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“Right away I thought: Okay Mila, now you're being paranoid. The seat isn't wide enough; he can't help it if he smooshes into you. And that pothole wasn't his fault.“
“Except the thing was, he didn't budge. His legs stayed spread and his shoulders kept bumping.“
“Bump. Bump. Bump.“
“Every bump seemed to burn my shoulder“

I think this book would be a good read-aloud book that follows with group discussion. It can be a difficult topic for students to handle on their own. I think it would be good to read from fifth grade and up.

This book is about a 7th-grade girl, Mila. Mila has been noticed by a group of boys who have made a game of touching her body in inappropriate ways. Mila is faced with how she should deal with the unwanted attention. She begins a Karate class which eventually leads to her gaining a friend who helps her navigate these situations.

This book is very relatable as it discusses the challenges a young girl, Mila, faces as a group of boys creates a “game“ about her. Mila shares her journey of overcoming her challenges and finding solutions. This book overall, helps bring into light the tough conversions of harassment.

This novel covers a story of a girl in school who struggles to be heard when she is being harassed by boys in her school. As there are other things going on in Mila's life, she learns Karate and how to verbalize how she is feeling to those around her and stand up for herself.

Peer discussion done in class.

“Why were those boys teasing you like that?” “I dont really know.” “If it was me i wouldnt allow it.” “You think I allowed it?”

This book is a great book to discuss the topic of consent to older readers and is really interesting because it discusses the point of view of the victim and how they feel ashamed even though they have done nothing wrong.

This book discusses the topic of consent and how a young girl feels uncomfortable by boys teasing her for her body. Then the boys start hugging her and touching her inappropriately. She tries to discuss her problem to her friends and they shame her and make her feel guilty.

i like this book. About young people and how boys “are mean because they like you”.

Good book about consent and issues girls face growing up

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heavy topic

Deep story about consent and issues with sexism in middle school.

Another for MD BEST.

Is it a rule that middle grade book fathers need to leave now??

Anyway. I appreciate the idea behind this, because micro-agressions are basically middle school life. But it felt like everything got wrapped up so nicely. Just REALLY tell them no! Community discussion! And then make friends and karate together? No. Maybe it's me again hating middle school or teaching 5th. But kids are nasty and don't flip that fast.

A brave 7th grade girl pushes through sexual harassment to find her voice and stand up for herself with grace and noise!

As an adult, I found this relatable to my own adolescence and an important book for young people. I also found it highly predictable in many ways, but the kind of predictable that you're happy things unfold the way you want them to.

An important middle-grade novel about the necessity of consent. #fallbackintoreading

#huggable #middlegrademarch #2020middlegrade

Mila is receiving unwanted ate ya dinner the people closer to her are not giving her the support she expected. Mila finds support in unexpected places and it‘s refreshing to see how relationships grow over the course of the book.

This fall, my school experienced a situation that goes a little further than what Mila experiences. I would love to see this book read by all middle schoolers.

Just started this today for #middlegradeMarch
Sadly, we had a situation of alleged sexual harassment happening in my school. But it was a girl harassing other girls 😢 I don‘t know all the specifics but it hurts my heart.

This is a well-told story of Mila, a 7th grade student, subjected to unwanted touching, grabbing, and teasing from a group of boys.

This was the thought percolating in my mind as I read this book that is aimed at adolescents living in the #metoo world. As an educator, it reminds me that there is work to be done to help girls find their voice and make boys know their place in regards to touching or talking about girls‘ bodies.

As for the writing, something was not quite on target for me but the plot and message were on point.

This ARC arrived in a box from Simon and Schuster. The title caught my eye, so I started it on my lunch break. I finished it at 3am that night amidst many flashbacks.

It might be a tough book to actively sell, as many parents simply don‘t want to admit what can go on in their children‘s lives, but I‘m glad this book is out there for those who are having similar experiences to the ones I had 30 years ago.