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Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu

Moxie

A Novel

Jennifer Mathieu

Square Fish · Print & ebook · September 18, 2018

Now a Netflix Original Film directed by Amy Poehler!

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Who it’s for
A high-school story turns frustration with sexism into a spark for shared resistance.
Themes
Feminist activism, Sexism in high school, Friendship across social cliques
Genres
YA Stories About Girls & Women, Coming of Age, Friendship for Teens

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Now a Netflix Original Film directed by Amy Poehler! "Moxie is sweet, funny, and fierce. Read this and then join the fight."—Amy Poehler An unlikely teenager starts a feminist revolution at a small-town Texas high school in this novel from Jennifer Mathieu, author of The Truth About Alice. MOXIE GIRLS FIGHT BACK! Vivian Carter is fed up. Fed up with an administration at her high school that thinks the football team can do no wrong.

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Fed up with sexist dress codes, hallway harassment, and gross comments from guys during class. But most of all, Viv Carter is fed up with always following the rules. Viv's mom was a tough-as-nails, punk rock Riot Grrrl in the '90s, and now Viv takes a page from her mother's past and creates a feminist zine that she distributes anonymously to her classmates. She's just blowing off steam, but other girls respond. As Viv forges friendships with other young women across the divides of cliques and popularity rankings, she realizes that what she has started is nothing short of a girl revolution. Moxie is a book about high school life that will make you wanna riot!

Small Acts, Loud Ripples

A high-school story turns frustration with sexism into a spark for shared resistance.

Come here for

  • Feminist rebellion with a handmade, punk-rock edge
  • Friendships that cross the usual school divides

Expect

  • A focus on sexism and harassment at school
  • A sustained story of frustration becoming collective action

Where it sits

YA Stories About Girls & Women95%
Friendship for Teens25%
Coming of Age22%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • YA Stories About Girls & Women
  • Bullying for Teens
  • Emotions & Feelings for Teens
Authors
Jennifer Mathieu
Publisher
Square Fish
Published
September 18, 2018
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Feminist activism · Sexism in high school · Friendship across social cliques
Reading lane
YA Stories About Girls & Women