Washoe County Library System

"This book is designed to answer all the questions that girls and women can ask themselves, but also boys and men, because menstruation is a social issue. It is not a taboo to have your period! We should be able to talk about it easily with friends, family or at school, without feeling embarrassed. Don't panic, it may seem daunting at first, but we'll explain it all to you"--

Twelve-year-old Tahlia Wilkins is ready to kick off the perfect summer at the popular kid's pool party. But when the Red Goddess of Panties, aka her first period, arrives 24 hours before the pool party, it messes up all her plans. To make matters worse, her mom is out of town, and there's no way she's going to ask her dad for help! Tahlia always feared that growing up would be tough, but this is just not fair. In order to save herself from total embarrassment,...

From Adam and Eve to pussy hats, people have punished, praised, pathologized, and politicized vulvas, vaginas, clitorises, and menstruation. In this graphic nonfiction book, drawn in chunky, punky pen, Swedish cartoonist Liv Strömquist traces how different cultures and traditions have shaped womens health and beyond. Her biting, informed commentary and ponytailed avatar guides the reader from the darkest chapters of history (a clitoridectomy performed...