HelloFlo: The Guide, Period.: The Everything Puberty Book for the Modern Girl

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From the founder of the popular online site HelloFlo, comes a modern and insightful guide to periods and puberty. When will I get boobs Does wearing a tampon hurt What's the deal with menstrual cups Seriously, when will I get boobs There's no doubt that going through puberty is one of the scariest, messiest, and most confusing times in a girl's life. It's no wonder there are so many questions. And for most girls, it's hard to know where to go for reliable, fact-based straight talk, no pastel-colored sugar coating. Enter The HelloFlo Guide to Puberty, a smart and savvy new guide that's definitely not your mother's puberty book. Insightful, honest, funny, and unafraid of the messy real-life facts about a girl's changing body, HelloFlo strives to create informed, empowered young women who are unafraid to ask questions and make the best choices for themselves and their bodies. This is a celebration of women's bodies and all the confusing, uncomfortable, silly, transformative, and powerful changes that occur during puberty.

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Make[s] girls feel both normal and empowered....If you have a girl nearing puberty in your life, I recommend grabbing a copy for her. Heidi Stevens forThe Chicago Tribune

"An honest, funny, and unafraid look at a girl's changing body." Parents.com

Anenergetic, empoweringresource. Booklist

Acompassionateguideto the physical, psychological, and emotional dimensions of puberty.Publishers Weekly

Helpful, clear advice . . .just the right tone. Kirkus Reviews

Author Bio

Naama Bloom is the founder and CEO of HelloFlo.com, a modern-day women's health company. She is a 15+ year marketing leader with a significant track record of building high-performing teams, launching and managing brands, customer acquisition, PR, and direct marketing. In 2013, she launched HelloFlo with the goal of empowering women and girls to celebrate all stages of their life, from puberty to menopause. HelloFlo's first two promotional videos, "Camp Gyno" and "First Moon Party" have received over 40 million views. Naama holds an MBA from Cornell University and was recently named to AdAge's Creativity 50 for 2014. She lives in Brooklyn, NY, with her husband and her two children.