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It’s A Girl Thing
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It’s A Girl Thing
Lisa Clark

Everything you ever needed to know about being a girl!Got some questions about ladybumps?Are you pondering pimples?Perplexed by periods?And just what are the boy types going through right now?Lola Love and her Pink Ladies are here to help. All the answers to all the questions you’ve been too worries to ask are here in this fun guide to being a girl. Packed with cool illustrations and helpful, friendly advice on how to cope with just about anything, Lola is a girl’s best friend.Just remember, it might not always be easy but being a girl rocks!

LOLA

LOVE

It’sagirlthing

By

Lisa Clark

Big hearts and sparkly tiaras to…

All the totes amazing Pink Ladies who read the books, visit the website and message and mail both Lola and I – WE HEART YOU!

Angel boy Burt – love you x

Carrie and Jacqui, The girls from Shampoo – for being the most fabulous inspir-o girls in my teendom years – Viva La Megababes!

Mrs Mclaren and Mr Clarke – the best teachers. Ever.

Susie and Izzi – so, we didn’t rule the school? Pah! Look at us now – we rock n’ rule!

Just Seventeen magazine for teaching me everything ‘bout the big P when I was a teen girl.

Claire-bear Boxall and Clairey Brown-Smith for making life as an awkward teen girl in the world totally do-able with fbs, photo swaps, phat mail and pages and pages of boyband chatter. Happy days.

Take That – the absolute best reason for being a teen girl in the 90s. Fact.

Table of Contents

Introduction (#u46342792-e197-5f5e-a92b-0780a37c0d9e)

Your ‘It’s a Girl Thing!’ Bag of Fabulousness (#ua0ec3ced-9b10-53a6-be31-57278d485ab6)

So, What Do You Know? (#ua0a4247f-f32e-5ace-b91b-6df523bc0456)

Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes (#ue13dae8a-66ef-5654-9cc1-de0f4b6bb489)

What’s Happening? (#u05e135d0-d810-57c7-8f29-d3995ee5dfc4)

What’s the Hurry? (#u1049d9d9-cd3e-5daa-9105-031758cb6884)

Why Being a Girl Rocks… (#u71fa35f3-284d-5396-9edd-9a4cbe9a154b)

Celebrate Girlsville (#litres_trial_promo)

Being a Girl (#litres_trial_promo)

Hair – Why is it There? (#litres_trial_promo)

Fuzz Free – the Facts (#litres_trial_promo)

Skin Deep (#litres_trial_promo)

Spot Check (#litres_trial_promo)

Ask the Bod Squad! (#litres_trial_promo)

Try this: Bella’s Banana Blemish Buster (#litres_trial_promo)

Stress = An Unhappy You (#litres_trial_promo)

Smile – You’re Bee—yoou—tiful! (#litres_trial_promo)

Life with a Smile Enhancer – The Facts (#litres_trial_promo)

Don’t Sweat It! (#litres_trial_promo)

Bo Bashing (#litres_trial_promo)

What’s Normal Down There? (#litres_trial_promo)

Periods (#litres_trial_promo)

Take a Dip! (#litres_trial_promo)

The Bod Squad’s Yummy Honey Ice-Cream Bubble Bath Recipe (#litres_trial_promo)

Your Period Cycle. The It’s A Girl Thing Circle of Your Cycle! (#litres_trial_promo)

Fame Your Period Pain (#litres_trial_promo)

The Bod Squad’s Bella Explains Everything… (#litres_trial_promo)

Got Questions About that Time of the Month? The Bod Squad are Here to Help! (#litres_trial_promo)

My Lumps, My Lovely Ladybumps! (#litres_trial_promo)

Boobs: The Facts (#litres_trial_promo)

Boob Worries, Busted! (#litres_trial_promo)

Measure Up! (#litres_trial_promo)

What’s Your Bra Size? (#litres_trial_promo)

Blush-Free Bra Shopping (#litres_trial_promo)

Work your Ladybumps (#litres_trial_promo)

What you Might Notice About Lads…. (#litres_trial_promo)

Banish the Blush (#litres_trial_promo)

Cringe! (#litres_trial_promo)

Deal with the Cringe (#litres_trial_promo)

It’s a Wrap! (#litres_trial_promo)

Copyright (#litres_trial_promo)

About the Publisher (#litres_trial_promo)

Introduction (#u32061a0d-30f5-5cf9-be78-609b817d0716)

Being a girl in the world can be tough stuff, chica. Fact.

One minute you’re brushing your Barbie doll’s hair, the next you’re diggin’ on the totally cute guitar-playin’ dude in the year above. Sigh.

That’s not all, both your body and mind go through some pretty dramatic changes at a helluva crazy speed too. This, sweet thing, is your puberty makeover.

Now, I heart a makeover as much as the next chica, but ladybumps, mood-swings, hair sprouting here and there and periods? Well, there ain’t no denying that they can be a complete head-mess. Whether your big P makeover is exciting, embarrassing, irritating or anxiety-inducing, don’t freak out, the Pink Ladies and I have everything you need to make it as stress-free as possible. How?

Well, punk princess and Pink Lady Bella, who is a whole lot older than us, she’s 17 which is like, practically a grown up – has completed her big P makeover and is the coolest mix of agony aunt, big sister and glossy girl ‘zine in a rockgirl package. She’s got the puberty 101 and together, ‘coz yep, we’re feeling it too sister, we’ll make sure you’re totally clued up about the whole big P makeover; it is a girl thing after all!

