About the book: It's Perfectly Normal is an information book about growing up. The book touches on several important topics for adolescent boys and girls. The topic of sexuality is very sensitive in our culture. The "our body" part of the book has some graphic pictures, but important information to fully inform young people about their body and the opposite sex. I feel the author shares this very sensitive information in a non judgmental way. The book contains very pertinent information to help young people understand their changes and be more empathetic to people who are different from them. People struggle to share accurate information with young people about sex and sexual development. The books preface has an over whelming amount of respected people from the field of human development endorsing the content of the book. The preface also has two pages of respectable book review sources sharing positive reviews. The book also has a very detailed table of contents and an index. The author writes the information in a nonjudgmental, matter of fact manner, with out stereotypes. At times the book attempts to keep stereotypes from developing in young adolescent's mind sets.
Readers Response: The audience of the book is children who are curious about their changing bodies and about human sexuality. It's Perfectly Normal would be a great resource to add to a lesson in health class about human sexuality. Another way the book could be used is by informing parents about it when communicating during the puberty video/talks that happen in upper elementary and middle school. The topic of sexual decision making is very balanced providing postponement, abstinence and birth control options.
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