Period Pieces: Stories for Girls

by Erzsi Deak and Kristin Embry Litchman

Book Overview

Girlfriend. Aunt Flo. Do'a Rosa. That time of the month. Being on the rag. The curse. Monthlies. Womanly time. George. You might have a different name for it, but all of these words mean the same thing: your period. And the number of nicknames you can make up for your period is nothing compared to the number of ways you can feel about it. You may wonder if you're the only girl you know who doesn't have her period. Or you may feel excited about growing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0066237963
• ISBN13: 9780066237961
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

A Must have Book For Mom's With Daughters

I read a copy of this book at my friends house one evening. I enjoyed it so much and know my daughter will too. I am a teacher and shared with the girls in my class a chapter from this book. All wanted to know where to get a copy of this book. I am ordering another copy just to have to share with others.

Brought back memories...

I got this book for one of the young ladies in my life, but I doubt she'll enjoy it more than I did. Much more than a collection of stories about impending womanhood, this is a collection of wonderful fiction, spun across the globe through India, Puerto Rico, dining room tables in America, horsetrails in the West... Some of the best youn adult writers (writers period) contributed to this and I'm glad to have found it. I'm sad to find only one review here. I hope parents, teachers and librarians will discover this book and give it the feedback it deserves.

You can trust these authors to tell it like it is...or was.

As a mom, a volunteer who mentors girls of all ages and especially as a librarian, I have been looking for a book like this for some time. More often then not, the questions I hear are related to fear and embarrassment, issues that aren't often addressed in titles that are available in libraries and book stores. There are plenty of books on the market to describe the mechanics of menstruation but very few that openly invite conversation about the emotional side. Girls will undoubtably find at least one story they can relate to. These fictional stories are written by authors that the girls are already familiar with and anxious to read again. I'm recommending 'Period Pieces' to parents of both boys and girls. My only caution would be to evaluate the maturity of the reader before you just hand it over. It's definitely a book for everyone to read, but I would recommend parents read it too. You'll be better prepared when the questions come.