Dress Coded
$20.99
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
16 August 2022
Summary
In this inspiring novel about girls using their collective power to improve their lives, an eighth grader starts a podcast to protest the unfair dress code enforcement at her middle school—and sparks a rebellion.
“A much-needed reminder that certain fights are worth fighting, that while bears of all types may prowl unsettlingly close, fear can be faced down and victories achieved, especially with strength in numbers.” - The New York Times
“Full of humor, rage, and hea…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781984816450 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1984816454 |
| Author: | Carrie Firestone |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 16 August 2022 |
| Weight: | 249g |
| Dimensions: | 194mm x 129mm x 23mm |
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What They're Saying
Critics Review
Four Starred Reviews
A Junior Library Guild Selection
A Kids’ Indie Next List Pick
A Booklist Editors’ Choice
A Rise: Feminist Book Project Selection
A Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year
“A much-needed reminder that certain fights are worth fighting, that while bears of all types may prowl unsettlingly close, fear can be faced down and victories achieved, especially with strength in numbers.” –The New York Times
“Timely, engaging, and full of heart.” –Kirkus Reviews, starred review
“Full of humor, rage, and heart … A triumphant ending shows how systemic change can be made when girls stand together. Absolutely necessary for tweens and teens … Straight fire.” –Booklist, starred review
“Crackling … A deeply, often scathingly honest work of modern fiction.” –School Library Journal, starred review
“With timely, important anecdotes that ring painfully true, Firestone cuts to the heart of the damage that dress coding can inflict … [A] deeply satisfying, variously inclusive journey with a wonderfully flawed main character.” –Publishers Weekly, starred review
”[Dress Coded] addresses deeper issues such as draconian and prejudicial dress codes, body shaming, name calling, bullying, and vaping … The story reflects the ups and downs of middle school, and the validation that comes when one successfully stands up for what one believes.” –School Library Connection
“With a perfect mix of friendship, humor, and girl power, Dress Coded is a book readers need.” –Stacy McAnulty, bestselling author of The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl
“Dress Coded is a compelling, subversive, emotionally astute story of the pernicious effects of everyday sexism and of the revolutionary potential when girls decide to fight back. An electrifying ode to the power of standing up and standing together.” –Anne Ursu, author of The Real Boy and The Lost Girl
About The Author
Carrie Firestone
Carrie Firestone is the author of the middle grade novels Title TK and Dress Coded, which was a Booklist Editors’ Choice and was described by the New York Times as “a much-needed reminder that certain fights are worth fighting,” as well as the acclaimed young adult novels The Loose Ends List and The Unlikelies.
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