The Boy's Guide to Understanding Your Body

Your Body and All That Boy Stuff

Praise for author’s past work includes “A fun, energetic, knowledgeable, and loving guide.” —Tatyana Ali, wife, mother, actress, singer, and filmmaker

This inclusive, body-positive guide to puberty for boys ages 8–14 covers everything you need to know about teen puberty. Fill it out by yourself or with an adult—this puberty journal is filled with helpful tools to help you know what’s happening.

Your body is awesome. But what are all these changes? Let’s face it, puberty is gross—but it’s also cool. This journal-style puberty book for teens helps you learn personal care, learn about hormones, and learn all the other boy stuff you need to know in your teen years. With open-ended prompts, quizzes, jokes, and diverse images, this book is designed to help kids from all backgrounds navigate puberty in a fun and comfortable way without embarrassment. Learn what happens inside and outside of us as we grow up.

Information about puberty from an expert. Shanicia Boswell, the owner of Black Moms Blog and bestselling author of Oh Sis, You’re Pregnant! returns with her newest book, Boy’s Guide to Understanding Your Body. Shanicia has built her career around being the best parent she can—which also means understanding puberty and all the boy stuff that comes with it.

Inside Boy’s Guide to Understanding Your Body, you’ll find:

• Information about puberty, with the occasional quiz about puberty or other fun topics and space to record your answers
• LGBTQ+ friendly language and concepts
• Jokes about puberty and all the boy stuff that comes with it

If you like books about puberty for boys like Guy Stuff, It’s Perfectly Normal, or Growing up Great, you’ll love Boy’s Guide to Understanding Your Body.