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A guide for teen girls covering healthy sexuality, loving relationships, gender fluidity, sexually transmitted infections (STI), consent, sexual assault, and more.

Chicago Public Library's 2017 Best of the Best Books List for Teen Nonfiction!

Welcoming and inclusive of all self-identified girls, GIRL: Love, Sex, Romance, and Being You is an uncensored, unbiased, and fantastically relevant guide, jam-packed with what you want and need to know. A growing-up guide for the 21st century, GIRL covers what everyone is talking about—healthy sexuality, loving relationships, and gender fluidity, as well as thornier subjects such as STIs, consent, and sexual assault. Plus you’ll find self-reflection quizzes, cool resources, and must-read real-life stories from girls like you!

From the Introduction:

The language around sex and sexuality is so important. There are a lot of words, from anatomy to psychology to culturally evolving words. If you don’t know the definition of a word, don’t let this intimidate you. Many of the chapters start with defining words that are important to that particular topic; if you come across a word that you don’t know that isn’t defined in the book, just do a quick Internet search for it. The language around sexuality, particularly as it applies to identity, is changing quickly. If there are words about identity that feel outdated, replace them with words that resonate for you.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781433823398
Publisher:	American Psychological Association
Publication date:	07/18/2017
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	15 - 18 Years

About the Author

Karen Rayne, PhD, author of GIRL: Love, Sex, and Being You, is an educator, trainer, and nationally recognized expert on sexuality. Karen lives in Austin, TX, where she works with people of all ages to make information and conversations about sexuality accessible. Visit her at www.karenrayne.com.

Ramsey Beyer, co-illustrator of GIRL: Love, Sex, and Being You grew up on a farm in Michigan before escaping to city life in Baltimore, MD, where she received a BFA in experimental animation. She currently lives in Philadelphia, PA.

Dear Reader
Introduction

Biology and Being a Girl
Chapter 1. Who Are You?
Chapter 2. Gender and Identity
Chapter 3. Attraction
Chapter 4. Inside and Outside Bodies
Chapter 5. STIs and Prevention
Chapter 6. Pregnancy and Prevention

Dating and Relationships
Chapter 7. Decision Making
Chapter 8. Communication
Chapter 9. Healthy Relationships 101
Chapter 10. Hooking Up
Chapter 11. Dating or Starting a “Thing”
Chapter 12. Being in a Relationship
Chapter 13. Ending Relationships
Chapter 14. Consent, Harassment, Sexual Assault, and Rape

Sex and Sex
Chapter 15. Your First Time
Chapter 16. Orgasms
Chapter 17. Masturbation
Chapter 18. Foreplay, Making Out, and Attraction
Chapter 19. Oral, Anal, and Vaginal Sex
Chapter 20. Fantasy, Kink, and Pornography

What Now?
Chapter 21. Books vs. Real Life
Chapter 22. Sexuality Is a Lifelong Thing

Anatomy Glossary
Bibliography
Index

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Editorial Reviews

★ 05/15/2017
Rayne offers an empowering, thorough, and inclusive guide to sexuality for “older teenagers who identify as female.” Divided into four overarching sections, the book candidly examines gender, attraction, healthy relationships, hookups, consent, various types of sex, and numerous other related topics. Handwritten entries from six teens and young women provide intimate and unvarnished first-hand perspectives (“I spent so many years ‘saving myself,’ so long ignoring my bodily needs and for what?” writes Blake, a nonbinary artist/activist). Rayne’s book is notable for the breadth and depth of its discussions; readers seeking advice on or knowledge about virtually any aspect of sexuality and identity should find this to be a valuable resource. Ages 15–up. (July)

Publishers Weekly

Chicago Public Library's 2017 Best of the Best Books List for Teen Nonfiction!

**“Rayne offers an empowering, thorough, and inclusive guide to sexuality for ‘older teenagers who identify as female….’ Rayne’s book is notable for the breadth and depth of its discussions; readers seeking advice on or knowledge about virtually any aspect of sexuality and identity should find this to be a valuable resource.” —Publishers Weekly Starred Review

“GIRL is an inclusive guide for all self-identified girls to gender and identity, dating and romance, and healthy sexuality [by] a nationally recognized educator, trainer, author, and expert in sexuality education.” —Teen Vogue

“This is a raw book that any teen girl will find enlightening. The book is definitely uncensored and offers a fully factual account of so many of the things that these young women will go through in their lives. The book goes through issues regarding relationships, sex, dating, romance and so much more. There are questions that will lead the reader on a self-reflective journey and some great lists and additional resources that many will refer back to again and again…. This is a great resource for all teen girls today!” —Dad of Divas

"Designed to tackle topics that students don't cover in school…the book takes on a wide range of issues, from sexual consent and decision making, to body image and healthy relationships, and porn and masturbation…remarkably candid…[GIRL] asks young people whether they will make these decisions under pressure; by following their guts; or with careful consideration. The hope is that ‘outside the watchful eye of adult supervision,’ and with access to the right information, teens this summer will make the right calls." —NPR.ORG

"This book is unique in that it is accessible and nonjudgmental to all who self-identify as a girl. It is diversity friendly and there is a lot of information packed into it.The sort of book that every teen girls needs to have by her bedside." —Sex Ed Rescue

From the Publisher

07/01/2017
Gr 9 Up—Rayne, an expert in sexuality education, has created a timely, practical, inclusive guide for teen girls that covers a wide variety of topics in great detail, from cultural perceptions of girlhood to the complicated world of relationships and sex. In an opening letter to readers, Rayne challenges the audience to "think about what being a girl means physically, emotionally, and sexually." An in-depth introduction explains how the work is organized. Peppered throughout are journal entries from real teens (short profiles of the contributors are included in the introduction) that keep the book from being too studious and questions that directly address readers. These segments encourage critical thinking. In addition to the back matter, there's a short supplemental resource list at the end of each chapter. For the most part, these lists are made up of books, websites, and YouTube videos (which could be an obstacle as the book ages). VERDICT Older teens will find this comprehensive handbook to gender, relationships, and sexuality indispensable.—Jeni Tahaney, Duncanville High School Library, TX

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