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Books for Body Changes & Puberty for Ages 8–11 – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

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Books for Body Changes & Puberty for Ages 8–11

As your child begins to notice their body changing, they are likely feeling a mix of quiet curiosity and sudden self consciousness that they might not know how to put into words yet. These books offer a reliable bridge between their growing need for privacy and their urgent questions about the physical and emotional shifts of puberty. This collection provides clear information and relatable stories to help them navigate this transition with confidence and a sense of normalcy.

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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

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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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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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Mayim Bialik's Guides #1

Girling Up

Mayim Bialik

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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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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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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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

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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

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Usborne Facts of Life #1

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

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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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Short and Skinny

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

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

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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

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Tiffany Aching #3

Terry Pratchett

Tiffany Aching accidentally starts a seasonal crisis after a dance gone wrong, catching the eye of the Wintersmith while

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Bingo Brown and the Language of Love

Twelve-year-old Bingo Brown faces the messy trials of growing up as he tries to survive the daily tribulations of middle

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Dinosaur Boy #1

Cory Putman Oakes

Sawyer wakes up with a tail and spikes, but being a dinosaur boy is the only thing that can save his classmates from a g

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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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Of Monsters & Middle School

For the child feeling overwhelmed by the transition to middle school and looking for a fun way to process the scary chan

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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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Song of the Lioness #1

Alanna: The First Adventure

Alanna swaps places with her twin brother to pursue a forbidden dream of knighthood, disguising herself as a boy to trai

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Chicken Soup for the Preteen Soul #1

Chicken Soup for the Preteen Soul

Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Patty Hansen, Irene Dunlap

For the preteen navigating the ups and downs of middle school, from changing friendships to family shifts, offering comf

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Between U and Me: How to Rock Your Tween Years with Style and Confidence

Zendaya, Sheryl Berk

Disney Star Zendaya shares personal stories and honest advice for making it through the tween years with style, from han

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