Search Penguin Random House

Girl Stuff 8–12 is the essential younger girl's guide to puberty and the pre-teen years.

Here's everything you need to know about being a pre-teen, from Kaz Cooke, author of Girl Stuff for teens.

* body changes * dealing with friends & bullies * getting confident * first periods * pimples * hair (wherever it is) * phones & being online * what to eat * being fit & healthy * the best books & movies * how to be happy with your own true self * & lots more!

Girl Stuff 8–12 fits under your pillow and is written with the help of medical and other experts.

PS: This book is for girls aged 8 to 12. Girls 12+ need Girl Stuff: Your Full-on Guide to the Teen Years.

Kaz Cooke Kaz Cooke

Formats & editions

  • Paperback

    9780143573999

    October 3, 2016

    Viking

    176 pages

    RRP $24.99

    Online retailers

    • Abbey's Bookshop
    • Amazon
    • Angus & Robertson Bookworld
    • Booktopia
    • Boomerang Books
    • Collins Booksellers
    • Dymocks
    • Books Kinokuniya
    • The Nile
    • QBD
    • Readings
    • Robinsons Bookshop
    Or

    Find your local bookstore at booksellers.org.au

  • EBook

    9781760142711

    October 3, 2016

    Penguin eBooks

    176 pages

    Online retailers

    • iBooks
    • Amazon Kindle
    • Booktopia
    • eBooks
    • Google Play
    • Kobo
Article
Being Online

Tips for parents and kids. 

Article
A Letter From Kaz to the Parents of Pre-teen Girls

A letter from Kaz Cooke.

Article
Beating the Bullies

Change the feelings caused by bullying.

Article
Kaz on Research

The 4000 voices of Girl Stuff 8–12, Your Real Guide to the Pre-Teen Years.

Awards and Recognition

  • Australian Book Industry Awards
    2017
    Longlisted
    General Non-fiction Book of the Year

Also by Kaz Cooke

Girl Stuff: Your Full-on Guide to the Teen Years
Up the Duff: The Real Guide to Pregnancy
Babies & Toddlers
Ada
Up the Duff app - Kaz Cooke
Escaping Control & Abuse: How to Get Out of a Bad Relationship & Recover from Assault
Women's Stuff
Kidwrangling: Looking after babies, toddlers & preschoolers
Wanda-Linda Goes Berserk
The Terrible Underpants
The Arts of Beauty & Hints to Gentlemen on the Art of Fascinating
See all

Recommendations

How To Change Your Mind: The New Science of Psychedelics
The Lose Your Belly Diet
Footnotes
The Life Well Lived
Letting Go: How to Plan for a Good Death
HelloFlo: The Guide, Period.
The Whole Brain Diet: The Microbiome Solution to Heal Depression, Anxiety, and Mental Fog without Prescription Drugs
Stop Smoking with CBT
Feast or Famine
Parenting Tips: Toilet Training
The Happy Bowel
Brain Rules for Ageing Well: 10 Principles for Staying Vital, Happy, and Sharp
How Healing Works: Get Well and Stay Well Using Your Body's Power to Heal Itself
The Mindspan Diet: Reduce Alzheimer's Risk, Minimize Memory Loss, and Keep Your Brain Young
The Big Fat Truth: Behind-the-scenes secrets to losing weight and gaining the inner strength to transform your life
Is Your Job Making You Fat?: How to Lose Weight and Control Your Waist at Work
No Grain, No Pain: A 30-Day Diet for Eliminating the Root Cause of Chronic Pain
Australian Drug Guide: The plain language guide to drugs and medicines of all kinds
Disconnect: the truth about mobile-phone radiation [with new afterword]
Ettie Rout: New Zealand's safer sex pioneer