This image is the cover for the book Wait, What? A Comic Book Guide to Relationships, Bodies, and Growing Up

Wait, What? A Comic Book Guide to Relationships, Bodies, and Growing Up

Join friends Malia, Rico, Max, Sam, and Alexis as they talk about all the weird and exciting parts of growing up! This supportive group of friends are guides for some tricky subjects. Using comics, activities, and examples, they give encouragement and context for new and confusing feelings and experiences. Inclusive of different kinds of genders, sexualities, and other identities, they talk about important topics like: ● Bodies, including puberty, body parts, and body image ● Sexual and gender identity ● Gender roles and stereotypes ● Crushes, relationships, and sexual feelings ● Boundaries and consent ● The media and cultural messages, specifically around bodies and sex ● How to be sensitive, kind, accepting, and mature ● Where to look for more information, support, and help A fun and easy-to-read guide from expert sex educators that gives readers a good basis and an age-appropriate start with sex, bodies and relationships education! The perfect complement to any school curriculum.

Isabella Rotman, Isabella Rotman, Heather Corinna

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.

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