Helloflo: The Guide, Period.: The Everything Puberty Book for the Modern Girl
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- Author：Naama Bloom
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Summary
What we love most about this book （which we'll be gifting to our tween cousins， nieces， and daughters！） is the empowering message woven throughout: that 'your body is your body， ' as Bloom puts it， and you're the only one who gets to decide what to do with it。 -- Health。com
"Full of practical advice， helpful explanations， and messages of encouragement。。。Period。" -- Parents。com
From the founder of HelloFlo， a modern and insightful guide to periods and puberty for a new generation
When will I get boobs？
Does wearing a tampon hurt？
What's the deal with menstrual cups？
Seriously， when will I get boobs？
Honest， funny， and unafraid of the messy， real-life facts about a girl's changing body， this is definitely not your mother's puberty book。 HelloFlo founder Naama Bloom's mission is to create informed， empowered young women who are unafraid to ask questions and make the best choices for themselves and their bodies。 A celebration of women's bodies and all the confusing， uncomfortable， silly， transformative， and powerful changes that occur during puberty。
This full-color book--written by HelloFlo founder， Naama Bloom， and journalist Glynnis MacNicol--features bright， diverse， approachable illustrations and infographics， doctor-vetted information， and personal testimonials from real girls and women。
"Full of practical advice， helpful explanations， and messages of encouragement。。。Period。" -- Parents。com
From the founder of HelloFlo， a modern and insightful guide to periods and puberty for a new generation
When will I get boobs？
Does wearing a tampon hurt？
What's the deal with menstrual cups？
Seriously， when will I get boobs？
Honest， funny， and unafraid of the messy， real-life facts about a girl's changing body， this is definitely not your mother's puberty book。 HelloFlo founder Naama Bloom's mission is to create informed， empowered young women who are unafraid to ask questions and make the best choices for themselves and their bodies。 A celebration of women's bodies and all the confusing， uncomfortable， silly， transformative， and powerful changes that occur during puberty。
This full-color book--written by HelloFlo founder， Naama Bloom， and journalist Glynnis MacNicol--features bright， diverse， approachable illustrations and infographics， doctor-vetted information， and personal testimonials from real girls and women。
Reviews
Tracey Rieger
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Perfect for the tween who is somewhat comfortable talking to Mom but embarrassed at the same time。 She's mortified and grateful at the same time。 Perfect for the tween who is somewhat comfortable talking to Mom but embarrassed at the same time。 She's mortified and grateful at the same time。 。。。more
Michelle Nelson
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I ordered this book from the library to check out for my daughter。 If it was good， I was going to purchase it。 It is not good。 The dedication says: “For the awkward girls trying to figure things out”Now I am a nerdy Mom of nerdy kids so we’re all awkward here。 But in this context， the use of “awkward” isn’t helpful。 I want to give my daughter a book or two that helps her & encourages her that she’s not alone， that millions of girls across the globe are all going through the same season of life。P I ordered this book from the library to check out for my daughter。 If it was good， I was going to purchase it。 It is not good。 The dedication says: “For the awkward girls trying to figure things out”Now I am a nerdy Mom of nerdy kids so we’re all awkward here。 But in this context， the use of “awkward” isn’t helpful。 I want to give my daughter a book or two that helps her & encourages her that she’s not alone， that millions of girls across the globe are all going through the same season of life。Page 1 lost me。 Of course I want a book with some graphic detail because that’s likely what my daughter will need but not on page 1。 I don’t understand how this book made it’s way to publishing。So far， I have found 2 much better picks:“The Care & Keeping of You” 2 （American Girl series）&“The Period Book” by Karen Gravelle 。。。more
Nyambura
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Listened to the audiobook and while it's great for cis girls and an easy read， it's unremarkable tbh Listened to the audiobook and while it's great for cis girls and an easy read， it's unremarkable tbh 。。。more
Maybe Lee
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I wish educators would supply this book or make it a mandatory reading for a sex Ed class。 The book is short， informative， and has some really great illustrations for younger audiences that don't look like they come from science textbooks。 I even learned some information that I didn't know before！ Naama Bloom gets straight to the point without getting too technical and empowers young girls with the information they need to get through puberty。 I wish educators would supply this book or make it a mandatory reading for a sex Ed class。 The book is short， informative， and has some really great illustrations for younger audiences that don't look like they come from science textbooks。 I even learned some information that I didn't know before！ Naama Bloom gets straight to the point without getting too technical and empowers young girls with the information they need to get through puberty。 。。。more
Anna Denomey
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Real and shame-free。 I appreciated the honesty and I even learned a thing or two。
Samantha Alway
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Boys。。。 Shoo！ This is a book for girls only！ You have your own books。。。
Kate Callen
