Synopsis
Listed as a 2019 Chicago Public Library Best of the Best book, as one of the Best LGBTQ Graphic Novels of 2019 by The Advocate and a Notable Children's Book by the The Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association!
"This extremely modern guide to growing up excels in its field.
From Heather Corinna, founder and director of Scarleteen.com, and Isabella Rotman, cartoonist and sex educator, comes a graphic novel guide that covers essential topics for preteens and young teens about their changing bodies and feelings.
Join friends Malia, Rico, Max, Sam and Alexis as they talk about all the weird and exciting parts of growing up! This supportive group of friends are guides for some tricky subjects. Using comics, activities and examples, they give encouragement and context for new and confusing feelings and experiences.
Inclusive of different kinds of genders, sexualities, and other identities, they talk about important topics like:
- Bodies, including puberty, body parts and body image
- Sexual and gender identity
- Gender roles and stereotypes
- Crushes, relationships, and sexual feelings
- Boundaries and consent
- The media and cultural messages, specifically around bodies and sex
- How to be sensitive, kind, accepting, and mature
- Where to look for more information, support and help
A fun and easy-to-read guide from expert sex educators that gives readers a good basis and an age-appropriate start with sex, bodies and relationships education! The perfect complement to any school curriculum. " - Kirkus (starred review)
Join friends Malia, Rico, Max, Sam and Alexis as they talk about all the weird and exciting parts of growing up! This supportive group of friends are guides for some tricky subjects. Using comics, activities and examples, they give encouragement and context for new and confusing feelings and experiences.
Inclusive of different kinds of genders, sexualities, and other identities, they talk about important topics like:
- Bodies, including puberty, body parts and body image
- Sexual and gender identity
- Gender roles and stereotypes
- Crushes, relationships, and sexual feelings
- Boundaries and consent
- The media and cultural messages, specifically around bodies and sex
- How to be sensitive, kind, accepting, and mature
- Where to look for more information, support and help
A fun and easy-to-read guide from expert sex educators that gives readers a good basis and an age-appropriate start with sex, bodies and relationships education! The perfect complement to any school curriculum. " - Kirkus (starred review)
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About the Author
For over two decades, Heather Corinna, the author of S.E.X.: The All-You-Need-to-Know Sexuality Guide to Get You Through Your Teens and Twenties, Wait, What? A Comic Book Guide to Relationships, Bodies, and Growing Up, with Isabella Rotman and the forthcoming What Fresh Hell Is This? Perimenopause, Menopause, Other Indignities, and You--a Guide (2021, Hachette Books/Lifelong) has been widely recognized as a leader in sexuality information, education and support for young people.
Previously an early childhood educator, Heather founded and directs the international organization Scarleteen (scarleteen.com), one of the first sources of comprehensive sexuality and relationships education online, a resource that stands alone in its tenure, approach, reach, inclusivity and scope. Heather was also an educator and counselor for the Cedar River Clinicsand a contributing editor for the 2011 edition of Our Bodies, Ourselves. They've been awarded The Champions of Sexual Literacy Award for Grassroots Activism (2007), the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, Western Region's Public Service Award (2009), the Our Bodies, Ourselves' Women's Health Heroes Award (2009), the Joan Helmich Educator of the Year award (2012), the Woodhull Foundation's Vicki Award (2013), the Steinem-Waters Award (2015) and the Golden Brick Award (2015). Heather lives and works in Chicago.
Isabella Rotman is a cartoonist and illustrator from Maine, living and drawing in Chicago. Her art is usually about the ocean, mermaids, crushing loneliness, people in the woods, or sex. Isabella is the author of two sexual health comics: You're so Sexy When You Aren't Transmitting STIs, and Not On My Watch; The Bystanders' Handbook for the Prevention of Sexual Violence. Both are distributed at a number of college, universities, and organizations. Isabella has been Artist in Residence at Scarleteen since 2013. Isabella was nominated for the Ignatz Award for Outstanding New Talent in 2017.
Isabella Rotman is a cartoonist and illustrator from Maine, living and drawing in Chicago. Her art is usually about the ocean, mermaids, crushing loneliness, people in the woods, or sex. Isabella is the author of two sexual health comics: You're so Sexy When You Aren't Transmitting STIs, and Not On My Watch; The Bystanders' Handbook for the Prevention of Sexual Violence. Both are distributed at a number of college, universities, and organizations. Isabella has been Artist in Residence at Scarleteen since 2013. Isabella was nominated for the Ignatz Award for Outstanding New Talent in 2017.
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