A Girl's Guide to Personal Hygiene - True Stories, Illustrated by Tallulah Pomeroy

$26.99 AUD

Category: Young Adult Non Fiction

One day, the artist Tallulah Pomeroy overhead a conversation between two girls about another friend of theirs they knew in college. Apparently, when this friend had been on tour with the rugby team, she'd drunkenly 'done a shit in the sink.' 'She's not a girl if she did that,' said one to the other. 'Sh e may have a vagina, but she's not a girl.' This exchange made Tallulah laugh, but it also made her think. How many things had her friends done that meant they 'weren't girls?' She made a Facebook group and asked people to submit stories about their 'unladylike' behaviors. The page was soon flooded with more stories than she could have ever imagined- about ear wax and trapped wind, gray pubes and bloody pajamas. It became a community of honest, funny, and supportive women, who, by admitting to things they'd thought were shameful, no longer had to feel ashamed. For A Girl's Guide to Personal Hygiene, Tallulah made original illustrations to accompany a selection of those Facebook posts - plus dozens more from an expanded call for submissions - to create an exuberant and galvanizing handbook for all the nasty women of the world. ...Show more

A Teen Girl's Guide to Getting Off by Eva Sless

$14.95 AUD

Category: Young Adult Non Fiction

Sex - Pleasure - Consent - Sexuality - Desire - Relationships What teenage girl doesn’t think about these things? With information rife on the internet how do you know who to trust? Well, here’s your big sister Eva to help guide you through one of the most confusing times you’ll eve r experience! Eva is known in the blogger-sphere as somewhat of a sexpert. She knows what should be part of a healthy sex education but those topics are often completely ignored in the conversations we have at school. And what about at home? Are you able to talk with your folks about things like... periods, masturbation and orgasms? Or the right reasons to say yes and how best to say no? If you answered no, then you’ve found the right book for you! A Teen Girl's Guide To Getting Off is the best toolkit for real sex education discussing the issues facing the modern teen girl in an open, honest, frank and often funny way. ...Show more

ABC What Can She Be? by Jessie Ford

$19.99 AUD

Category: Young Adult Non Fiction | Series: ABC for Me

ABC What Can She Be? presents a colorful world of possibilities--from astronaut to zoologist and everything in between--for all little girls with big dreams. Not even the sky is the limit with this fun approach to learning the alphabet. In this new title from Walter Foster Jr., ABC What Can She Be?encou rages young girls by presenting a colorful variety of choices for their future careers. Talented illustrator Jessie Ford artfully pairs the letters of the alphabet with vibrant, eye-catching illustrations that paint an inspiring picture for budding trailblazers everywhere.ABC What Can She Be? explores 26 different career paths. Each page introduces a letter of the alphabet with bright artwork and highlights a career that is fun, challenging, and makes a big impact in its own way. A boldly illustrated, fun family read, ABC What Can She Be? is a great way for parents to introduce their small children to the bright futures before them. ...Show more

All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens Throughout the Ages by Saundra Mitchell

$34.95 AUD

Category: Young Adult Non Fiction

Take a journey through time and genres and discover a past where queer figures live, love, and shape the world around them. Seventeen of the best young adult authors across the queer spectrum have come together to create a collection of beautifully written diverse historical fiction for teens.

Becoming Visible: Reader in Gay and Lesbian History for High School and College Students by Kevin Jennings

$22.95 AUD

Category: History

Drawing from both primary and secondary souces, Becoming Visible traces the immutable presence of homosexuality through 2,000 years of history and a diverse range of cultures – from ancient Rome and imperial China to the Third Reich and post-Stonewall America – and in the process invites a t houghtful examination of the odd dichotomy between those civilizations that accept and even nurture homosexuality and those that vilify it, all the while telegraphing the unmistakable message "gay people are everywhere". Illustrated withexcerpts and personal accounts, each section of the reader is followed by questions that teachers could assign to students as well as suggestions for classroom activities. The readins are suitable for arge levels from ninth grade through college, but general readers seeking insight into gay and lesbian history will be equally enriched. ...Show more

