Learning about some of this stuff through a book that I trusted was a lot easier than asking my mom about the pros and cons of tampon-usage and what type of product I should use when my armpits smell. She understood that some of the issues of being a pre-teen (or just hitting the teenage years) was something I would be uncomfortable talking to her about. My mom bought it for me and left it on my bed when I was at school. Of course, as I started to grow up the American Girl phenomenon was no longer something I was interested in, but this book was still really really helpful. I had a subscription to the magazine and my sister and I had dolls and books that corresponded with those dolls. When we were little, American Girl publications were a pretty big deal in our house. The Care & Keeping of You: The Body Book for Girls by Valorie Schaefer
