A very important topic written in a middle school novel. This young piece of feminist fiction is a great addition to the middle school age books. While I didn’t really feel the characters (especially secondary characters) were three dimensional, I felt how the topic of dress codes was well done as well as the story’s pacing.

I wish I would have had a book like this when I was in middle school. I’d like to think it would have helped me speak up against the dress code at my school, but it was a time when you didn’t question rules authorities made. Now that dress codes are getting more and more attention, it’s imperative a book like this can fall into the hands of a young middle school student ready to fight for equality and respect.