Being Jazz - My Life as a (Transgender) Teen by Jazz Jennings

$21.99 AUD

Category: Young Adult Non Fiction

Teen advocate and trailblazer Jazz Jennings-named one of "The 25 Most Influential Teens" of the year byTime-shares her very public transgender journey, as she inspires people to accept the differences in others while they embrace their own truths. " Jazz's touching book serves as a rallying cry for unde rstanding and acceptance."-Bustle Jazz Jennings is one of the youngest and most prominent voices in the national discussion about gender identity. At the age of five, Jazz transitioned to life as a girl, with the support of her parents. A year later, her parents allowed her to share her incredible journey in her first Barbara Walters interview, aired at a time when the public was much less knowledgeable or accepting of the transgender community. This groundbreaking interview was followed over the years by other high-profile interviews, a documentary, the launch of her YouTube channel, a picture book, and her own reality TV series-I Am Jazz-making her one of the most recognizable activists for transgender teens, children, and adults. In her remarkable memoir, Jazz reflects on these very public experiences and how they have helped shape the mainstream attitude toward the transgender community. But it hasn't all been easy. Jazz has faced many challenges, bullying, discrimination, and rejection, yet she perseveres as she educates others about her life as a transgender teen. Through it all,her family has been beside her on this journey, standing together against those who don't understand the true meaning of tolerance and unconditional love. Now Jazz must learn to navigate the physical, social, and emotional upheavals of adolescence-particularly high school-complicated by the unique challenges of being a transgender teen. Making the journey from girl to woman is never easy-especially when you began your life in a boy's body. PRAISE FOR JAZZ JENNINGS- "Jazzis one of the transgender community's most important activists." -Cosmopolitan "A role model for teens everywhere." -Seventeen.com "Wise beyond her years." -Teen Vogue From the Hardcover edition. ...Show more

Between You & Me: Real Life Diaries and Letters by Women Writers by Charlotte Cole (Ed.)

$10.95 AUD

Category: Young Adult Non Fiction

Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out by Susan Kuklin

$16.99 AUD

Category: Trans & Gender Diverse Biography / Memoir | Reading Level: Teen - Grade 10-12, Age 15-18

A groundbreaking work of LGBT literature takes an honest look at the life, love, and struggles of transgender teens. Author and photographer Susan Kuklin met and interviewed six transgender or gender-neutral young adults and used her considerable skills to represent them thoughtfully and respectfully be fore, during, and after their personal acknowledgment of gender preference. Portraits, family photographs, and candid images grace the pages, augmenting the emotional and physical journey each youth has taken. Each honest discussion and disclosure, whether joyful or heartbreaking, is completely different from the other because of family dynamics, living situations, gender, and the transition these teens make in recognition of their true selves. ...Show more

Beyond the Gender Binary (Pocket Change Collective) by Alok Vaid-Menon

$14.99 AUD

Category: Young Adult Non Fiction | Series: Pocket Change Collective

Pocket Change Collective is a series of small books with big ideas from today's leading activists and artists. In this installment, Beyond the Gender Binary, Alok Vaid-Menon challenges the world to see gender not in black and white, but in full color. Taking from their own experiences as a gender-nonco nforming artist, they show us that gender is a malleable and creative form of expression. The only limit is your imagination. ...Show more

Branded by the Pink Triangle by Ken Settering

$30.99 AUD

Category: Young Adult Non Fiction | Reading Level: 13 – 17 years

Before the rise of the Nazi party, Germany, especially Berlin, was one of the most tolerant places for homosexuals in the world. Activists such as Thomas Mann and Albert Einstein campaigned openly for the rights of gay men and women and tried to repeal the law against homosexuality. But that all changed when the Nazis came to power; existence for gay people became fear-filled. Raids, arrests, prison sentences and expulsions became the daily reality. When the concentration camps were built, homosexuals were imprisoned along with Jews and any other groups the Nazis wanted to suppress.The pink triangle sewn onto prison uniforms became the symbol of the persecution of homosexuals, a persecution that would continue for many years after the war. A mix of historical research, first-person accounts and individual stories brings this time to life for young readers. Stories of bravery in the face of inhuman cruelty, friendship found in the depths of despair in the camps and the perseverance of the human spirit will educate and inspire. ...Show more

Brilliant Questions About Growing Up by Fryer, Amy Forbes-Robertson and Alexandra

$16.99 AUD

Category: Young Adult Non Fiction

A modern and inclusive toolkit about growing up, filled with real questions from real children, answered by experts. Everyone knows how it feels when they're asked a question by a child and haven't been sure about how to respond. It might have been: What are belly buttons for? What happens to me next? Or even - do I have to kiss grandma if I don't want to? This book is written by two experts who have delivered sex and relationships lessons in over 200 schools and have collected the best questions asked by the children that they've met. They've created a big book of answers to help support conversations about growing up, sex, birth, sexuality, pregnancy, gender, relationships, consent, emotions, friendship, being online, puberty and more! This book takes a modern, inclusive and non-judgemental approach to all of those difficult, funny and (sometimes) embarrassing questions in a way that facilitates honest and comfortable conversations with children. ...Show more

Closets are for Clothes: a History of Gay Australia by Rachel Cook

$18.99 AUD

Category: History

Some of the very first Australians were gay and lesbian: they arrived on convict ships or as free settlers and forged their own colourful and intriguing history. At times shunned from society, they fought to be treated as equals. From mollies to queers, gays and lesbians have contributed to Australian h istory in a most unique way. Age 14+. ...Show more