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• Period

  Twelve Voices Tell the Bloody Truth

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  "Twelve funny, frank, feminist, essays help to remove the squeamishness and stigma around menstruation. Kiran Gandhi describes running the London Marathon while free bleeding (menstruating without using pads, tampons, or other products); Ingrid…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Period Power

  a Manifesto for the Menstrual Movement

  Okamoto, Nadya,

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  "The founder of health and education organization PERIOD weaves the story of how brands, governments, and media companies shape the cultural conversation surrounding menstruation—and informs readers how they can destigmatize periods." Grades 7 and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Welcome to Your Period!

  Your Complete, No-nonsense Guide to Going With the Flow

  Stynes, Yumi, 1975-

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  Written by a physical and popular podcaster, this is a perfect guide to menstruation for middle graders who want to know what to expect. Grades 4-8.

• Celebrate Your Body

  (and Its Changes, Too!)

  Taylor, Sonya Renee,

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  About more than just menstruation, this is a body-positive look at appreciating and managing puberty. Empowering! Grades 4-8.

• The Period Book

  a Girl's Guide to Growing Up

  Gravelle, Karen,

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  This is a good beginner's guide to menstruation and all the changes that puberty will bring. Grades 4-8.

• Own Your Period

  Quint, Chella,

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  This fact-filled guide to periods is bursting with positive, honest advice on managing and understanding menstruation, covering every aspect of periods as well as lots of advice on puberty and growing up in a warm, friendly and reassuring way.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Red Hood

  Arnold, Elana K,

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  Fiction. Bisou finds herself running through the woods with a bloodthirsty wolf at her heels. The struggle that ensues ends with Bisou walking away victorious and full of questions; soon she realizes that with menstruation comes the ability to hunt…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Blood Moon

  Cuthew, Lucy,

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  Fiction. "Best friends Harriet and Frankie have a falling out—and life gets worse when Frankie gets her period during an intimate moment with Benjamin, her maybe-boyfriend. Rumors fly and she receives harassing messages, but she comes up with a way…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Places We Sleep

  DuBois, Caroline Brooks,

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  Fiction. "When Abbey wakes up on September 11, she doesn’t expect to get her period. And she really doesn’t expect a terrorist attack to rock the country. This dynamic tale provides a gutsy glimpse of one girl’s experience on the cusp of womanhood,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lobizona

  Garber, Romina,

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  Fiction. "Manuela and her mother are undocumented immigrants, doing their best to stay under the radar of authorities. Once a month, the teen’s mother keeps her sedated during her menstrual cycle—as Manu learns, she’s part werewolf. She soon learns…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Revenge of the Red Club

  Harrington, Kim, 1974-

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  Fiction. "The Red Club is a safe space for girls at Riley Dunne’s middle school who have gotten their first period, a place to ask embarrassing questions without judgment. When a parent complains, Riley and her friends hatch a plan to save the club.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Moon Within

  Salazar, Aida,

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  Fiction. "Celi Rivera is mortified about her impending period, but her mother is eager to throw her a moon ceremony to honor their ancestral Mexica traditions. This rich novel in verse explores the experiences of both Celi and her friend Marco,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Go With the Flow

  Williams, Lily,

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  Fiction/Graphic Novel. "Four teens take a stand to make tampons and pads freely available at their school. Williams and Schneemann have work to eliminate the stigma around periods and weave in information on historical attitudes toward menstruation.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• "Period Power": 11 YA and Middle Grade Titles That Destigmatize Menstruation | School Library Journal

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  These fiction and nonfiction titles take on the embarrassment and discomfort associated with menstruation—while urging readers to take pride in their bodies and combat the stigma related to periods.