Having a period is an incredible thing Own Your Period celebrates what the body can do and provides young people (age 9+) with everything they need to be prepared and empowered. This fact-filled guide to periods is bursting with positive, honest advice on managing and understanding menstruation, covering everyaspect of periods as well as lots of advice on puberty and growing upin a warm, friendly and reassuring way. Topics covered includethe fascinating science behind why things happen, with all the details of menstruation through to the menopauseexplained, as well as answers to all essential questions like whats a vulva and what does it look like, what do periods actually feel like, and what happens if blood stains your clothes?Menstrual expert and educator Chella Quints witty text slays superstitions, busts common myths and fights period shame, whileproviding practical information about menstrual products, tracking cycles and sharingher own personal stories. Funny, insightful and warm illustrations with friendly chatty text makes this an everything-you-need-to-know essential handbook, which pre-teens can refer to before their periods start, and will appreciate when their cycle is more established. This complete guide will prove an invaluable companion to any young person about to start their first period, and will help them embrace their cycle with positivity and pride, and grow into healthy, happy people!

 

 

This book features in the following series: Empower the Future, Guide To Growing Up, See Yourself in Their Stories, Work It, Girl .

This book has been graded for interest at 9-12 years.

There are 96 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2021 by QED Publishing .

Giovana Medeiros is a children's illustrator with a background in fashion design and a love of the fantastic. She lived in Ireland for several years--studying both fairies and illustration--and now lives in Brazil.