
Eve (adapted for Young Adults)
How the Female Body Shaped Human Evolution
Random House Children's Books · Print & ebook · February 25, 2025
The groundbreaking New York Times bestseller is now adapted for young adults!
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- Who it’s for
- Cat Bohannon connects the female body’s evolutionary history with adolescent biology and questions about sexism.
- Themes
- Female biology and human evolution, Adolescent mental health and biology, The roots of sexism
- Genres
- Girls & Women, Biology for Teens, Anatomy & Physiology for Teens
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The groundbreaking New York Times bestseller is now adapted for young adults! This is the 200-million-year story of how the female body gave rise to the human species and forever shaped life on Earth and what that means for us in the future. Why do women live longer than men? Why do girls score better at every academic subject than boys until puberty, when suddenly their scores plummet? Is the female brain "wired differently?"
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These questions and common debates around scientific claims are thoughtfully examined in this adaptation perfect for young people. This brand-new adaptation is a friendly, funny, and engaging read. It explores teen related topics such as mental health and the biology behind it, including insights on how adolescent brains are going through all kinds of changes, and shifting hormones. Author Cat Bohannon explains the roots of sexism and shows how, though it may have even served some evolutionary purpose long ago, it no longer serves us today, and it’s high time we leave it in the past. Filled with amazing stories of both past and present, Eve will delight any young reader looking to understand the body—its amazing history, its wondrous capability, its oddities and mysteries, and its relevance to so many issues captivating contemporary thought and discussion.
Female Biology’s History
Cat Bohannon connects the female body’s evolutionary history with adolescent biology and questions about sexism.
Come here for
- A 200-million-year account of female biology and human evolution
- Adolescent brain changes, shifting hormones, and mental health
Expect
- Questions about longevity, academic scores, and claims about brain differences
- Discussion of how sexism’s roots relate to evolution
Where it sits
| Anatomy & Physiology for Teens | 54% |
|---|---|
| Biology for Teens | 51% |
| Girls & Women | 49% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Girls & Women
- Anatomy & Physiology for Teens
- Biology for Teens
- Authors
- Cat Bohannon
- Publisher
- Random House Children's Books
- Published
- February 25, 2025
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Female biology and human evolution · Adolescent mental health and biology · The roots of sexism
- Reading lane
- Girls & Women