Love and pink lemonade bubbles,

Your ‘It’s a girl thing!’ bag of fabulousness (#u32061a0d-30f5-5cf9-be78-609b817d0716)

There’s no right or wrong way to go through this whole puberty lark, however, armed with your ‘It’s a girl thing!’ bag of fabulousness, it will inevitably be a whole lot less stressy, promise!

Peppermint tea–soothing, relieves bloating, caffeine-free and the perfect chill out tonic–ahhh.

Pampering treats–Because soaking in a bath not only makes you feel and look fabulous, sweet smelling products banish bad body odour too–yay!

Chocolate–well, why not?

Pink leg warmers–to wear while taking a brisk walk to the shop–exercise will make your body’s natural pain killers kick-in if you’ve got bad belly pains.

Pink fluffy hot water bottle–If you can’t bear to leave the sofa, sitting with a hot water bottle on your turn can work wonders and is really rather cute too.

So, what do you know? (#u32061a0d-30f5-5cf9-be78-609b817d0716)

Don’t stress if you don’t know exactly what’s going on, you most deffo won’t be the first girl in history to find puberty something right out of Scaryville, I know I did! Neither will you be the first to lie awake at night fretting that you’re the only girl in class that doesn’t wear a bra yet, just ask Pink Lady, Sadie…The trick is to Think Pink. Why?

Because Pink-Thinkin’ chicks get clued-up about their bodies and what’s going on inside. It’s a fact that the more you know, the less confusing, surprising and embarrasing this whole hazy, crazy growing up stuff will seem! Ready?

Your boobs can be tender, sore and itchy during puberty

To get rid of body odour you should keep yourself clean and wash under your arms every day

Any hair that you shave will grow back much thicker

No two boobs are alike

Boys are just as self-conscious during puberty as girls

If you answered ‘true’ to 3 or more of the statements above…

You are sussed, sista! You know how puberty’s body makeover will affect you and you’re ready for action–go girl!

If you answered ‘false’ to 3 or more of the statements above…

No worries sweet thing, the Pink Ladies and I are gonna fill you in on everything from periods to ladybumps, because when you know what’s happening to your body and why, you’ll be much less likely to fret about it in the future, okay?

Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes (#u32061a0d-30f5-5cf9-be78-609b817d0716)

As you know I’m a pink-thinking chica on a daily basis and while I dig who I am and know I’m no ugly duckling, there are still times, even with all the pink thinking in the world, when I feel like one. Sound familiar?

Blame the hormones.

Hormones are the chemicals your body produces to transform your sweet self from a young girl to a woman. These body changes can take years to unfold and take hold–yawn–and while there will deffo be some changes you’ll like, there’s a chance there will also be some that you won’t.

Yes, this is rude and wrong, but unfortunately, chica, it is factuality.

If, like me, you’re feeling a li’l bit messy and stressy about all this big P stuff, then hold up, because Bella is our ‘big P go-to’ about all things girl. She is the tiara-wearing princess of the bod squad–that’s us btw–and together, we’ll be answering all the need-to-know questions that you’re too scared or embarrassed to ask–for the record though, NO question is ever too silly–I mean, how’s a girl ever to become the most feisty, fun, fearless and fabulous girl in all of girlsville if she doesn’t ask questions, eh?

What’s happening? (#ulink_00ec8780-ce90-515c-87f9-6e911617b305)

So, Bella, what exactly is puberty anyway?

“…GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS…CHILL YOUR BOOTS–OR WHATEVER FOOTWEAR YOU’RE CURRENTLY WORKING–THIS PUBERTY LARK SEEMS MUCH BIGGER AND SCARIER THAN IT ACTUALLY IS.

HONEST.

IN FACT, ONCE YOU REALISE WHAT’S GOING ON, IT’S ACTUALLY A FUNNY KIND OF EXCITING. LET ME EXPLAIN…BASICALLY, PUBERTY IS WHEN YOUR BODY GETS A SERIOUS UPGRADE IN PREPARATION FOR BECOMING A WOMAN. COOL EH? YOU DEVELOP LADYBUMPS, YOUR HIPS BECOME WIDER AND YOU START YOUR PERIODS (MENSTRUAL CYCLE). WHILE ALL THIS IS GOING ON, YOUR HORMONES CAN ACT ALL KINDS OF CRAZY, WHICH CAN LEAVE YOU FEELING HAPPY, SAD, TEARFUL AND ANXIOUS ALL AT THE SAME TIME.

NOT SO COOL.

NOW, ALTHOUGH THE CHANGES THAT ARE HAPPENING TO YOUR BODY MAY SEEM SUPER SCARY, IT’S ALL COMPLETELY NORMAL, I PROMISE. I WAS FREAKED WHEN I SHOT UP TO GIRAFFE GIRL HEIGHT OVERNIGHT BUT THEN HAD TO WAIT FOR WHAT FELT LIKE FOREVER FOR SOMETHING, ANYTHING, THAT RESEMBLED BOOBS TO APPEAR.

Y’SEE, YOUR BIG P MAKEOVER IS TOTALLY UNIQUE TO YOU AND CAN KICK IN AT ANY TIME BETWEEN THE AGES OF EIGHT AND SEVENTEEN. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT EVERYONE GOES THROUGH IT, JUST NOT NECESSARILY AT THE SAME TIME. SO DON’T PANIC IF YOUR GAL PALS START DEVELOPING BEFORE YOU–IT’S NOT A RACE, Y’KNOW!…”

Why does my mood flip from happy to sad without warning?