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Overview
Appropriate for ages 12 and up, this accessible book offers teenagers answers to their questions about sex.A guide to growing up, relationships, and sex, discussing such topics as male and female anatomy, petting, intercourse, different kinds of sexual activities, contraception, and safe sex.
Editorials
School Library Journal
Gr 7 UpIn a refreshingly honest and respectful way, Stoppard presents facts about sex within the context of relationships. She doesn't tell young adults what to do and is skillful at maintaining a caring and egalitarian tone. Masturbation, contraception, homosexuality, orgasm, safe sex, STDs, and pregnancy are all given fair treatment. Unlike most books on the subject, issues of friendship and personal values are embedded in the discussion. Readers are repeatedly encouraged to seek out parents, older siblings, and friends to discuss personal issues and experiences and to solve problems. The organization and layout are especially strong. Most topics fit on a two-page spread. Pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations are accurate and appealing. The people depicted are from a variety of ethnic and cultural backgrounds and include physically challenged teens as well. The list of organizations to contact for further help contains excellent resources, many of which have 800 numbers. The table of contents and index work together to make all topics easy to find. This book has great reader appeal.Melissa Gross, Beverly Hills Public Library, CABook Details
Published
November 1, 1997
Publisher
New York : DK Pub., 1997.
Pages
96
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780789423856