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Pub. Date
2021.
Formats
Description
A frank, funny, age-appropriate guide for pre-teens about getting your period, from Dr Melissa Kang and Yumi Stynes. Getting your period for the first time can be mortifying, weird and messy--and asking questions about it can be even worse. Packed with honest advice on managing Aunt Flo like a boss, this book will induct pre-teens into the secret society of menstruation: from demystifying what cramps feel like, to whether you can feel it coming out,...
5) Code red
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
Description
"Eden is sent to volunteer at the food bank that Maribel's mom runs. There she meets new friends who open her eyes to period poverty and invite her to join their advocacy work. But getting involved in activism for the menstrual movement puts Eden and her mom at odds. After losing the thing that's defined her, Eden's determined to discover who she is -- with or without her mom's support. Along the way, she'll have to confront her inner loneliness,...
Author
Publisher
Arcade Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
"After centuries of being shrouded in taboo and superstition, periods have gone mainstream. Seemingly overnight, a new, high-profile movement has emerged--one dedicated to bold activism, creative product innovation, and smart policy advocacy--to address the centrality of menstruation in relation to core issues of gender equality and equity. In Periods Gone Public, Jennifer Weiss-Wolf--the woman Bustle dubbed one of the nation's "badass menstrual activists"--explores...
8) Carrie
Publisher
Distributed by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
Carrie White is a girl who has been brought up by her psychotically religious mother Margaret. After she unexpectedly has her first period at school, she is teased by the girls more ruthlessly than before. The gym teacher punishes the girls that were involved. Sue Snell who feels sorry for what happened, asks her boyfriend to take Carrie to the prom instead of her. Chris Hargenson has been banned from the prom and she isn't so forgiving. Chris hatches...
Author
Publisher
Anchor Books, a division of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"In this timely and witty combination of So You've Been Publicly Shamed and Where'd You Go, Bernadette? a viral photo of a politician's wife's "feminine hygiene malfunction" catapults her to unwanted fame in a story that's both a satire of social media stardom and internet activism, and a tender mother-daughter tale. Kathleen Held's life is turned upside down when she arrives home to find her house on fire and her husband on the front lawn in his...
11) Free period
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
"Forced to join the school's Community Action Club, troublemaking best friends Helen and Gracie take over the club's campaign for maxi pads in bathrooms and soon find themselves closer to change and deeper in trouble than ever before, forcing them to make a difficult decision"--
Author
Publisher
Mayo Clinic Press Kids, an imprint of Mayo Clinic Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
"Periods. Every person who menstruates has a different relationship with their "Aunt Flow": some good, and some...not-so-good. This graphic novel guide embraces all the icky, all the sticky, and all the confusing of our monthly cycle, acknowledging that there's no cookie cutter way to manage the physical and emotion mayhem. Filled with consumable, bite-sized tips, tricks, and "inside" medical information, this humorous, character-driven guide is the...
13) Go with the flow
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Sophomores Abby, Brit, Christine, and Sasha are fed up. Hazelton High never has enough tampons. Or pads. Or adults who will listen. Sick of an administration that puts football before female health, the girls confront a world that shrugs--or worse, squirms--at the thought of a menstruation revolution. They band together to make a change. Its no easy task, especially while grappling with everything from crushes to trig to JV track but they have each...
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