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6 hours - finished tagged audiobook: middle school story about unjust dress code punishment for girls. I have seen this too often in my years teaching and counseling in middle schools
3+ hours got me 2/3 way through the Jan Karon book. This one tells the story of the Kavanahs‘ journey to their roots in Ireland.
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And now back to reading until my eyes 👀 falter...

Girl power and political action meet in this thoughtful coming-of-age story. Dress codes are STILL an issue.

#girlpower

I am so happy to see books like this becoming more common.

Yes! 5☆
Many who wear the exact same clothes as others yet are pulled aside because the clothes fit them differently and may be a distraction to the male students. A similar theme as Moxie (Mathieu) yet a totally attainable conclusion when voices unite to be heard. It's not just a one school problem, it's a fault in society that plagues the educational systems we lived through ourselves, and current generations are also facing. "Enough is enough!"

Dress Coded is the story of an 8th grader starting a podcast to call out her school's discriminatory dress code and to try and remove it.

I think if I was the actual target audience for this book I probably would've enjoyed it more. The audiobook of this also features different narrators for each guest on the podcast which I thought was a nice touch. It will definitely be an important read for children/young teens to promote activism.

“It doesn't take much to be kind“