{"product_id":"just-ask-elsie-9781250410986","title":"Just Ask Elsie","description":"\u003cp\u003eElsie Parker is having a totally normal fifth grade year. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFractions and conjunctions--check.\u003cbr\u003eStressing about middle school--check.\u003cbr\u003eBody-positive puberty class at church that also covers feelings and identities--check. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOkay, maybe that last one isn't so normal. It's a little weird (and awkward) to spend her Sundays talking periods, B.O., and pimples. But Elsie's also learning a lot more than she's heard in her public-school health class -- like the difference between sex and gender, and what consent is, and what it might mean that she can't stop blushing around a certain cute girl at her school. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen her puberty lessons become the school's latest gossip, Elsie's totally humiliated... until she finds an anonymous note in her locker from a classmate who wants to know more, and realizes that other kids might have embarrassing questions of their own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStarting an underground advice board wasn't exactly in her plans, but Elsie won't pass up a chance to turn her reputation around -- or to share words and labels that have not-so-accidentally been left off their curriculum. But when the principal tries to shut down the unauthorized puberty talk, Elsie has to decide what she's willing to risk to tell the truth to kids who really need to hear it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ari Koontz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Feiwel \u0026amp; Friends\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/16\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250410986\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 9-12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2026 pg. 71\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAri Koontz \u003c\/b\u003eis a queer nonbinary writer and educator with an MFA in creative writing from Northern Michigan University. They're dedicated to telling full-hearted stories of bravery and whimsy in every possible genre, centering the beautiful complexities of queer identity and community, and supporting their local public library. A born-and-raised Midwestern UU, Ari lives close to where the water meets the woods and loves to take long walks when they should be writing. \u003ci\u003eJust Ask Elsie\u003c\/i\u003e is their debut novel.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Ari Koontz \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48483565273245,"sku":"9781250410986","price":22.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_c46b6615-9f72-46e8-8696-b7f4fbcae3ff.jpg?v=1782288119","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/just-ask-elsie-9781250410986","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}