Seventeen Guide to Sex and Your Body - Hardcover

Solin, Sabrina; Elbirt, Paula

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0689807961 ISBN 13: 9780689807961

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 1996

Synopsis

A comprehensive learning tool for young adults facing the period of life when their bodies change and mature presents informative facts about such important issues as pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, drugs, eating disorders, and more.

About this title

From the Publisher:

"My friend is constantly popping diet pills and skipping meals. I'm afraid she might be anorexic. How can I know for sure?"

"I'm 15 and upset that I haven't gotten my period yet. I feel as if all my friends have matured and I'm still a child. Do you think I'll get my period before I actually reach 16?"

"Every one of my friends tells me I'm weird 'cause I don't sleep with guys. They say I'm a scared little virgin. The thing is, I don't just want sex; I want a relationship. Do I keep saying no?"

"My parents have told me I can always talk to them about everything, and that if I was thinking of having sex, I should talk to them. But I'm afraid they'll kill me if they know I am. Should I tell them?"

Yikes. You wouldn't believe how many readers write to seventeen each month with questions about their changing bodies: Why is my period irregular? When should I shave? How can I lose weight? And there's sex, from crushes and kissing to birth control, safety, and, well, guy control.

seventeen presents informative, straightforward answers to the most-asked questions-even the tough ones. Divided into two sections, the book covers all the crucial issues that girls might be too embarrassed to ask even their friends about, from eating disorders to fitness, from starting your period to falling in love. Plus, of course, strategies for staying safe and saying no. Written with seventeen's medical adviser, this book arms teenagers with the information they want and need, from a source they can really trust - seventeen.

About the Author:

Sabrina Solin, 25, was born in Connecticut and currently lives in New York City. She has a BA in Creative Writing from the University of California at Santa Cruz. Sabrina has worked for seventeen magazine for three years, and is currently the Sex and Body editor.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0689807961
• ISBN 13: 9780689807961
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 176