Paulsen, G. (2006). The amazing life of birds (The twenty-day puberty journal of Duane Homer Leech). New York: Wendy Lamb Books.
Duane Homer Leach, or Doo Doo as he's known at school, is having a rough time adjusting to adolescence. His feet are too big, his hair has gone wild, and his face has become a minefield of pimples. To top it off, nothing he says or does comes out the way he wants it to. The culprit? Puberty. Will he survive long enough to get it right?
The Review
The book is very short, extremely readable, and laugh-out-loud funny. Every kid going through puberty or who has gone will relate to Duane's feelings of awkwardness. The book touches on the major parts of physical maturation as well as extremely veiled allusions to sexual topics. Concerns such as porn, unexpected arousal, and an unintentional preoccupation with female anatomy are referred to with surprising tact and humor. The book entertains without shocking. A great read for tween boys.
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