Download or read book Expecting the Unexpected written by Mavis Jukes and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twelve-year-old River hasn't started her period and she's already looking forward to menopause. Leave it to Mrs. Gladys B. Furley, R.N., Human Interaction teacher, to turn something as scary as getting your period into a party. She advises the girls to put a pad in their underwear and take it for a spin. At home River's sister is moody, her mother is acting crazy, and Rover's body is changing. But thanks to Mrs. Furley, River sees that human interaction isn't so bad.