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THE PERIOD BOOK: A Girl’s Guide to Growing Up

Bloomsbury, 2017
(Walker and Company, 1996)

*American Bookseller's "Pick of the Lists," 1996
*New York Public Library: Books for the Teen Age, 1997
*VOYA's Nonfiction Honor Book, 1997
*Society of School Librarians International Book
*Award (Honor Book), 1997-1998

Non-Fiction: A book about puberty for girls ages 8-12. The Period Book has been translated into 17 languages and has sold over 400,000 copies.

WHAT'S GOING ON DOWN THERE? A Boy’s Guide to Growing Up

Bloomsbury, 2017
(Walker and Company, 1998)
*New York Public Library: Books for the Teen Age, 1997

Non-Fiction: A book on puberty for boys ages 10-14.
Widely translated into other languages, this book has sold over 200,000 copies.

THE DRIVING BOOK: Everything New Drivers Need to Know but Don't Know to Ask

Bloomsbury, 2015
(Walker and Company, 2005)

*VOYA Nonfiction Honor Book, 2006

Non-Fiction: A guide to driving and maintaining a car for new drivers with a focus on the special problems facing teenagers.

5 WAYS TO KNOW ABOUT YOU

Walker and Company, 2001
*ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant YA Readers

Non-Fiction: An introduction to astrology, Chinese horoscopes, numerology, palm reading, and handwriting analysis for young readers 11 years and older.

SOARING SPIRITS: Conversations with Native American Teens

Franklin Watts, 1995; iUniverse, 2001

Non-Fiction: Native American teens talk about their experiences, feelings, and hopes for the future.

ANIMAL TALK

(with Ann Squire)
Julian Messner, 1988; iUniverse, 2001

Non-Fiction: Describes the many ways animals communicate with each other and with us.

TEENAGE FATHERS

(with Leslie Peterson)
Julian Messner, 1992; iUniverse, 2001
*YALSA/ALA Best Books for Young Adults, 1993

Non-Fiction: The third in the interview series for Messner presents the feelings, problems, etc. of fathering a child as a teenager.

TEENAGERS FACE TO FACE WITH BEREAVEMENT

(with Charles Haskins)
Julian Messner, 1989; iUniverse, 2001

Non-Fiction: The second in this series of interview books for Messner explores the experience of losing a family member or close friend.

TEENAGERS FACE TO FACE WITH CANCER

(with Bertram John)
Julian Messner, 1986; iUniverse, 2001

Non-Fiction: The first in a series of interview books for Julian Messner, this book deals with the experience of coping with cancer as a teenage patient.