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Books for Body Changes & Puberty for Ages 12–18 – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

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Books for Body Changes & Puberty for Ages 12–18

Navigating the shift from childhood to young adulthood can feel like a lonely whirlwind of physical changes and evolving identities for your teen. These 486 stories offer a safe space for them to find clarity and confidence while exploring the complex emotional realities of growing up. This collection helps bridge the gap between your guidance and their need for independence during these transformative years.

486 books

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Go With the Flow #1

Go With the Flow

Lily Williams, Karen Schneemann

Frustrated by their school's lack of basic health supplies, four friends launch a period revolution while juggling track

Cover of Boying Up: How to Be Brave, Bold and Brilliant

Girling Up and Boying Up #2

Boying Up: How to Be Brave, Bold and Brilliant

A supportive guide for boys navigating the messy transition to adulthood, blending scientific facts with honest advice a

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Positively Teen: A Practical Guide to a More Positive, More Confident You

For the pre-teen or teen feeling overwhelmed by the changes of adolescence. This guide provides science-backed tools to

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Your Fantastic Teen Brain #1

Freaking Out! The Science of the Teenage Brain

Dana Meachen Rau

For the middle schooler wondering why their emotions feel like a roller coaster, this guide explains the biological shif

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Unexpected Development

For the teen girl navigating the social and emotional challenges of early physical development and seeking to feel comfo

Cover of Grow Up, Tahlia Wilkins!

Grow Up, Tahlia Wilkins!

For the child feeling nervous about their body changing or facing the social pressure of a first period right before a b

Cover of Growing Up

Usborne Facts of Life #1

For the pre-teen who has questions about their changing body. This classic guide provides clear, factual explanations ab

Cover of Mani Semilla Finds Her Quetzal Voice

Mani Semilla Finds Her Quetzal Voice

For the middle schooler navigating the messy intersection of body changes, family secrets, and the discovery that they c

Cover of Smooth

For the teenager struggling with self-image and the heavy weight of social expectations while navigating the physical an

Cover of 100 Questions You'd Never Ask Your Parents: Straight Answers to Teens' Questions About Sex, Sexuality, and Health

100 Questions You'd Never Ask Your Parents: Straight Answers to Teens' Questions About Sex, Sexuality, and Health

Elisabeth Henderson, Nancy Armstrong

For the teenager seeking reliable medical and social facts about their changing body and relationships without the awkwa

Cover of Healthy Mind, Happy You: How to Take Care of Your Mental Health

Healthy Mind, Happy You: How to Take Care of Your Mental Health

Dr Emily MacDonagh

For the child navigating the emotional ups and downs of puberty, this guide offers expert medical advice on managing anx

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Mayim Bialik's Guides #1

For the girl noticing changes in her body or mind, this guide uses science and personal stories to navigate the transiti

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Bunk 9's Guide to Growing Up

Bunk 9 offers an honest, supportive, and entertaining look at the changes of puberty, making the journey feel a lot more

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Usborne Facts of Life

What's Happening to Me?

For the boy noticing his first growth spurt or voice change, this guide offers clear, reassuring answers about the physi

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Then Again, Maybe I Won't

Thirteen-year-old Tony struggles with his family's new wealth, social pressures, and the physical anxiety of growing up.

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Short and Skinny

For the child who feels small for their age or worries about fitting in. Mark navigates body image and bullying through

Cover of Slow Burn

For the teen navigating body image and the pressure to change, this joyful rom-com celebrates finding confidence and lov

Cover of Eleven

The Winnie Years #1

Winnie is turning eleven, and the year ahead is full of the big changes, friendship shifts, and growing pains that come

Cover of Husky

Davis navigates a Brooklyn summer of changing friendships and family dynamics while learning to see himself as more than

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Voices Anthologies #3

Body Talk: 37 Voices Explore Our Radical Anatomy

For the teen navigating the complexities of body image, this anthology offers diverse perspectives on loving, living in,

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Plum Coyle struggles with her changing body and the pressure of 1980s social circles until a friendship with a glamorous

Cover of You Don't Have to Be Everything: Poems for Girls Becoming Themselves

You Don't Have to Be Everything: Poems for Girls Becoming Themselves

For the teenager navigating the highs and lows of growing up, this inclusive anthology offers poetic comfort for moments

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Tyler Page's Graphic Memoirs #2

For the child navigating the complex feelings of being bigger than their peers, this graphic memoir explores body image,

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Trash Can Days #1

Teddy Steinkellner

For the child navigating the messy transition to middle school and feeling the sting of changing friendships as peers st

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