Her goal besides selling books is to make young women comfortable with their bodies and comfortable asking questions about their bodies. Kidding! She’s down to earth and not afraid to share some personal stuff from her own life in pursuit of the cause. The author is a Miss America swimsuit winner, Harvard graduate, and semi-exhibitionist. Several references are made to the author’s website for more information. The end of the book includes numerous resources and an extensive bibliography. Angela Diaz, the Director of Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center. The author (not a physician) is assisted in the medical aspects of the writing by Dr. ahem, boobs and “down there” with fast facts, question and answers, personal stories, and photos. The book covers body shape, skin, hair, and. ahem, developed teens and young women as opposed to the preteen “What’s a period like?” crowd. I’d put this book in the category for older. Reading the book was refreshing, enlightening, and a tiny bit uncomfortable all at the same time. Body Drama, by Nancy Amanda Redd, pulls no punches in its efforts to show real teens and young women “real girls, real bodies, real issues, real answers.” It’s right there on the front cover. You don’t catch me off guard too often, but the photos of twenty-four different.
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