How to be a girl

This smart, fun, and open-minded guide for teenage girls answers all the important questions girls ask during puberty. The author of several books for girls, formerly a teacher, frankly and wittily explains everything about growing up, physical changes, menstruation, emotions and feelings, sex and sexual orientation, bullying, and also practical things like hair care and make-up. This book will save many parents from the awkward moments when they dare to enter the treacherous waters of that crucial conversation with their child on the cusp of adolescence. In fact, it will do it for them.