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A Comic Book Guide to Relationships, Bodies, and Growing Up

by Heather Corinna and Isabella Rotman
Paperback
Age range: + years old Publication Date: 03/09/2019

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From Heather Corinna, founder and director of Scarleteen.com, and Isabella Rotman, cartoonist and sex educator, comes a graphic novel guide that covers essential topics for preteens and young teens about their changing bodies and feelings.

Join friends Malia, Rico, Max, Sam and Alexis as they talk about all the weird and exciting parts of growing up! This supportive group of friends are guides for some tricky subjects. Using comics, activities and examples, they give encouragement and context for new and confusing feelings and experiences.

Inclusive of different kinds of genders, sexualities, and other identities, they talk about important topics like:

- Bodies, including puberty, body parts and body image
- Sexual and gender identity
- Gender roles and stereotypes
- Crushes, relationships, and sexual feelings
- Boundaries and consent
- The media and cultural messages, specifically around bodies and sex
- How to be sensitive, kind, accepting, and mature
- Where to look for more information, support and help

A fun and easy-to-read guide from expert sex educators that gives readers a good basis and an age-appropriate start with sex, bodies and relationships education! The perfect complement to any school curriculum.

ISBN:
9781620106594
9781620106594
Category:
Personal & social issues: sex education & the facts of life (Children's / Teenage)
Age range:
+ years old
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
03-09-2019
Language:
English
Publisher:
Oni Press, Incorporated
Country of origin:
United States
Dimensions (mm):
228.6x152.4x7.62mm
Weight:
0.17kg
Heather Corinna

Heather Corinna is a dedicated queer feminist activist, author, educator, artist, teacher, organiser and innovator. They are the founder and director of Scarleteen (www.scarleteen.com), the first truly comprehensive sex, sexuality and relationships education online resource for young people, since 1998. Heather is also the author of S.E.X: The All-You-Need-To-Know Sexuality Guide to Get You Through Your Teens and Twenties, now in its second edition. Their award-winning work in sex and health education has received acclaim from Roxane Gay, Emily Nagoski, Ms. Magazine, BUST, Bitch, On Our Backs, The New York Times, and the ACLU, and their essays, fiction, poetry and photography have appeared in publications such as Teen Vogue and The Guardian. Heather is navigating middle age with as much grace as they can muster (spoiler: not much), and currently lives and works in their hometown of Chicago.

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