Tangles, Growth Spurts, and Being You: Questions and Answers About Growing Up

by Nancy Loewen, Paula Skelley, Julissa Mora (Illustrator)

Overview

Why is my face breaking out? How do I fit in when I'm taller than everyone else? Four diverse peer mentors answer more than 30 common questions about growing up posed by tween girls, providing sound advice that's not only kid-friendly but also expert approved.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781491418604
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2015
Series:	Capstone Girl Talk Series
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.38(d)
Lexile:	660L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 14 Years

About the Author

Nancy Loewen writes fiction and nonfiction for children and young adults. Recent awards include: 2012 Minnesota Book Awards finalist (The LAST Day of Kindergarten); 2011 Bank Street's Best Children's Books of the Year (Share a Scare: Writing Your Own Scary Story); 2011 Book of Note, Tri-State Young Adult Review Committee (Stubborn as a Mule and Other Silly Similes); and 2010 Distinguished Achievement Award from the Association of Educational Publishers (Writer's Toolbox Series). She's also received awards from The American Library Association, the New York Public Library, the Independent Book Publishers Association, and the Society of School Librarians International. Nancy holds an MFA in creative writing from Hamline University, St. Paul. She lives in the Twin Cities with her husband and two teenage children.

Table of Contents

Changing Bodies 4

Hair and Skin Care 12

Appearance 14

Boys 20

Free to Choose 22

Plugged In 26

Glossary 30

Read More 30

Internet Sites 31

Index 31

Interviews

Answers important, age-relevant everyday questions in a comfortable peer-to-peer fashion; serious subject matter handled in a sensitive, easy-to-understand way; sound, expert-approved advice provided through a diverse group of older girls who've already experienced the situations raised by the tween audience; fun, contemporary illustrations/photos/design engages readers; avoids slang and cliched language to keep books useful and fresh