Nuchi, Adah
Summary: This girl-powered book about puberty is written in the voice of counselors in training at the fictional Camp Silver Moon. This fictionalized nonfiction diary-style guide follows nine 12-year-old girls at a summer camp is like having a best friend or older sister who shares everything there is to know about being comfortable in your chasing body so you can survive and thrive through puberty.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Workman Publishing 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA 612.6 NUCHuddleston, Emma
Summary: "This title takes a look at the importance of keeping active and eating a balanced diet. It also offers helpful suggestions on how to make healthy lifestyle changes. Features include an ask the expert section, tips on being healthy, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards"--Publisher's website.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 155.533 HUDTaylor, Sonya Renee
Summary: "Celebrate your body (and it's changes, too!) is your guide to understanding and loving your body - now and as it continues to change. Here's everything you need to know about breasts and bras, your period, hair here and there, feelings and friends, and so much more. You'll find support and encouragement in these pages that will help you navigate this whole puberty thing. Think of this book as...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rockridge Press 2018
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Summary: From backstabbing to bullying to just being left out, here's advice for girls about a whole host of friendship problems. Tips, quizzes, and real life stories about girls who have solved their friendship problems round out this timely advice book.
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Publisher / Publication Date: American Girl 2003
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "145 trailblazing women share their best advice for the girls of today. Through letters, poems, essays, and more, they tackle topics like overcoming obstacles, discovering passions, and dreaming big"--Publisher's website.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rebel Girls, Inc. 2023
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: J 305.42 DEAMadaras, Lynda.
Summary: aDiscusses the changes that take place in a girl's body during puberty, including information on the body's changing size and shape, pubic hair, breasts, reproductive organs, the menstrual cycle, and puberty in boys.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Newmarket Press 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 613.955 MADSummary: Collects articles, interviews, poems, and stories on romance, friendship, and self-care from the online magazine.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Razorbill, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 305 ROOCook, Lan
Summary: Here are traditional tales from every corner of the globe, all featuring bold and clever heroines who battle dragons, fight sea serpents or save their village from monstrous thieves. This is a sequel to the best-selling title Forgotten Fairy Tales of Brave and Brilliant Girls. Diverse range of characters. Lively retellings for a modern audience.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 COOBurningham, Sarah O'Leary.
Summary: A pre-teen reference presents a series of letters and testimonials by real girls that offer empowering counsel on topics ranging from skin care and first bras to menstruation and boyfriends.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books Llc 2014
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Summary: A television star draws on personal experience to share anecdotal advice on everything, from body image and relationship challenges to first kisses and finding one's true passion.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 613 BIAJeffrie, Sally.
Summary: A life skills guide for the preteen-girl set, with emphasis on physical appearance.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic, Inc. 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 644 JEFFoster, Juliana.
Summary: Finally the ideal guide for girls who want to know how to do...everything! Ever wonder how to: Act like a celebrity? Flip to page 23. Make your own bubble bath? Find out on page 24. Give yourself a perfect manicure? Turn to page 51. Create an amazing dance routine? Flip to page 79. Knit with your fingers? Find out on page 99. Read body language? Turn to page 106. Grow a crystal? Flip to page...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 790.1 FOSFrench, Jess
Summary: "Bella Loves Bugs tell the story of a day in the life of a girl who is passionate about bugs and nature."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Happy Yak, an imprint of the Quarto Group 2022
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Summary: A guide for coping with girls who are mean to other girls, using the words of teenagers to explore how the meanness can get started, forms it may take, and what can be done to stop it.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Adams Media 2010
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA 158.25 KARKuskowski, Alex
Summary: Shares instructions for creating unique, one-of-a-kind crafts with sweaters, including shoes, hats, and mittens.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Checkerboard Library, and imprint of Abdo Publishing 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 643 KUSFord, Jeanne Marie
Summary: "This title explores the importance of knowing your options and advocating for your own reproductive health needs. It also offers suggestions on how to talk to others and combat stigma about reproductive health. Features include an ask the expert section, tips on being healthy, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 0000
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Summary: "Black girls living in predominantly White environments face unique challenges on the road to adulthood. In Finding Her Voice, three racial justice experts and advocates offer Black teen girls important self-empowerment skills, and provide activities andexercises to help teen readers challenge dominant culture, cultivate self-compassion, and build resilience in a world filled with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Instant Help Books, an imprint of New Harbinger Publications Inc. 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 305.235 BELLaughlin, Kara L
Summary: "Step-by-step instructions teach readers how to create jewelry, bags, and other fashion and clothing accessories"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Young Readers, a Capstone imprint 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 646.4 LAUSchaefer, Valorie Lee.
Summary: "Our best-selling body book for girls just got even better! With all-new illustrations and updated content for girls ages 8 and up, it features tips, how-tos, and facts from the experts. You'll find answers to questions about your changing body, from hair care to healthy eating, bad breath to bras, periods to pimples, and everything in between. Once you feel comfortable with what's happening,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 613 SCHCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 613.042 SCHRice, Ashley.
Summary: This bestselling book that has been enjoyed by girls all over the world has now been completely redone to include all new illustrations and inspiring new writings. The special updated edition also features a glitter varnish cover and a ribbon bookmark with charm that girls everywhere will love. Bestselling author and illustrator Ashley Rice makes this book fun and uplifting with her adorable...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blue Mountain Press 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 305.23 RICSummary: Provides answers to letters from real girls with concerns about their changing bodies, plus tips to help readers talk with their parents about puberty and other touchy topics.
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Publisher / Publication Date: American Girl Pub. 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 613.0424 ISSchaefer, Valorie.
Summary: A preteen girl's guide to basic health and hygiene--from braces to bras, pimples to periods, hair care to healthy eating.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pleasant Company Publications 1998
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 613 SCHCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 613.04242 SchHolyoke, Nancy.
Summary: This insightful, age-appropriate guide to boys for girls is filled with tips on being friends, going out, getting dumped and more. Illustrations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: American Girl 2001
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 305.23 HOLHughes, Katie
Summary: Girls Who Build is the how-to book that celebrates the can-do attitude of dozens of fierce girls who know how to wield a hammer, fire up a saw, and build everything from a bookshelf to a playhouse. Filled with photographs of the girls and their work, this guide will inspire others to pick up power tools and learn that they are capable of anything. Carpenter Katie Hughes frequently found that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers 2020