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Reading through puberty books to decide which ones to give/read with my 9yo in what order is scary。 This one feels quite text heavy， although she might be fine with that， depending on how interesting she finds that text。 I didn't like the introduction much （way too wordy with odd assumptions of prior knowledge）， but once beyond that it is good。 Reading through puberty books to decide which ones to give/read with my 9yo in what order is scary。 This one feels quite text heavy， although she might be fine with that， depending on how interesting she finds that text。 I didn't like the introduction much （way too wordy with odd assumptions of prior knowledge）， but once beyond that it is good。 。。。more
Audrey
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I thought it was a really well-written， thoughtful approach to the subject。 Only two complaints: The letter to parents was set into the main text of the book， and was not something I wanted my child to read。 It would have been better at the beginning as an introduction or at the end as an appendix， where it would be less likely to be found by a younger reader。 And in the section that actually addresses the practicalities of dealing with a period， there was no introductory defining of terms。 I ke I thought it was a really well-written， thoughtful approach to the subject。 Only two complaints: The letter to parents was set into the main text of the book， and was not something I wanted my child to read。 It would have been better at the beginning as an introduction or at the end as an appendix， where it would be less likely to be found by a younger reader。 And in the section that actually addresses the practicalities of dealing with a period， there was no introductory defining of terms。 I kept wondering what a young reader would think if they had never heard the word “tampon” or “pad，” or if they didn’t know how/why these were used。 For the level of detail and practical tips given in the other sections of the book， this one was surprisingly sparse， and jumped into the middle of the subject。 If I had been a totally naive， young reader （presumably the audience）， I would have been a little lost。 Maybe I could have pieced things together as the chapter went on， but it wasn’t methodically laid out in an easy-to-follow way。 。。。more
Dewey
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A little confusing， but I understood most of it。
Laela
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I have spent so much time looking a puberty books。 Let me tell you there are some really dated books out there。 Things that are are still popular are THE WORST。 This is the first book that I have found that looks at periods as if it is not a shameful thing。 They also discuss at least five different ways to handle menstruation。 There is a big section on how brains change and how that might effect an adolescent。 If you need this kind of book choose this one。 Bypass those American Girl ones。。。Pleas I have spent so much time looking a puberty books。 Let me tell you there are some really dated books out there。 Things that are are still popular are THE WORST。 This is the first book that I have found that looks at periods as if it is not a shameful thing。 They also discuss at least five different ways to handle menstruation。 There is a big section on how brains change and how that might effect an adolescent。 If you need this kind of book choose this one。 Bypass those American Girl ones。。。Please。。。 I beg you。 。。。more
Samantha Shank
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This book isn't perfect （it felt like she was talking to an adult at some points）， but I really enjoyed it overall。 I also really loved how it highlighted menstrual cups！ This book isn't perfect （it felt like she was talking to an adult at some points）， but I really enjoyed it overall。 I also really loved how it highlighted menstrual cups！ 。。。more
Jasmine
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This is the best puberty I've read！ This is the best puberty I've read！ 。。。more
Kelli
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Upon reading the reviews， I guess some people would say they just aren't a fan of this book。 I actually found this book to have pretty useful information for girls about to go through a huge change （puberty）。 I wanted something on hand for when the time comes for my child。 This book covers a lot of ground in an informational yet light-hearted way。 It is a great tool to have when sometimes as a parent we are not quite sure where to start！ It's also an easy/quick read for the parents wanting to pr Upon reading the reviews， I guess some people would say they just aren't a fan of this book。 I actually found this book to have pretty useful information for girls about to go through a huge change （puberty）。 I wanted something on hand for when the time comes for my child。 This book covers a lot of ground in an informational yet light-hearted way。 It is a great tool to have when sometimes as a parent we are not quite sure where to start！ It's also an easy/quick read for the parents wanting to preview （like I did） before they give to their child。 。。。more
Tina
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If you have an per-pubescent girl， I HIGHLY recommend this book！ My daughter and I read it together is was great for both of us！
Liz
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A complete look at puberty for teens and tweens。 It talks about what's happening and when with your body。 I like that it does not give hard， medical timelines and it's honest flexibility with our bodily changes。 The illustrations are a not in the typical scary medical way and help making the information visual without being laughable。 （The teen girls at the library seem at least mildly interested openly and sneak more serious peeks when they think no one is looking。）I like the options and frank A complete look at puberty for teens and tweens。 It talks about what's happening and when with your body。 I like that it does not give hard， medical timelines and it's honest flexibility with our bodily changes。 The illustrations are a not in the typical scary medical way and help making the information visual without being laughable。 （The teen girls at the library seem at least mildly interested openly and sneak more serious peeks when they think no one is looking。）I like the options and frank discussions in the book。 In particular， I like that it mentions re-usable and eco-friendly options for your period。I was not familiar with helloflo before reading this book， but I think they are a positive， contemporary sex ed/health site for all women。 There's even a place to ask questions and read questions from other women。 。。。more
