Margie Kelly Breaks The Dress Code

ISBN-10: 031646158X
ISBN-13: 9780316461580
Author: Farr, Bridget
Interest Level: 3-7
Publisher: Hachette Book Group

Publication Date: July 2022

Copyright: 2021

Page Count: 320

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Interest Level

Grades 3-7

Reading Level

Guided Reading: W

BISAC Subjects

JUVENILE FICTION / Girls & Women

JUVENILE FICTION / School & Education

JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

Description
A timely and thought-provoking novel about one girl's fight against gender inequality at her middle school and the lessons about her own privilege she learns along the way. Margie Kelly's perfect skirt was dress coded on her very first day of middle school. Upset and embarrassed, Margie spends the whole day wearing oversized gym shorts. So much for starting sixth grade with confidence! But when Margie realizes that the dress code is only applied to the female students and not the boys, Margie gets mad. Really mad. The dress code is keeping girls stuck in detention all day and away from learning. The boys act like they own the school. And the teachers turn a blind eye to the hypocrisies taking place in the halls, classrooms, and clubs. Something has to change! And Margie knows just how to do it. She'll plan a school-wide protest with her best friend, Daniela, and fellow classmates Jamiya and Gloria. But as Margie moves forward with her plans, she comes to realize some hard truths about herself. Will Margie recognize her own privile
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