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Have you ever read a book that pisses you off? This does when a Latina teenager gets detention just for not wearing a bra!!! How she was spoken to and how she was treated. You can feel her embarrassment!!! She‘s not doing any harm when this is done . It‘s a must read. #fallread #librarybooks #sparkarevolution #getunderlined

We always choose two books for discussion in my YA bookclub, and there always seems to be an unintended connection between them. In our most recent meeting, it was alternating pov. We were particularly interested in how this is accomplished by two different authors in the tagged novel and are now looking for more YA written collaboratively by authors with two different ethnic backgrounds. Any suggestions?

The dual author dual points of view really work for me in this YA novel in which a Puerto Rican teen and a white one join forces to change an unfair dress code at their school. Intersectionality, sexism, white saviourism, sexual assault, family dynamics, friendships & facing up to your shortcomings—all kinds of feminist food for thought. Even though it‘s over 400 pages, I flew through this compassionate novel.

I loved the subject of this book, esp with its relevance for my daughter (there are a lot of dress code battles where we live), and the focus on intersectionality was fantastic. I just didn‘t like the writing in Ruby‘s chapter at all. Not sure if the dual author thing worked well in this one. I would have preferred the whole book from Malena‘s POV.

#BBRC #teenangst #makesmeangry

I was slightly disappointed in this one but, then again,I went in with high expectations. I would hoping this would be like Moxie, but instead it just fell short. Out of the 408 pages of the book, there were probably 150 where nothing happened with the dress code or school regulations in general. I felt that though we were supposed to feel that Dr. Hardaway redeemed herself at the end but I still don‘t really like her. The end of the book felt ⬇️

This is the story of 2 teens who discover the power of friendship, feminism, & standing up for what you believe in, in the midst of a dress code rebellion.
At first I thought this was going to be a full on rebellious read about archaic, sexist, conformist rules pitting teens against adults. But I was delighted (and enlightened!) to read that it was a thoughtful story of different perspectives.