Middle Grade & Teen Reads: Periods and Menstruation

Books for middle graders and teens dealing with first periods and menstruation.

Updated July 16, 2026
Rochester Public Library RPL Middle Grade
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Middle Grade & Teen Reads: Periods and Menstruation

Books for middle graders and teens dealing with first periods and menstruation.

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Go with the flow
Williams, Lily
Paper Book
High school students embark on a crash course of friendship, female empowerment, and women's health issues in Lily Williams and Karen Schneemann's graphic novel Go With the Flow. Good friends help you go with the flow. Best friends help you start a...
Ollie in between
Callans, Jess.
Ebook
A Stonewall Book Award Honor Book! A 2026 Rise: A Feminist Book Project Top Ten Title A 2026 Rainbow Round Table Top Ten Pick for Young Readers A 2026 Lone Star Reading List Selection An Indie's Introduce Pick A NYPL Best...
Free period
Terese, Ali
Paper Book
This middle-grade Moxie centering period equity is Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret for the next generation! Longlisted for the National Book Award "Absolute fire." -- Book Riot Helen and Gracie are pranking their way through...
We need to talk about vaginas : an important book about vulvas, periods, puberty, and sex!
Rodgers, Allison K.
Paper Book
*A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2023* *A School Library Journal Best Book of 2023* *A National Science Teachers Association Outstanding Science Trade Book* *A DC Capitol Choices Award Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens Ages Ten to...
To Night Owl from Dogfish
Sloan, Holly Goldberg
Paper Book
From two extraordinary authors comes a moving, exuberant, laugh-out-loud novel about friendship and family, told entirely in emails and letters. Avery Bloom, who's bookish, intense, and afraid of many things, particularly deep water, lives in New York City. Bett Devlin, who's...
The unexpected consequence of bleeding on a Tuesday
Toney, Kelsey B.
Paper Book
Growing up is painful. A fresh, funny and relatable coming-of-age YA novel, perfect for fans of The Summer I Turned Pretty and XO, Kitty. Delia has the most amazing friends and family, killer grades at a fancy prep school, and, with graduation just one...
The fall of Whit Rivera
Maldonado, Crystal
Paper Book
Could you plan the Fall Formal with your (hot) nemesis? Whit Rivera is about to find out. A MASSACHUSETTS BOOK AWARD WINNER! Frenemies Whit and Zay have been at odds for years (ever since he broke up with her in, like, the most embarrassing way imaginable), so...
Red hood
Arnold, Elana K.
Ebook
A dark, engrossing, blood-drenched tale of the familiar threats to female power--and one girl's journey to regain it. Five starred reviews greeted this powerful story from Elana K. Arnold, author of the Printz Honor winner Damsel. You are alone in the woods, seen...
Lobizona
Garber, Romina
Paper Book
"Garber's gorgeous novel combines the wonder of a Hogwarts-style magic school with the Twilight-esque dynamics of a hidden magical species that has strict rules about interacting with the human world." - BOOKLIST (Starred Review) Some people ARE illegal. Lobizonas...
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