The little black book for girlz : a book on healthy sexuality / St. Stephen's Community House.

Contributor(s): St. Stephen's Community House (Toronto, Ont.)Material type: TextTextPublication details: Toronto : Annick Press, [2006]Description: 208 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmISBN: 9781550379549; 1550379542; 1550379550; 9781550379556Subject(s): Sex instruction for girls -- Juvenile literature | Teenage girls -- Sexual behavior -- Juvenile literature | Teenage girls -- Health and hygiene -- Juvenile literature | Sex instruction for girls | Health | Éducation sexuelle des filles -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse | Adolescentes -- Sexualité -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse | Adolescentes -- Santé et hygiène -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse | Sex instruction for girls | Teenage girls -- Health and hygiene | Teenage girls -- Sexual behaviorGenre/Form: Young adult nonfiction. | Juvenile works. | Literature. DDC classification: j613.9/55 LOC classification: HQ51 | .L47 2006Other classification: cci1icc | coll6 | coll8
Contents:
Chapter 1 Relationships 15 -- Chapter 2 Periods 47 -- Chapter 3 Sex 63 -- Chapter 4 Birth Control 99 -- Chapter 5 Pregnancy/Miscarriage 117 -- Chapter 6 Abortion 129 -- Chapter 7 STIs 137 -- Chapter 8 AIDS 157 -- Chapter 9 Sexual Assault 171 -- About St. Stephen's 201.
Summary: Not just a book about sex, but a look at girl culture by teenagers. No stuffy school textbook. No nosy adults. Just a diverse group of teen girls from a community youth project who had questions about sexuality. To find answers, they collected stories, poetry and artwork from other youth. They also interviewed frontline health experts to get solid facts about the personalities and pressures that young women have to deal with. Topics include: relationships, periods, sex, birth control, pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections/AIDS, and sexual assault. All the content has been vetted by doctors, and the book is endorsed by health professionals--so girls know they're getting good info. There's also a section at the back with places to contact to find out more. It's all stuff that youth need to know, and it's all decked out in a compact, easy-to-browse zine style.--From publisher description.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapter 1 Relationships 15 -- Chapter 2 Periods 47 -- Chapter 3 Sex 63 -- Chapter 4 Birth Control 99 -- Chapter 5 Pregnancy/Miscarriage 117 -- Chapter 6 Abortion 129 -- Chapter 7 STIs 137 -- Chapter 8 AIDS 157 -- Chapter 9 Sexual Assault 171 -- About St. Stephen's 201.

Not just a book about sex, but a look at girl culture by teenagers. No stuffy school textbook. No nosy adults. Just a diverse group of teen girls from a community youth project who had questions about sexuality. To find answers, they collected stories, poetry and artwork from other youth. They also interviewed frontline health experts to get solid facts about the personalities and pressures that young women have to deal with. Topics include: relationships, periods, sex, birth control, pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections/AIDS, and sexual assault. All the content has been vetted by doctors, and the book is endorsed by health professionals--so girls know they're getting good info. There's also a section at the back with places to contact to find out more. It's all stuff that youth need to know, and it's all decked out in a compact, easy-to-browse zine style.--From publisher description.

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