Wait, What?
A Comic Book Guide to Relationships, Bodies, and Growing Up
Published on 3. September 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
80 pages
978-1-62010-659-4 (ISBN)
Description
From Heather Corinna,founder and director of Scarleteen.com, and Isabella Rotman, cartoonistand sex educator, comes a graphic novel guide that covers essential topics forpreteens and young teens about their changing bodies andfeelings.
Join friends Malia, Rico,Max, Sam and Alexis as they talk about all the weird and exciting parts ofgrowing up! This supportive group of friends are guides for some trickysubjects. Using comics, activities and examples, they give encouragement andcontext for new and confusing feelings and experiences.
Inclusive of differentkinds of genders, sexualities, and other identities, they talk about importanttopics like:
- Bodies, includingpuberty, body parts and body image
- Sexual and genderidentity
- Gender roles andstereotypes
- Crushes, relationships,and sexual feelings
- Boundaries andconsent
- The media and culturalmessages, specifically around bodies and sex
- How to be sensitive,kind, accepting, and mature
- Where to look for moreinformation, support and help
A fun and easy-to-readguide from expert sex educators that gives readers a good basis and anage-appropriate start with sex, bodies and relationships education! The perfectcomplement to any school curriculum.
Join friends Malia, Rico,Max, Sam and Alexis as they talk about all the weird and exciting parts ofgrowing up! This supportive group of friends are guides for some trickysubjects. Using comics, activities and examples, they give encouragement andcontext for new and confusing feelings and experiences.
Inclusive of differentkinds of genders, sexualities, and other identities, they talk about importanttopics like:
- Bodies, includingpuberty, body parts and body image
- Sexual and genderidentity
- Gender roles andstereotypes
- Crushes, relationships,and sexual feelings
- Boundaries andconsent
- The media and culturalmessages, specifically around bodies and sex
- How to be sensitive,kind, accepting, and mature
- Where to look for moreinformation, support and help
A fun and easy-to-readguide from expert sex educators that gives readers a good basis and anage-appropriate start with sex, bodies and relationships education! The perfectcomplement to any school curriculum.
Reviews / Votes
CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY, 2019 Best of the Best THE ADVOCATE, Best LGBTQ Graphic Novels of 2019 AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, Notable Children's Book by The Association for Library Service to Children "It brings a loving, essential lens to matters of heart and soul, offering a roadmap not only to physical changes, but the complex social and emotional terrain of consent, crushes, and identity." -- Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg, Nurture the Wow "This dream team of creators came up with a book that is not only accessible but totally enjoyable to read! I'm so excited to see Wait, What? in every library, school and doctor's office in 2019!" -- Archie Bongiovanni, A Quick & Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns "Wait, What? is straightforward and clear, exactly what's needed to help kids develop authentic awareness and conversation about bodies, relationships, feelings and sexuality." -- Peggy Orenstein, Girls & Sex: Navigating the Complicated New Landscape "Wait, What? is a wonderful guide to topics adolescents are curious about, presenting information in relatable, gender-inclusive text and clever illustrations. This is the book adolescents-and their parents-have been looking for." -- Melanie Davis, PhD, CSE, Our Whole Lives Program AssociateMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Portland
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Fourth Grade to Eighth Grade, Interest Age: From 9 to 14 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Isabella Rotman
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
166 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-62010-659-4 (9781620106594)
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Persons
For nearly 20 years, Heather Corinna has been widely recognized as a pioneer and leader in the field of sexuality information, education and support for young people. Previously a Montessori and unschooling early childhood educator, Heather founded and directs the international organization Scarleteen (http://www.scarleteen.com), one of the first sources of comprehensive sexuality and relationships education online, an organization and resource that stands alone in its tenure, approach, reach, inclusivity and scope. Heather has also been a sexuality, contraception and abortion educator and counselor for the Cedar River Clinics/Feminist Women's Health Center. They are the author of the popular S.E.X.:the All-You-Need-to-Know Sexuality Guide to Get You Through Your Teens and Twenties, a highly comprehensive and inclusive young adult sexuality, sexual health and relationships guide, now in its second edition. Their work has also appeared in publications such as Teen Vogue, The Guardian, RH Reality Check (now Rewire) Issues Magazine, Women's Studies; an interdisciplinary journal; in anthologies such as Yes Means Yes: Visions of Female Sexual Power and A World Without Rape, The Adventures of Food, and Zaftig: Well-Rounded Erotica . Heather was a contributing writer and editor to the most recent edition of Our Bodies, Ourselves. Heather has won numerous awards for their work, including The Champions of Sexual Literacy Award for Grassroots Activism; The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, Western Region's Public Service Award; the Our Bodies, Ourselves' Women's Health Heroes Award; the Joan Helmich Educator of the Year award; The Woodhull Foundation's Vicki Award; the Steinem-Waters Award and the Golden Brick Award.
Luke is an illustrator, cartoonist and printmaker living in beautiful, sleepy, swampy New Orleans, Louisiana. When he's not coloring graphic novels, he makes sci-fi comics about feelings, and an autobiographical zine called Abandon Ship. He's been screenprinting artwork for over 10 years, and spends way too much time fussing with ornery Risograph copiers and greasy offset presses. He loves self-publishing, and has helped organize the New Orleans Comics & Zine Fest (NOCAZ) since 2016. If he's not working, tinkering or organizing, he's probably playing D&D with his friends.
Isabella is a cartoonist and illustrator from Maine, living and drawing in Chicago. Her art is usually about the ocean, mermaids, crushing loneliness, people in the woods, or sex. Isabella is the author of You're So Sexy When You Aren't Transmitting STIs and Not On My Watch; The Bystanders' Handbook for the Prevention of Sexual Violence. Isabella is the co-author and illustrator of Wait, What?; A Comic Book Guide to Relationships, Bodies, and Growing Up. Isabella has been Artist in Residence at Scarleteen since 2013.
Luke is an illustrator, cartoonist and printmaker living in beautiful, sleepy, swampy New Orleans, Louisiana. When he's not coloring graphic novels, he makes sci-fi comics about feelings, and an autobiographical zine called Abandon Ship. He's been screenprinting artwork for over 10 years, and spends way too much time fussing with ornery Risograph copiers and greasy offset presses. He loves self-publishing, and has helped organize the New Orleans Comics & Zine Fest (NOCAZ) since 2016. If he's not working, tinkering or organizing, he's probably playing D&D with his friends.
Isabella is a cartoonist and illustrator from Maine, living and drawing in Chicago. Her art is usually about the ocean, mermaids, crushing loneliness, people in the woods, or sex. Isabella is the author of You're So Sexy When You Aren't Transmitting STIs and Not On My Watch; The Bystanders' Handbook for the Prevention of Sexual Violence. Isabella is the co-author and illustrator of Wait, What?; A Comic Book Guide to Relationships, Bodies, and Growing Up. Isabella has been Artist in Residence at Scarleteen since 2013.