Will everyone else know? And what an earth do you do? This guide is packed full of information and advice. It will answer your questions, and you can read about the experiences of others to reassure you that you are not alone. || Revised and updated, this book for boys explains the biological stages of puberty with "real" incidents and examples of the feelings and experiences that accompany growing up "Living with a Willy" is about what its really like to be a willy owner. Its about your body and what happens to it. "Real" things, stuff like what it feels like to stand in the shower next to someone whos only two weeks older than you, but seems to be in possession of a member several sizes bigger. This book isn’t going to teach you a lot of long Latin words ending in m, but it might just help you understand what it really means to own a daft tuft of flesh shaped like a chipolata. || Everything a boy should know, but won't ask---from a Christian perspective! Finally, everything you wanted to know about your body, but you've just been too chicken to ask. Ultimate Guys' Body Book is the first book for boys that gives honest answers to real questions about your body from a biblical perspective. ||
 * || ** Dr Christian's guide to growing up / Christian Jessen ** (2013)
 * [[image:Book 2.png]] || ** The A-Z of growing up, puberty and sex / Lesley de Meza & Stephen De Silva ** (2013)
 * || ** Boy files : puberty, growing up and all that stuff / Alex Hooper-Hodson ** (2013)
 * [[image:Book 3.png]] || ** The care & keeping of you 2: the body book for older girls / Cara Natterson **
 * [[image:Book 4.png]] || ** Periods, zits and other bits / Charlotte Owen ** (2013)
 * [[image:Book 5.png]] || ** Living with a willy : the inside story / Nick Fisher ** (2013)
 * [[image:Book 6.png]] || ** The ultimate guys' body book : not-so-stupid questions about your body / Walt Larimore ** (2012)
 * [[image:Book 7.png]] || ** Will puberty last my whole life? : real answers to real questions from preteens about body changes, sex, and other growing-up stuff / Julie Metzger and Robert Lehman ** (2012)

This flip book for boys and girls between the ages of 9 and 12 has questions asked by girls in one half of the book; flip it over and questions asked by boys are on the other side. Contains honest, informative, and reassuring answers to questions pre-adolescents have about puberty, friends, feelings, sex, pimples, babies, body hair, menstruation, bras, and much more. Straightforward, age-appropriate answers to REAL questions from preteens are provided by an experienced nurse-and-physician team who have been giving popular seminars to moms and daughters, and dads and sons, in Seattle and Palo Alto for more than twenty years. || A bang-up-to-the-minute and totally modern guide to girls' growing up issues. The Girl Files offers friendly advice, practical tips and support to help girls navigate the physical and mental rollercoaster of puberty. From periods and body hair, to bras, boys and cyber bullying, The Girl Files chatty, big-sisterly style is a fantastic, feel-good reference source for 'tweens and young teens. || Thirteen-year-old Bobby Connor is a normal adolescent boy--at least he hopes he is--just trying to survive middle school. But it seems he's being foiled at every turn, and even his own body is conspiring against him. And when his math teacher is seriously injured from the shock and fright of witnessing just how out of control Bobby's changing adolescent body is getting, he starts to worry he's anything but normal. Faced with expulsion from school for violating the student handbook code, Bobby opts for therapy--Correctional Erectional Therapy. It's official: Bobby Connor is not normal. But in this uproarious and heartfelt novel, he's going to do his darndest to make it seem that he is. . . or maybe just try to make it through middle school. || Full of humorous illustrations and text, this book seeks to explain and demystify the strange, and sometimes disgusting, actions of the human body. || Every smart girl knows when to ask for advice, and this book is an indispensable companion to growing up. Addressing all those cringey questions adults squirm at answering, Anita Ganeri's sensible, light-hearted advice will calm the fears of any worried young woman. Gorgeous gift packaging appeals to mums and daughters alike. || Secret boys' business assists boys to understand the changes that occur in their bodies during puberty and beyond. For late primary school age. || Your Daughter's Bedroom offers a new and unprecedented look at the mother-daughter bond. McFadden argues that the type of womanhood mothers model for their daughters determines the young girls' comfort with their own bodies which, in turn, leads to confidence and satisfaction later in life. From the most mundane and everyday gestures-a reluctance to call body parts by their real name; an offhanded suggestion to lose weight - to how mothers introduce life altering events such as the start of puberty and sexual exploration, all of these have an impact on a girl's psyche. She found that in an attempt to protect and shield daughters, mothers withhold important information and leave girls to wrestle with their own bourgeoning sexuality and other challenges of growing up.McFadden shows how mothers can create the right environment for their daughters to grow into self-assured women. || A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding Teens Hormones. Rebellion. Moodiness. Peer pressure. No parent can be fully prepared for all the challenges associated with adolescence. Fortunately, The Teen Owner's Manual is here to answer your most pressing questions: tackling such topics as puberty, academic problems, bullies, teenage sex and dating. || You're at that age when there is a lot going on. First bras. . . hair growing on your legs. . changing friendships. . . and periods. Some of it makes you feel embarrassed, some of it makes you want to scream, and some of it makes you want to roll your eyes and crawl under a rock. Welcome to puberty. Right now you can't imagine how any of this could be fun. But read this book and you can face the weirdness, get over the gross-factor, and head into puberty with confidence and knowledge. It's definitely not a boring lecture like you hear in school. And it's not like an embarrassing little chat with your parents. It was written by two female doctors who are also moms (and they're pretty funny). In addition to the advice, there are great stories about a cast of characters who are going through the same things you may be. || With all the latest information, this new fifth edition of The Puberty Book answers all of those direct (pre) teenage questions: What s a wet dream? How do you ask a girl on a date? How are sperm made? After sex do you get sick? What do you do if your penis is small? How does milk get into breasts? When should you start shaving your legs? With simple language and honest answers, the authors discuss the changes that happen at puberty - sex and sexuality, health, relationships, pregnancy and birth || The essential guide to growing up for boys A must-have book for boys looking for straightforward advice about their changing bodies and growing up. There are answers to questions about everything from shaving, vocal changes, bad breath, smelly feet, braces, and acne, to school, sports, girls, friends, family, and more. ||
 * || **Girl files : all about puberty & growing up / Jacqui Bailey** (2012)
 * [[image:Book 8.png width="74" height="113"]] || ** The downside of being up : **// (a novel) //** / Alan Lawrence Sitomer ** (2011)
 * [[image:Book 9.png]] || ** From armpits to zits : the book of yucky body bits / written by Paul Mason ** (2011)
 * [[image:Book 10.png]] || ** The smart girl's guide to growing up / Anita Ganeri ** (2011)
 * [[image:Book 11.png]] || ** Secret boys' business / written by Rose Stewart, Fay Angelo, Heather Anderson ** (2011)
 * [[image:Book 12.png]] || ** Your daughter's bedroom : insights for raising confident women / Joyce T. McFadden ** (2011)
 * [[image:Book 13.png]] || ** The teen owner's manual : operating instructions, troubleshooting tips, and advice on adolescent maintenance / by Sarah Jordan, with Janice Hillman ** (2010)
 * [[image:Book 14.png]] || ** Girlology's there's something new about you! : a girl's guide to growing up / Melisa Holmes, Trish Hutchison ** (2010)
 * [[image:Book 15.png]] || ** The puberty book / Wendy Darvill & Kelsey Powell ** (2010)
 * [[image:Book 16.png]] || ** The body book for boys / by Jonathan Mar and Grace Norwich **