GIRL

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

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

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 If there are words about identity that feel outdated, replace them with words that resonate for you.

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.

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Ramsey Beyer, coillustrator 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.

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

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

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 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

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

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?

• Capter 21. Books vs. Real Life
• Chapter 22. Sexuality Is a Lifelong Thing

Anatomy Glossary

Bibliography

Index