After an interesting chapter on what makes a girl a girl, looking at the impact of genes and upbringing on gender roles, Everygirl covers the familiar territory of pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections and the changes experienced during puberty.
It also includes chapters on eating disorders, sexual abuse, health and skin care. Drugs, alcohol and tobacco are covered in a chapter called "risk taking". More unusually, the book also tackles teenage behaviour and psychological problems.
Issues such as homosexuality, HIV, rape and domestic violence are handled well as the authors stress the rights and responsibilities that come with being sexually active but do not take a judgmental stance.
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