It's Perfectly Normal

It’s Perfectly Normal

Harris, R. (2009). It’s perfectly normal. Boston, MA: Candlewick Press.

It’s Perfectly Normal is an informational book that addresses the aspects of adolescents’ changing bodies and explains everything from puberty, sexual health, sexual identity to STD’s, pregnancy, and the responsibilities attached to the choices regarding sexual aspects of their bodies.  Set up in a very easy-to-use, easy to understand format including definitions, cartoon illustrations, and sectioned according to topic.  Because the average readers’ bodies begin changing somewhere in the middle grades (5^th, 6^th, maybe 7^th grades), this book would be appropriate to have in a middle school library and would be beneficial in a health classroom as well.  Parents could also find this book to be of benefit when explaining the topic of sexual health to their children and the uncomfortable parent could certainly find it to be beneficial.  In addition, because there are late bloomers and those who have only learned what they have managed to pick up along the way, I also believe It’s Perfectly Normal should be included in a high school library collection.