Mrs。 Tongate
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Excellent gift book for a middle school girl。
Amber
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I really liked this book， I thought that while it had a lot of facts about puberty and girl power， it also delivered in a very friendly tone。 As I was reading it I thought the tone was very "older sister" or "cool aunt" giving the dirty on the dirty of puberty。 I also loved that it wasn't all "sunshine and butterflies。。。this is a beautiful time in your life。。。etc。" Because， let's face it， puberty can down right suck at times。I plan on purchasing this book for my school library， but would also re I really liked this book， I thought that while it had a lot of facts about puberty and girl power， it also delivered in a very friendly tone。 As I was reading it I thought the tone was very "older sister" or "cool aunt" giving the dirty on the dirty of puberty。 I also loved that it wasn't all "sunshine and butterflies。。。this is a beautiful time in your life。。。etc。" Because， let's face it， puberty can down right suck at times。I plan on purchasing this book for my school library， but would also recommend it to mothers and daughters as a joint book read/study。 It would be a great jumping off point in discussing all of those crazy things that seem to occur around puberty。 。。。more
Katie （BooksRUs）
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A must read for anyone who has a period。 A good first guide for girls who are experiencing this or want to know more。 I had a similar book， but probably would have liked this one better at the time。
Amanda Gray
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Excellent book to listen to for those girls entering puberty。 It is straight forward and informative。
La Coccinelle
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Admittedly， I haven't read very many。。。 uh。。。 period books。 At my age， I figured there wasn't much more I could learn， but I was still hoping to be pleasantly surprised。 While this book had a few surprises and I did learn a few things I hadn't known before， most of that information came as more of an unpleasant shock。So。。。 what did I learn？ I learned that you're not supposed to flush tampons。 （Surprise， ladies！ If you're an adult， you probably remember hearing about how flushable those little wh Admittedly， I haven't read very many。。。 uh。。。 period books。 At my age， I figured there wasn't much more I could learn， but I was still hoping to be pleasantly surprised。 While this book had a few surprises and I did learn a few things I hadn't known before， most of that information came as more of an unpleasant shock。So。。。 what did I learn？ I learned that you're not supposed to flush tampons。 （Surprise， ladies！ If you're an adult， you probably remember hearing about how flushable those little white mice were。 Turns out。。。 not so much。） I learned that there's such a thing as "free-bleeding"， which smacks of privilege。 （Unless you can afford to replace all your undies and pants every month when they inevitably get stained， you're probably not in a position to do this。 Also， if you live in a place where menstruating is still viewed as some sort of evil voodoo， you'll probably want to skip this practice。） I also learned that everything is normal。 Even when it's not。 Unfortunately， the book doesn't really give its young readers a way to figure out the difference。This book normalizes pretty much everything。 Even poor little girls having to deal with their periods at the age of eight。 What were you doing when you were eight？ I know I wasn't prowling the feminine hygiene-product aisle。。。 and if that had been the case， I almost certainly would've been whisked off to a doctor because that sort of thing was not normal when I was a kid。 That's what was known as precocious puberty back then。 Sure， more little girls may get their periods at earlier ages， so it's technically "normal"， but it's not optimal。 If the body starts having a period because it's getting ready to be able to make babies， does it really make sense to do this a decade or more before that talent will be required？This book had some interesting little timelines that showed the progression of societal preferences for things like breast size， pubic-hair styling， and eyebrows。 Those were neat， and I wish there had been more stuff like that。 The rest of the book， though （especially the layout） left me cold。 At times， I felt like I was looking at a slapped-together PowerPoint presentation with corny illustrations， uninteresting fonts， and typos。 I don't know how much of the amateurish look was because of the e-book format， or if the print editions look different。 Based on the version I read， though， I have to say I wasn't that impressed。I think the main problem I had， though， was that the book spends so much time telling girls that nearly everything they're experiencing is normal that it completely leaves out any sort of help or advice for what to do when things go wrong。 When the rates for things like PCOS and endometriosis are at something like 10% each， you'd expect that those things would be covered in a book about the workings of the female body。 But they aren't。 Also， the last chapter that talks about how important female friendships are （The BEST！ The best relationships you'll ever have！） seems really tone-deaf in an era where more and more girls are struggling with conditions and disorders （autism， anxiety， chronic illnesses， etc。） that leave them socially isolated。 Yeah， sure， it would be nice if everyone had a best girl pal they could turn to when times get tough。 But that's not the case for everyone， and even reading this as an adult， I felt kind of insulted and left out; I can only imagine how a lonesome middle-schooler would feel reading that chapter。Overall， this was a disappointment。 The normalization of everything （which took up space that could've been used for addressing problems a large number of girls are going to experience） and the weak aesthetic turned what could've been a useful book into something I wouldn't bother recommending to anyone。 。。。more
