Bunk 9's guide to growing up : secrets, tips, and expert advice on the good, the bad, & the awkward : all about your changing body from the girls of Camp Silver Moon Cover Image

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Bunk 9's guide to growing up : secrets, tips, and expert advice on the good, the bad, & the awkward : all about your changing body from the girls of Camp Silver Moon / as told to Adah Nuchi ; illustrated by Meg Hunt ; Dr. Meryl Newman-Cedar (Medical Consultant).

Nuchi, Adah, (author.). Hunt, Meg, (illustrator.). Newman-Cedar, Meryl, (contributor.).

Summary:

This girl-powered book about puberty is written in the voice of counselors in training at the fictional Camp Silver Moon. This fictionalized nonfiction diary-style guide follows nine 12-year-old girls at a summer camp is like having a best friend or older sister who shares everything there is to know about being comfortable in your chasing body so you can survive and thrive through puberty.

Record details

ISBN: 9781523502684
ISBN: 1523502681
ISBN: 9780761193593
ISBN: 0761193596
Physical Description: 189 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Publisher: New York : Workman Publishing, [2017]
Copyright: ©2017

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Welcome to Bunk 9! -- Week 1. Puberty : in which Brianna and Abby notice that something is different, and everyone wonders if things will ever be the same -- Week 2. Hygiene : in which Jenna and Sage discover that something is rotten in the state of Bunk 9, and everyone else is grateful they're not the offender -- Week 3. Breasts : in which Grace stuffs her bra with disastrous results, and the Silver Moon Sisterhood is formed -- Week 4. Menstruation : in which Emma L. gets her period, and with a little help from her friends, celebrates womanhood with a big splash -- Week 5. Boys : in which Makayla discovers a few secrets about Bunk 8, and everyone else gains valuable and unwanted knowledge -- Week 6. Health : in which Emma R. and Jenna mesmerize the group with a little help from a wizard named Harry, and everyone is in need of a good night's sleep -- Week 7: Feelings : in which everyone puts on their best outfits, and Abby adds another "first" to our summer -- The last day.

Target Audience Note:

For ages 8-12.