Sex, Puberty and All That Stuff

by Jacqui Bailey

A comprehensive and inclusive guide that is packed with useful information, presented in a way that teenagers will find user-friendly and appealing.

Genres: Nonfiction, Banned Books, Parenting

112 pages, Hardcover

First published June 30, 2004

Reviews

[Patrice Sartor · Rating 4 out of 5]

GENRE: Non-fiction, adolescence.

SUMMARY: This book describes many aspects of sexuality, from when puberty will start to what a boy should do if he has gotten a girl pregnant. The book is laid out well, with plenty of text boxes and paragraph headings with a large arrow next to them. Both of these help break up the large amount of information. There are many drawings included; all of them look like anatomically correct teenagers.

EVALUATION: This book is chock full of correct information and good advice. I did not expect to learn anything new, though after reading it all the while through I must admit to learning a fact or two. Sometimes these types of books can have pictures that seem silly and could turn a person away from reading it. I liked the pictures, and suspect that a tween would too.

WHY I WOULD INCLUDE IT: Tweens may not want to discuss some (or all) of the aspects of sex and sexuality with their parents, or even their friends. Having a reference book like this easily available will help tween library patrons to get the information they seek without any embarrassment. Further, as I mentioned, the book is very well laid-out, and the style makes it quite accessible to a tween.

READER'S ANNOTATION: Within this book, you'll find a wide variety of answers and advice on sexual topics, all available in an easy-to-use format.

ITEMS WITH SIMILAR APPEAL:
• What's Going on Down There? Answers to Questions Boys Find Hard to Ask by Karen Gravelle.
• It's Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health (The Family Library) by Robie H. Harris.

[James Koppert · Rating 5 out of 5]

Every teen should have this

Kids learning about sex is good. It's proven that those who do are more likely to be in healthy relationships, lose their virginity later and have less sexual partners.

I bought this for my son for him to learn at his own pace, it has everything a modern teen may want to know about as well as teaching the importance of positive relationships. If I was in government I'd make sure this got in the hands of every secondary school pupil.

Brilliant book presented in a fun and interesting way.

[Frank TheValley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bien que le livre date un peu, il est très bien comme outil pour parler tant de l'aspect physique (puberté, anatomie, santé, grossesse), psychologique (sentiments amoureux, homosexualité) et légal (consentement, avortement, abus, drogues et alcool utilisés à des fins sexuels). Je le conseille aux éducateurs qui aimeraient monter des cours/ateliers en classe.

Écriture simple, qui vulgarise bien les différents thèmes abordés, sans jugement. Toutefois, le jargon (et les références) utilisé est parisien, ce qui peut faire décrocher le jeune qui ne se sent pas concerné.

Aussi, aucune mention des personnes intersexes/trans. Je recommande donc l'utilisation d'autres sources pour compléter vos cours.

Ce livre devait être très avant-gardiste lorsqu'il est sorti et mériterait une nouvelle édition mais reste, malgré tout, un des meilleurs ouvrages documentaire jeunesse sur lequel je suis tombé depuis longtemps.

[Chrissy Pixie · Rating 3 out of 5]

My 10 year old and I read the first part together. He's a bit young for the remainder yet. The content was good, it covered puberty in a way that my son understood. The book itself only covers a heterosexual perspective, as another review stated, so I had tp ad lib a bit to be inclusive and open to whatever he/we may discover in the coming years. In my opinion it was too much of a fear based approach to sex education for my parenting style. All in all, it was a decent start but I'm gonna need a bigger library.

[Jack · Rating 1 out of 5]

Sex Puberty and all that stuff is controversial for obvious reasons. It discusses many of the hormonal and bodily changes that teenagers experience. This book was not very good in my opinion and I believe that there are much better ways to educate children on puberty. I would not recommend this book to anyone for in class use.

[Yefferson Ticas]

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[Daniela]

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[Tue Le · Rating 4 out of 5]

Solid read. Recommended for teenagers and parents alike.

[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

Written in a graphic novel style, packed with info that is easy to digest. Geared toward heterosexual experiences and hormonal growth/puberty.

Covers basics of puberty, sex drive, sex, disease, pregnancy, etc. The resources in the back nice - I hadn't heard of a few, so it's nice to have some go-to websites as valid resources for health, anatomy, and puberty, etc.

If you wouldn't feel comfortable going over these topics with your tweens/teens, this is a book that is very accessible to that age group; but the section on disease comes across as very alarming - I get why, obviously - but I don't think fear is a healthy approach toward sex.

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book for educators and teenagers! Very easy to read and appeals to the audience. As a health teacher I feel comfortable having this book in my classroom. Not only does it cover the physical changes that take place but it describes emotional changes and the importance of having good role models and making good choices. Must read for parents!

[Kelly]

Surprisingly empowering and well-written. The unfortunate thing was its clear on-sided agendas and the fact that it lacks basic information on a lot of alternatives for things like menstruation. Alas, it's a book I'd let my kids read to learn about their bodies since it's not ashamed to be honest.

[Angie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is for you if your a teen feeling confused or worried about what is going on with your body. Parents can use this book to give to their developing child a guide to growing up.

[Family Planning · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is for you if you are a teen who is worried about the changes going on with your body during adolescence. This book can also be for parents to give to their child as a guide to growing up.

[Daisy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is agreat way to help teach your kids about "all that stuff"!

[Jennifer Sakash · Rating 3 out of 5]

Because I have teen boys. :)

[Olivia Menard]

I decided to read the book Sex, Puberty And all that Stuff because elementary students begin to start learning about all of this stuff during these years. I wanted to read a book about how authors write books about all of this stuff for young students.

This book is on the banned book list/frequently challenged books and there are many reasons why many people would want this book on the controversial/banned book list. The author writes about all of the aspects on sex, and puberty and growing up. She writes a lot about the hormonal changes that teens face. I would say that this book could be controversial because many parents may not want their child to read a book that is written like this. They want to teach their students about all of this and growing up in their own ways. I feel like the author talked about certain parts about growing up more than other parts.

I think that this is a good book to read but for parents to read to their kids, so they know how far or in depth to go with all of this information.