I had read positive and negative opinions on the other but in the end I'm happy with this purchase. I left it on the coffee table, telling me that my pre teens there could draw the "info" unhindered by my presence. I flipped and it is not bad, some things seems a little explicit, but on reflection I wish I had that kind of "guide" on hand before arriving at college to understand the terms used by the "big" and do not feel embarrassed often. The rules, how to kiss, how to preserve my body, acne, to say "no" to be in love, making love ..... with simple words and a bit of humor to defuse concerns of small pre teens, the book provides answers, I think ... but I do not have 11 years and I have not asked my children! One thing I was arrested I think that is the explanation of homosexuality as a "man magnet another man 'and girls? but as I have not read everything perhaps this says later.