Alison Langteau
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Very helpful。
Lauren AKA randomreader
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I don't quite know why I read this， I kind of got it as a joke because I'm 16 and I know about puberty， but I think this would be really helpful for young girls。 Definitely important for kids to know and be prepared I don't quite know why I read this， I kind of got it as a joke because I'm 16 and I know about puberty， but I think this would be really helpful for young girls。 Definitely important for kids to know and be prepared 。。。more
Brett Barger
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Okay， strange that a guy read this book and is reviewing it- I know。 But I read this book for a class on middle level literature， and this book was so different from the other ones that we were reading and I think that it had a lot of valuable information for biologically female， middle grade readers and their families。 One part of this book that stuck out to me was the use of the styles throughout the ages。 I think its fascinating that girls today can see the different styles of eyebrows or bre Okay， strange that a guy read this book and is reviewing it- I know。 But I read this book for a class on middle level literature， and this book was so different from the other ones that we were reading and I think that it had a lot of valuable information for biologically female， middle grade readers and their families。 One part of this book that stuck out to me was the use of the styles throughout the ages。 I think its fascinating that girls today can see the different styles of eyebrows or breasts and know that things are ever-changing， so who cares if you do not have large breasts， because that style is probably going to change in a few years anyways。 Every chapter focuses on a different issue that a young woman going through puberty will experience and it gives her some information so that she can become more confident in herself and her body。 Imagine googling "pubic hair，" and what do you think you are going to get？ a few articles for preteens about pubic hair， or pornographic images？ Truthfully I do not know， and do not care to look at a plethora of pornographic pubic hair images- so I am going to be safe and just assume that this book has a lot more information about it！ This book is important because it stays unchanging。 Wikipedia could be useful to learn about these things， but those pages are subject to change by anyone who has an account whereas Naama Bloom's wok is permanent。 It gives different perspectives and she gets a lot of clout at the end of the book when she brings everything back to herself and we get to see the woman behind it all。This book is fantastic for young women who are beginning to see a lot of changes in themselves。 And I strongly recommend it to these girls and their parents。 。。。more
Amanda
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HelloFlo: The Guide， Period is about puberty for girls。 It is honest and funny！ This book leaves out nothing as girls transition into women。 There are many scary things about going through puberty and this book helps put nerves at ease！ A cool feature that this book has is it incorporates the different trends throughout history。 It also has honest and real questions/concerns that other girls and women have wondered/encountered。 This book also has information for parents and adults。 As an adult HelloFlo: The Guide， Period is about puberty for girls。 It is honest and funny！ This book leaves out nothing as girls transition into women。 There are many scary things about going through puberty and this book helps put nerves at ease！ A cool feature that this book has is it incorporates the different trends throughout history。 It also has honest and real questions/concerns that other girls and women have wondered/encountered。 This book also has information for parents and adults。 As an adult it can be hard to remember what it was like to go through puberty; especially as times are changing socially。 Overall this book provides great information and helps but girls at ease as they encounter the next stages of their life！ 。。。more
Vicki
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Tonally， this seems a little above middle grade sometimes， but it's very sincere， and I genuinely learned a few things。 I would have liked this as a resource when I was a kid！I loved the diversity of women represented as well！ Tonally， this seems a little above middle grade sometimes， but it's very sincere， and I genuinely learned a few things。 I would have liked this as a resource when I was a kid！I loved the diversity of women represented as well！ 。。。more
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Beth Wemple
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I think my daughter referred to this as the “punk rock period book” or some such thing。 Great for adolescents， a fun and engrossing book that is much more interesting and useful than those little pink “welcome to womanhood” pamphlets we used to have to read。
Heather Quinn
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Perfect intro for middle school age girls on the cusp of puberty。 Particularly good for ones a bit uncomfortable with the subject。 Not super in depth but provides some interesting background and presents information in a light but informative manner。
Carley Godette
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Definitely a book young girls should read。
Davianna
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