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Bunk 9's Guide to Growing Up

Secrets, Tips, and Expert Advice on the Good, the Bad, and the Awkward

Adah Nuchi author Meg Hunt illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Workman Publishing

Published:19th Dec '17

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A joyful, informative, head-to-toe guide to puberty for adolescent girls written by an experienced children's book editor in the guise of nine older girls at a summer camp. Wholesome, inviting, and body-positive, this book offers straight forward facts and advice in a peer-to-peer tone.

A joyful, informative, head-to-toe guide to puberty for adolescent girls written by an experienced children's book editor in the guise of nine older girls at a summer camp. Wholesome, inviting, and body-positive, this book offers straightforward facts and advice in a peer-to-peer tone.CONGRATS! YOU HAVE FOUND “THE BOOK”! Filled with facts, tips, advice, and illustrations, BUNK 9’S GUIDE TO GROWING UP is the girl-powered puberty book you’ll actually want to read. Written in the voice of the counselors in training at the fictional Camp Silver Moon, it’s like having your best friend or older sister share everything there is to know about being comfortable in your changing body. From periods, bras, and hormones to nutrition, exercise, and sleep—to crushes, that first kiss, and ALL the feels—it’s the head-to-toe guide to not only surviving puberty but totally, 100% owning it! GUARD THIS BOOK WITH YOUR LIFE AND USE ITS SECRETS WISELY. ·The Top Three Tips for the Best Puberty Ever ·A Field Guide to Breasts ·Acne: Self-Care and Skin Care ·The ‘No-Smell’ Basics ·Rocking Your First Period ·Why Sleep? ·Boys: They’re Changing, Too ·Crushing It

"Nuchi captures the uncertainty and excitement of growing up while delivering needed information in a safe, sympathetic, and nurturing manner." —Publishers Weekly (starred review) 

"With an engaging premise, lively design, and comprehensive, inclusive content, this has sure-fire appeal—especially to girls who have been to summer camp or dreamed of going. A fresh approach to a subject of perennial interest." —Kirkus

"
A fantastic addition to the realm of puberty books...will break down the walls put up by even the shyest of tweens...this book deserves a place on the shelf in every library and classroom where young women gather...will be devoured by tweens." —School Library Journal
"Nuchi captures the uncertainty and excitement of growing up while delivering needed information in a safe, sympathetic, and nurturing manner." —Publishers Weekly (starred review) 

"With an engaging premise, lively design, and comprehensive, inclusive content, this has sure-fire appeal—especially to girls who have been to summer camp or dreamed of going. A fresh approach to a subject of perennial interest." —Kirkus

"
A fantastic addition to the realm of puberty books...will break down the walls put up by even the shyest of tweens...this book deserves a place on the shelf in every library and classroom where young women gather...will be devoured by tweens." —School Library Journal

ISBN: 9780761193593

Dimensions: 228mm x 190mm x 14mm

Weight: 440g

192 pages