Cook, Maria
Summary: "An informative and project-filled book for middle graders to explore the meaning and history behind LGBTQ rights movements, including biographies of key figures in gender and gay/lesbian history, the context behind today's transgender "bathroom wars" and dozens of activities and research ideas for perspectives and further learning."--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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Summary: Nobody really has sex all figured out. So Hannah Witton wrote a book full of honest, hilarious (and sometimes awkward) anecdotes, confessions, and revelations. Hannah talks about doing it safely. Doing it joyfully. Doing it when you're ready. Not doing it. Basically, doing it the way you want, when you want (if you want).
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Fire 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 613 WITHenderson, Elisabeth.
Summary: A guide for teens about sex and related topics draws on the expertise of a psychologist and an OB/GYN to offer answers to questions on a wide range of subjects that teenagers may be reluctant to discuss with adults.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2013
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Summary: "A comic book for kids that includes children and families of all makeups, orientations, and gender identities, Sex Is a Funny Word is an essential resource about bodies, gender, and sexuality for children ages 8 to 10 as well as their parents and caregivers. Much more than the "facts of life" or "the birds and the bees," Sex Is a Funny Word opens up conversations between young people and their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Stories Press 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 613.9071 SILPessin-Whedbee, Brook
Summary: Who are you? is an introduction to gender for ages 3+, with straightforward language for talking about how we experience gender: our body, our expression,and our gender identity. Ideal for use in the classroom or at home, it includes an interactive wheel and a guide for adults, explaining key concepts and identifying useful discussion points."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 305.3 PESHarris, Robie H.
Summary: From the expert team behind IT'S PERFECTLY NORMAL and IT'S SO AMAZING! comes a book for younger children about their bodies - a resource that parents, teachers, librarians, health care providers, and clergy can use with ease and confidence. Young children are curious about almost everything, especially their bodies. And young children are not afraid to ask questions. What makes me a girl? What...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Human HarrisRayne, Karen
Summary: Girl: Love, Sex, Romance, and Being You is an inclusive growing-up guide for teen girls with information on gender and identity, dating and romance, relationships, and sex. It gives teen girls practical information that is uncensored, factual, and unbiased, and aims to help readers develop into responsible and informed adults and prepare them for healthy romantic relationships. This book also...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magination Press 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 155 RAYWilson, Misty
Summary: "Debut author Misty Wilson chronicles her seventh-grade experience as the only girl on her town's football team in this empowering graphic memoir about teamwork, friendship, crushes, and touchdowns"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray, Harper Alley, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WILMarsh, Sarah Glenn
Summary: "The inspiring true story of Alice Ramsey, the first woman to drive a car across America in 1909."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 RAMCorey, Shana.
Summary: Amelia Bloomer, who does not behave the way nineteenth-century society tells her a proper lady should, introduces pantaloons to American women to save them from the discomfort of their heavy, tight dresses.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2000
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC CORGhafoerkhan, Olivia
Summary: Provides strategies, tool, and resources to help readers cope with sexual violence, and outlines ways in which they can get the help they need.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 362.8 GHAPrince, Liz
Summary: Eschewing female stereotypes throughout her early years and failing to gain acceptance on the boys' baseball team, Liz learns to embrace her own views on gender as she comes of age, in an anecdotal graphic novel memoir.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zest Books 2014
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 PRICopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 921 PRIHarris, Robie H.
Summary: This series for young children provides easy-to-understand facts and answers. Launching the series is Who Has What?, a simple story following Nellie and Gus on a family outing to the beach. Humorous illustrations, conversations between the siblings, and a clear text all reassure young kids that whether they have a girl's body or a boy's, their bodies are perfectly normal, healthy, and wonderful.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2011
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 612.6 HARMayer, Melissa
Summary: Teens are especially vulnerable to being raped as they begin exploring dating and relationships. This book provides steps that they can take to prevent rape and recommends where rape victims can go for help.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA 362.883 Mayer 2019Keyser, Amber
Summary: Soon after the sexual misconduct allegations against film producer Harvey Weinstein became public in late 2017, the #MeToo movement went viral, opening up an explosive conversation about rape culture around the globe. In the US, someone is sexually assaulted every 98 seconds. More than 320,000 Americans over the age of twelve are sexually assaulted each year. Men are victims too. One in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twenty-First Century Books 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 362.8 KEYBaldoni, Justin
Summary: "Have you ever noticed that there are unwritten rules that tell boys how to act, think, and feel? Nobody knows where they came from, but one day--BAM!--you suddenly feel these invisible forces pushing you to follow the rules of masculinity, even if they don't make you happy. This get-real guidebook isn't about learning the rules of the Boys' Club--it's about UNLEARNING them and figuring out how...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, a imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2022
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Summary: "Author Halley Bondy explores the nuances of emotions, comfort, and discomfort in sexually charged and emotionally abusive situations. Tween readers will learn about consent, harassment, abuse, and healthy boundaries in all types of relationships"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zest Books 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 176 BONTesta, Rylan Jay
Summary: "This one-of-a-kind, comprehensive workbook will help you navigate your gender identity and expression at home, in school, and with peers,"--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Harbinger Publications, Inc. 2015
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 306.7 TESGreener, Rachel
Summary: Young readers can find out exactly what is needed to grow a baby, from introducing the basic building blocks of life such as sperm and eggs, to explaining the different ways that these building blocks can be put together to create a family. Working closely with a leading national LGBT organisation, this inclusive guide to Making a Baby covers sex, sperm and egg donation, IUI, IVF, surrogacy and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 618.2 GREKing, Zack.
Summary: Written from a kid's point of view, I said no!, helps kids set healthy boundaries for their private parts, and describes how to deal with inappropriate behavior by others.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Boulden Publishing 2010
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 613.6 KINSilverberg, Cory
Summary: "In a bright graphic format featuring four dynamic middle schoolers, You Know, Sex grounds sex education in social justice, covering not only the big three of puberty--hormones, reproduction, and development--but also power, pleasure, and how to be a decent human being. Centering young people's experiences of pressures and joy, risk and reward, and confusion and discovery, there are chapters on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Stories Press/Triangle Square Books for Young Readers 2022
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Summary: "An illustrated guide to vaginas and vulvas from TikTok star Dr. Allison Rodgers"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Neon Squid 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 612.6 RODBonner, Chantel
Summary: "A rhyming, read-aloud book with warm illustrations conveys a comforting, faith-filled message from a Black father and mother to their children who see visual representations of their faith, but question what it means when they don't see their skin color, their physical features, or their gender portrayed. "What about the angels, will they stop and stare, when they see that I may not have their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ensign Peak 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BONShamir, Ruby
Summary: Two Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists inspire a new generation of investigative reporters as they offer tips and advice for writing stories that can make a difference.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel 2021