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Publisher
Citadel Press, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
The New York Times best-selling author of The Vagina Bible offers empowering, period-positive, no-nonsense facts about the science, medicine and myths surrounding menstruation.
"Most women, transgender, and non-binary people who menstruate can expect to have hundreds of periods in a lifetime. So why is real information so hard to find? Despite its significance, most education about menstruation focuses either on increasing the chances of pregnancy...
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Series
Go with the flow volume 1
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2020.
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. It's no easy task, especially while grappling with everything from crushes to trig to JV track but they have each...
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Publisher
Walker Books
Pub. Date
2021.
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,...
4) Free period
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"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"--
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Publisher
Fertility Friday Publishing Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
The menstrual cycle isn't just about having babies. Your menstrual cycle is a vital sign, just like your pulse, temperature, respiratory rate, and blood pressure - and it provides you with essential information about your health. [This book] brings together over 1000 meticulously researched scientific references to help you understand your menstrual cycle. It aims to better connect women with their menstrual cycles and to break the myth that ovulation...
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Pub. Date
2023.
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"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...
Pub. Date
2023.
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For Angela, it came on the basketball court--while playing on the boys' team. For Penny, it came on a school field trip to the lake (making for some cringeworthy moments of humor). And to Layla's disappointment, it came at the start of her first fasting Ramadan, meaning that she won't be able to fast after all. Whether it spurs silence or celebration, whether the subjects are well prepared or totally in the dark, the young people in these sixteen...
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"The invitation to a pool party will get twelve-year-old Tahlia Wilkins's summer off to a perfect start! But when her first period arrives twenty-four hours before the party, it messes up all her plans. To make it worse, her mom is out of town, and she's not going to ask her dad for help! It will take all of Tahlia and her best friend Lily's scheming to keep her reputation-- and her favorite jeans-- from being ruined! Sneak off the the crocery store...
12) The new girl
Author
Series
New girl volume 1
Pub. Date
2024
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Description
Instagram sensation and Tapas webcomic superstar Cassandra Calin makes her long-form debut with this funny, feel-good middle-grade graphic novel about change. Goodbye, old life... Lia and her family are waiting to board a flight across the Atlantic, leaving behind family, friends, and Romania -- the only home Lia has ever known. But Lia's heartache is overshadowed by the discomfort of her first period. As if things weren't difficult enough! Now Lia...
13) Code red
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Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Description
Thirteen-year-old former elite gymnast Eden is feeling lost after a career-ending injury, but when she meets new friends who open her eyes to period poverty, the struggle that low-income people have trying to afford menstrual products, she becomes an advocate for fair treatment and rediscovers her passion and drive.
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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...
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Man-Eaters volume 2
Publisher
Image Comics
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"Adolescent girls turn into werepanthers when they get their periods, complicating their family relationships and creating drama at middle school. But twelve-year-old Maude has a plan..." --
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Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
"Period Repair Manual is your guide to better periods using natural treatments such as diet, nutritional supplements, herbal medicine, and bioidentical hormones. It contains advice and tips for women of every age and situation. If you have a period (or want a period), then this book is for you"--Back cover.
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Publisher
Mayo Clinic Press Kids
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
Questions about PERIODS? Don't let periods cramp your style! We talk about bodies and how they change during the menstrual cycle. We look at different products you might encounter and various issues you might face. All with a no-nonsense, unembarrassed and humorous approach - just make sure you don't ovary-act. --
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Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
1999
Description
A provocative look at the way our culture deals with menstruation.
The Curse examines the culture of concealment that surrounds menstruation and the devastating impact such secrecy has on women's physical and psychological health. Karen Houppert combines reporting on the potential safety problems of sanitary products—such as dioxin-laced tampons—with an analysis of the way ads, movies, young-adult novels, and women's magazines foster
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Publisher
Sky Pony Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
"Your period. What is it, really? And why is it so embarrassing to walk to the bathroom hiding a tampon in your sleeve? Comedian and Scandinavian YouTube sensation Clara Henry has the answers to all your burning questions about bleeding. Have you always wondered what menstruation is, why it causes terrible cramps, or why it makes you want to do nothing but eat chocolate and watch cute cat videos? Have you been shocked that it's taboo to talk about...
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Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
A life-changing, step-by-step, natural protocol to ignite lasting hormone balance and improve everything from PMS, period pain, and heavy periods to irregular cycles and missing periods, from Nicole Jardim, certified women's health coach and cohost of the podcast The Period Party.
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