Deal With It!: A Whole New Approach to Your Body, Brain, and Life As a Gurl (School & Library Binding)

~ (Author), Heather McDonald (Author), Rebecca Odes (Author) "Boobs get a lot of attention..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

The birds and bees have never been so hip, thanks to Esther Drill, Heather McDonald, and Rebecca Odes, creators of gURL.com and authors of Deal with It! A Whole New Approach to Your Body, Brain and Life as a gURL. As their Web site blossomed in popularity, the gURLs noticed that today's teens have the same questions about sex, love, and growing up that they had as teens. "Hearing what they had to say convinced us that there was a need for a new kind of book about being a girl, one that's smart, funny, approachable, and tuned in to the things girls really want to know." With chapters such as "Boobs," "What's Up Down There," "To Do It or Not to Do It," and "Those Sucky Emotions," the gURLs have got everything covered--with the frankness, humor, and style frustratingly absent from the majority of similarly themed books. All topics are fair game: zit remedies; a dazzling array of hair removal techniques; masturbation methods; sexual positions and orientations; what to do if you are raped; how to deal with anger, depression, and anxiety; the physical effects of different drugs; how to get along with friends and family; and more. In addition to a cooler-than-cool, color-drenched layout and loads of detailed info, Deal with It includes a ton of questions, comments, and personal advice from teenage girls who frequent gURL.com. Reading page after page of these earnest, confused, and curious young voices drives home the need for a book like Deal with It and makes clear that the women of gURL.com have met that challenge with resounding success. (Ages 12 and older) --Brangien Davis --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

From Publishers Weekly

Following a recent trend, Web gurus Drill, McDonald and Odes have translated their highly popular Web site, gURL.com, into print, taking a holistic approach to those perennial teen concerns: changing bodies, emotions, desires and lives. In a frank, nonjudgmental tone, they discuss topics and details that more conservative guides might skip: lesbianism and bisexuality receive respectful and thorough treatment that is remarkably well-integrated into the broader discussion of sex in this happily nonphallocentric book; the section on illegal drugs is evenhanded; and the discussion of treatments of eating disorders, other mental illnesses and suicide are honest and informative. Each section ends with a comprehensive list of topical resources: Web sites, hot lines, books and organizations. In addition to the authors' valuable commentary, a good deal of the text is made up of outtakes from girls' online dialogues culled from the site, revealing a thoughtful and supportive cybercommunity able to respond unflinchingly to the many issues covered. Young readers, liberal parents and educators will welcome the authors' openness and lack of boosterism . Full-color illustrations throughout. Agent, Julie Merberg, Roundtable Press, Inc.; 5-city author tour. (Sept.)
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Young Adult
  
• School & Library Binding: 309 pages
• Publisher: Turtleback Books: A Division of Sanval (May 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0613237021
• ISBN-13: 978-0613237024
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (88 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,689,751 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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102 of 105 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Informative! To bad it wasn't out when I was 12, February 20, 2000

By	Sophia (San Francisco, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Deal with It! A Whole New Approach to Your Body, Brain, and Life as a gURL (Paperback)

I work at a bookstore and I noticed that a lot of young middle school girls were buying this book. So out of curiosity I bought one for myself and took it home. Let me say that it tells you EVERYTHING....Every single question you have about being a teen girl is answered in that book. From your body (and even the yucky parts about it) to your brain (emotional problems) and this isn't a little corny valley girl book. And now that I am 17 I thought I knew it all, I thought it was almost over because when I turned 18 being a teen girl would turn into a legal adult girl. But even my stubborn self learned a great deal. It has a lot of pictures and descriptions and comments from other teen girls. If your a parent I suggest you buy this for your young preteen (even 10 year olds!) we all need to be prepared for this time in our lives and there are some things you just can't talk about with your parents... In a nutshell this is one of the best books I've ever read.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL, January 9, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Deal with It! A Whole New Approach to Your Body, Brain, and Life as a gURL (Paperback)

I bought this book for my 12 yr old daughter and she just loved it . I bought it for her because it looked like a great book for growing up girls!perfect for ages 12-16!

28 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT! (for younger girls, that is), December 29, 1999

By	Tessa Stephens (Salt Lake City, Utah) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Deal with It! A Whole New Approach to Your Body, Brain, and Life as a gURL (Paperback)

I bought the Gurl book after knowing about the Gurl website for quite some time. Luckily, this book fills it all in. I was impressed by all the information on everything a girl needs to know, all about sex, pregnancy, depression, parents, etc. etc. I think I'm maybe a little too old for the book now (I'm 18) but I'd totally recommend it for 12-16 year-olds. Some parents might not like the content (it discusses oral sex, etc.) but a girl's gonna learn about it some time, so it might as well be in a healthy, factual way. Definitely worth the money.