RECOMMENDED BIBLIOGRAPHY
THE MEDICAL CENTER FOR FEMALE SEXUALITY

REFERENCE BOOKS ON
PUBERTY, ADOLESCENCE, AND SEX EDUCATION

Elementary School Age Boys and Girls

Ages 5-9
Harris, Robie H., Emberly, Michael (Illustrator) (2002) It' So Amazing: A Book About Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies and Families . Cambridge , MA : Candlewick Press

Middle School Age Girls and Boys:

Ages 10-14
Harris, Robie H./ Emberly, Michael (Illustrator) (1996) It's Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health . Cambridge , MA : Candlewick Press
**Highly recommended**

Middle School/High School Age Girls:

Ages 9-14
Jukes, Mavis. (1998) Growing Up: It's a Girl Thing . New York: Alfred A. Knopf

Ages 9-15
Madaras, Lynda. (2001) What's Happening to My Body? Book for Girls: The New Growing-Up Guide for Parents and Daughters, Third Edition . New York : Newmarket Press **Highly recommended**

Gravelle, Karen. (1997) The Period Book: Everything You Don't Want to Ask (But Need to Know) . New York : Walker Books for Young Readers

Age 12 and up
Drill, Esther; McDonald, Heather; Odes, Rebecca. (1999) Deal with It! A Whole New Approach to Your Body, Brain, and Life as a Gurl . New York : Pocket Books.

Middle School/High School Age Boys:

Ages 9-15
Madaras, Lynda; Et al. (2001) What's Happening to My Body? Book for Boys: A Growing Up Guide for Parents and Sons . New York : Newmarket Press
**Highly recommended**

Ages 10-15
Gravelle, Karen; Et al. (1998) What's Going on Down There: Answers to Questions Boys Find Hard to Ask . New York : Walker Books for Young Readers

High School Age Girls and Boys:

Ages 13 and up
Bell, Ruth. (1998) Changing Bodies, Changing Lives: Expanded Third Edition: A Book for Teens on Sex and Relationships . New York : Three Rivers Press
**Highly recommended**

Young Adults/Adults:

Boston Women's Health Book Collective. (1998) Our Bodies Ourselves For The New Century . New York : Simon & Schuster

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