Books for pre-teens and teens

It’s So Amazing:  A Book about Eggs, Sperm, Babies, and Families
Robie H. Harris, Candlewick Press, 2002
It’s Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex & Sexual Health
Robie H. Harris, Candlewick Press, 2004
PERIOD. A Girls Guide
JoAnn Loulan & Bonnie Worthen,Book Peddlers, 2001
Also available in Spanish
"What’s Happening to My Body?" Book For Girls

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"What’s Happening to My Body?" Book for Boys Growing-Up
Growing-Up Guides for Preteens and Teens Including a Special Introduction for Parents written by a mother and daughter Lynda Madaras with Area Madaras, Newmarket Press. 
Let’s Talk About S-E-X: A Guide For Kids 9 to 12 and Their Parents: Includes a parent’s guide.
Sam Gitchel & Lorri Foster
Book Peddlers 2005
Also available in Spanish

The way children grow and develop varies from child to child. The information presented here represents the typical process of sexual development during childhood. If you have concerns about your child’s development we encourage you to speak with your pediatrician.

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