| Edition |
First U. S. edition. |
| Description |
136 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Note |
Edited and rev. ed. of: Boys behaving badly, 1997. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-135). |
| Contents |
1. Surviving love and sex: What are girls like? -- Asking a girl out, and what to do if she says no -- The date (what to wear, how to behave on a date, the goodnight kiss) -- The next step -- Making a relationship work (what is romance?) -- Love (what is love, how do you know if you're in love, what about crushes, saying "I love you") -- Being intimate (right reasons, safe sex) -- Being gay -- Breaking up (dumping someone, getting dumped, getting over it) -- 2. Surviving all the changes in your body: Facial hair -- Pimples / zits / eruptions / acne -- Greasy hair -- Being skinny -- Voices -- Body hair -- Plumbing (masturbation, wet dreams) -- Sexy thoughts (magazines) -- 3. Surviving teenage ups and downs: Emotions -- Depression (why teenagers have ups & downs, if you're feeling down) -- Confidence (building self esteem, body language, coping with criticism) -- 4. Surviving teenage social life: Peer pressure (saying no) -- Substances that make you feel great or not so great (booze, cigarettes, drugs) -- Fights -- Bullying (if you're a bully, being bullied). |
| Summary |
A humorous guide for boys ages ten to fourteen, offering advice on dating, sex, body changes, and social life. |
| Subject |
Teenage boys -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
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Adolescence -- Juvenile literature.
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Puberty -- Juvenile literature.
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Interpersonal relations in adolescence -- Juvenile literature.
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Teenage boys.
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Puberty.
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Sex instruction for boys.
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| Added Author |
Daldry, Jeremy, 1969-
Boys behaving badly.
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| ISBN |
0316178241 paperback |
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