Rules for Being a Girl
Age 12 +
16 April 2020Imprint: Macmillan Children's Books
Synopsis
From Katie Cotugno and author of Sex and the City Candace Bushnell comes this fierce and feisty exploration of feminism: standing up, speaking out and rewriting the rules.
Don’t be easy. Don’t give it up. Don’t be a prude. Don’t be cold. Don’t put him in the friendzone. Don’t act desperate. Don’t let things go too far. Don’t give...
Details
16 April 2020304 pages
9781529036091Imprint: Macmillan Children's Books
Reviews
A fiercely feminist call to armsGuardian
This attempt to keep women in their place is deftly captured in the bookGrazia Magazine
The authors write a convincing teen exploring the complex, frequently sexist social norms that girls and women navigate dailyPublishers Weekly
Young people starting to explore social justice will find this engaging work a stepping stone on the way to heavier fare such as Roxane Gay’s Bad Feminist or Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s TaleSchool Library Journal
