Boying Up, Mayim Bialik
Boying Up, Mayim Bialik
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Boying Up
How to Be Brave, Bold and Brilliant

Author: Mayim Bialik

Narrator: Mayim Bialik

Unabridged: 4 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/08/2018


Synopsis

Mayim Bialik, Jeopardy! host and star of The Big Bang Theory and author of the #1 bestseller Girling Up, puts her Ph.D. to work to talk to teen boys about the science and pressures of growing up male in today's world. A must-have book for all teenage boys!

Why does my voice crack like that? What should I eat to build muscle? How do I talk to someone I have a crush on? What do I do if someone calls me names or bullies me?

Growing from a boy to a man is no easy task. Bodies are changing, social circles are evolving, hair is appearing in places it never was before -- and on top of it all, there's the ever-present pressure to conform to the typical idea of what it means to be "manly" and masculine. But it's easier to do if you're armed with facts.

Using personal anecdotes as an overly observant mother of two boys and plenty of scientific information from her life as a neuroscientist, Mayim Bialik, PhD, star of The Big Bang Theory, talks directly to teen boys about what it means to grow from a boy to a man biologically, psychologically, and sociologically. Using the same cool, fun, and friendly tone that she took in Girling Up, Mayim takes boys--and their parents!--through the challenges and triumphs of Boying Up today.

In six sections (How Boys Bodies Work; How Boys Grow; How Boys Learn; How Boys Cope; How Boys Love; and How Boys Make a Difference), she takes a look at what it means for boys to come of age in today's world, how can they take control of their paths, and what can they do to help shape the types of futures they want for themselves.

Praise for Boying Up:

"A matter-of-fact mirror that reflects reality and respect, not bewildered embarrassment." --Kirkus Reviews

"Boying Up hits all the hot spots and should be included in tween and teen library collections." --VOYA

About The Author

Mayim Bialik is best known as Amy Farrah Fowler on America's #1 comedy, The Big Bang Theory, a role for which she has received four Emmy nominations and a Critics' Choice Award. She also starred in the early-1990s sitcom Blossom. Mayim earned a BS from UCLA in Neuroscience and Hebrew and Jewish studies, and went on to earn a Ph.D. from UCLA in Neuroscience. She is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller, Girling Up, as well as Beyond the Sling, and Mayim's Vegan Table.Mayim founded GrokNation.com in 2015 as a platform for sharing her writing on everything from religious observance and modesty to women's issues to parenting to politics. She seeks to present herself as a normal, imperfect mom trying to make everything run smoothly in a world that often feels out of her control. Mayim lives in Los Angeles with her brave, bold and brilliant sons.You can visit Mayim Bialik at groknation.com, follow her on Twitter and Instagram @MissMayim, and watch her videos at youtube.com/mayimbialik.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jasmine on August 29, 2018

My Experience: I started reading Boying Up on 6/8/18 and finished it on 8/29/18. (It’s silly that it took me this long to read because I have a problem with reading one book but wanting to read another book, so this book got put on hold. There’s nothing against this book. I will definitely read this......more

Goodreads review by Sue on February 22, 2020

I listened to the audiobook version, and I also borrowed the book from my local library. I cannot express how much I love the American sitcom The Big Bang Theory and its cast. Penny, Leonard and Amy are just too adorable and mesmerising as, of course, is the entire cast that there is this craving and......more

Goodreads review by Papá on June 08, 2020

Si tuviera que describir este libro en dos palabras seria, información + consejos, así es, mucha información y muchos consejos, consejos de una neurocientífica pero que además en madre de dos hijos varones, uno de ellos entrando a la pubertad en el momento en el que escribía este libro, por lo que n......more

Goodreads review by Karen on November 24, 2020

This is a book intended to be read by young boys (I'd say probably 5th grade at earliest, and 10th grade at latest, with that 7th-8th grade middle school age being the most appropriate). And I'm curious how well it will age, because now that "The Big Bang Theory" is over, I wonder how many pre-teen......more

Goodreads review by Liza on September 05, 2018

I checked out the audio version of this book (narrated by the author) in the hopes that my middle schooler would listen along with me. However, he refused. It was still useful for me to listen to Boying Up to help me better understand male puberty and respond to my son's questions. I enjoyed this bo......more


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Praise for Boying Up:

"A matter-of-fact mirror that reflects reality and respect, not bewildered embarrassment." --Kirkus Reviews

"Boying Up hits all the hot spots and should be included in tween and teen library collections." --VOYA