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\"My<\/a>Every mother and daughter needs to share this book. Actually, every woman should have a copy of it. Given the incredible success of Eve Ensler<\/a>‘s revolutionary play, The Vagina Monologues<\/a><\/em>, “the menstruation monologues” are the natural next step!<\/p>\n

Of course, this funny, touching, memorable collection could only be the brainchild of an almost-child herself. Who else would be so free of societal dictates? Even in our\u00a0exhibitionist reality TV culture, periods still remain somewhat of a cloistered, taboo topic. Still a teenager, young Rachel Kauder Nalebuff<\/a>, who’s headed to Yale this fall, spent five years compiling women’s memories of their first dot. She includes a wide representation of women of multiple generations from all over the world, famous and not, willing to tell their stories \u2013 including her own mother and younger sister! If I had one complaint, I might say it’s a wee bit Connecticut-heavy, but that’s just a quibble.<\/p>\n

Of the title, Nalebuff writes in her tell-all introduction, “I wanted to evoke Mao’s Little Red Book<\/em>, the manifesto distributed to all Chinese citizens during the Cultural Revolution.My Little Red Book<\/a><\/em>shares the revolutionary spirit of its Chinese namesake \u2013 minus the communist propaganda. It is a call to literary arms to reclaim our rightful history. It also makes for a nice beside companion.” Indeed, no bedside should feel complete without it!<\/p>\n

Here’s a priceless sneak peek: Gloria Steinem updates her original 1978 iconic essay, “If Men Could Menstruate,”<\/a> just for Little Red<\/em>. It could not<\/em> be funnier: “… Tiger Woods Tampons, Arnold Schwarzenegger Terminator Pads, Michael Phelps Jock Shields ….Godfather III: Menopause<\/em>.” ROTFLMAO<\/a> [Luddite me learned that from our very young, very hip media specialist; click here for translation<\/a>.]\n

And in case you needed another amazing reason to buy the book soonest: “Royalties from the sales of the book are being donated to charities promoting women’s health and education.” From the mouth of babes! Now start ordering!<\/p>\n

Readers<\/strong>: Middle Grade, Young Adult, Adult<\/p>\n

Published<\/strong>: 2009<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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