Growing into You!

Name: Growing into You!
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9781683694311
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An Inclusive, Shame-Busting, Get-Real Guide to Your Changing Body and Mind

By Brianna Gilmartin and Melissa Pintor Carnagey

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For tweens and young teens of all gender identities, a shame-busting, interactive guide to puberty! Body hair. Changing friendships, feelings, and fluids. The tween years can be awkward and confusing—but with enough information and an open mind, you can thrive! Growing into You! has all the... Read More

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Growing into You!

According to Melissa Pintor Carnagey, being a sex positive family means that honest conversations and education about these topics are treated as a healthy part of growing up. Growing Into You! sets that foundation, and offers icebreaker ideas for bringing up tricky conversations with caregivers.

Description

For tweens and young teens of all gender identities, a shame-busting, interactive guide to puberty!

Body hair. Changing friendships, feelings, and fluids. The tween years can be awkward and confusing—but with enough information and an open mind, you can thrive!

Growing into You! has all the puberty facts you're looking for and more. For example, did you know that:

Voice changes happen to people of all genders?
Breast buds aren't something only girls develop?
Sleep actually helps your bones and muscles grow?
Everyone has their own unique relationship to gender?

Packed with essential information, conversation starters, reflection exercises, surprising facts, and fun activities, the book contains plenty for you to take into the real world with you. After all, growing into you is a journey—so it's time to embrace curiosity, ask questions, and treat your body with respect and care!

"With a compassionate tone, accurate information, and thoughtful design, this book is easily one of the best resources available for those navigating adolescence." –Jessica Calaway, School Library Journal, starred review

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781683694311

Publisher: Quirk Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 May 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: Quirk Books

Illustration: Colour Throughout

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 165.0mm

Height: 224.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 128

Collections

Brianna Gilmartin Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational LGBTQ+ Melissa Pintor Carnagey Penguin Books

About the Author

Melissa Pintor Carnagey (she/they), LBSW, is the founder of the online education platform Sex Positive Families and the creator of the Growing Into You!™ puberty workshops. As a Black, Puerto Rican, and Mexican sexuality educator, social worker, and parent, she believes that all children deserve holistic, comprehensive, and shame-free sexuality education. Melissa lives in Austin, Texas, with their family. Brianna Gilmartin enjoys creating work that is full of silly and imaginative fun and reflective of quieter moments of life, as well as more emotional work that studies the human condition, human emotions, and our need for human connection.