The author describes her life after her parents separated when she was eleven years old, discussing how she began reacting to her changing adolescent body and detailing sexually-related incidents that include sexually transmitted disease scares and being raped in college.
Uses realistic scenarios and interviews to provide information about date rape drugs and how they work, demonstrate strategies to prevent date rape, illustrate the common warning signs of an unhealthy relationship, introduce the concept of inappropriate touch, and provide teenagers with resouces if abuse is occurring at home or in school.
A guide for teenage girls that describes many of the things boys lie about, why they lie, and how to respond, discussing how to be more confident and enjoy healthy, honest, and fulfilling relationships.
Identifies the dangers sex poses to teenagers, discussing not only sexually transmitted diseases and pregnancy, but also the emotional impact teenage sex can have and the reasons why sex is becoming so common among younger teens, despite warnings about the dangers of unsafe behavior.
