Chosen as an ALA Quick Pick for Young Adults, an acclaimed, straightforward, supportive guide to adolescence shows girls how to respect and care for their bodies, how to manage a relationship, and more. Reprint.
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About the Author:
* Mavis Jukes is the award-winning author of several books for children and teenagers, including the Newbery Honor Book Like Jake and Me . Her other titles include No One is Going to Nashville , Blackberries in the Dark , Getting Even , Wild Iris Bloom , and I'll See You in My Dreams .
* Mavis taught school for several years -- and was a lawyer -- before becoming a children's book writer.
* She volunteers as an attorney in the area of juvenile defense and is presently a language arts specialist in a public elementary school.
* She lives with her husband, the artist Robert Hudson, and their teenage daughters in Sonoma County, California.
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From the Inside Flap:
The highly acclaimed girls' guide to adolescence by a Newbery Honor-winning author is now available in a rack-sized paperback edition. Reviewers were unanimous in their praise for this useful and important book.
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- PublisherAlfred A. Knopf
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 0679887717
- ISBN 13 9780679887713
- BindingMass Market Paperback
- Number of pages144
- IllustratorTilley Debbie
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