![]() ![]() Each page featured smiling cartoon girls of all races and sizes demonstrating everything from how to shave your legs to how to shop for a first bra. The head-to-toe guide started by explaining that “ everybody” goes through puberty, and then broke down into sections on everything from regular body hygiene to getting your period for the first time. On the opening spread was a letter to readers: “The more you know about your body, the less confusing and embarrassing growing up will seem-and the easier it will be to talk about.” The book, which was published by American Girl, was called The Care and Keeping of You: The Body Book for Girls. ![]() Just before I started middle school, my mom handed me a large white book with three cartoon girls on the cover, each wrapped in a towel, dripping wet, as though fresh out of the shower. ![]() I first learned about periods from a cartoon. ![]()
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