 First edition cover of the English version | |
| Author |
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|---|---|
| Illustrator | Rebecca Odes |
| Language | English |
| Subject | |
| Genre | Nonfiction |
| Publisher | Pocket Books |
Publication date | September 1, 1999 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| Pages | 320 |
| ISBN | 9780671041571 |
| Followed by | The Looks Book: A Whole New Approach to Beauty, Body Image, and Style |
| Website | dealwithit.com at the Wayback Machine (archived May 30, 2002) |
Deal With It! A Whole New Approach to Your Body, Brain, and Life as a gURL is a 1999 teen advice and sex education book written by Esther Drill, Heather McDonald, and Rebecca Odes, the creators of the American website Gurl.com. Using the same format of the original website, the book was published by Pocket Books and released on September 1, 1999.
Deal With It! became a national bestseller and also won the I.D. Magazine Award in 2000. It was praised for being informative, frank, and having a nonjudgmental approach discussing topics such as puberty and sexuality. It was also met with criticism from several conservative groups and has been challenged for its LGBT-friendly and sex-positive content.