Amazing life of birds : (the twenty-day puberty journal of Duane Homer Leech) by Paulsen, Gary 

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2011)

BTSB #: P01450 Available

Dewey: FAges: 10-13   


Genres: Humorous Fiction Animals

Subjects: Puberty - Fiction School stories Diaries - Fiction

Summary: As twelve-year-old Duane endures the confusing and humiliating aspects of puberty, he watches a newborn bird in a nest on his windowsill begin to grow and become more independent, all of which he records in his journal.

Moon within by Salazar, Aida 

BTSB Prebound(Scholastic, 2019)

BTSB #: 774632 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 5.7 MG RC: 7.5 6-8 Lexile: 960

Genres: Family Life

Subjects: Novels in verse Racially mixed people - Fiction Puberty - Fiction Mother-daughter relationship - Fiction Transgender people - Fiction Best friends - Fiction Friendship - Fiction

Summary: Eleven-year-old (nearly twelve) Celi Rivera, who is a mix of Black-Puerto Rican-Mexican Indian is uncomfortable about her approaching period, and the changes that are happening to her body; she is horrified that her mother wants to hold a traditional public moon ceremony to celebrate the occasion--until she finds out that her best friend Magda is contemplating an even more profound change of life.

Taking up space by Gerber, Alyson 

BTSB Prebound(Scholastic Press, 2021)

BTSB #: 375568 In Bindery

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 4.3 MG Lexile: 690

Genres: Sports

Subjects: Puberty - Fiction Basketball - Fiction Mother-daughter relationship - Fiction Eating customs - Fiction Eating disorders - Fiction Best friends - Fiction Friendship - Fiction

Summary: Twelve-year old Sarah is used to being the star on her basketball team, playing with her best friends, but suddenly she finds that her body is changing and she does not understand why she cannot keep up on the court, plus she does not understand why her mother has gotten so weird about food, binging on candy while forgetting about dinner. When Benny, her crush, offers to teach her how to cook and recruits her to a cooking competition she starts to stand up for herself and improve things.