Mature Content: G (talk of menstruation, some bullying about periods)
BUYING ADVISORY: MS - ESSENTIAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
13yo Eden was an elite gymnast until she had a severe injury that derailed her Olympic hopes. Now she is adapting, or not adapting to middle school. When your mother, who owns a large period product company hijacks career day, it is hard to keep a low profile. An accident gets Eden and another girl, Mirabel, suspended for a few days and Eden is introduced to Mirabel’s exciting extended family, to the world of having less, and to activism. Eden would love to have period products available free to all - and her initiative gets picked up by Mirabel’s older sister - putting Eden into direct conflict with her mother.
Eden's mom is a great example of someone who thinks they have it all and is completely failing at being a good parent and sometimes even a good human - but without being too much of a cartoon villain. I empathized with Eden as she broke her mother’s outrageous punishments in order to be a better human, and a better friend. A great book about social justice, activism, families - so many things. Eden defaults white while Mirabel’s family is Latinx.
Cindy Mitchell, Library Teacher, MLS
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