Karen Schneemann

This is great. We don't talk enough about periods, and we sure as heck don't advocate enough for supplies to be readily available to anyone who needs them. I love that this book tackles both head on, without being altogether preachy -- there are several other stories going on in the background, and the book hangs together nicely. Friends, high school, activism. Good stuff.

This is advanced reading copy of graphic novel that I would have loved to have had when I was twelve years old. It is so much better than the cartoon that we watched in gym to explain menstruation! The characters are Abby, Brit, Christine and Sasha. Even though it has been sixty-one years since I had my first period and ran to my mother to tell her that I must be "dying", I identified with all of this group of girls. I know what it is like to be Sasha. To be the new girl in the school and show more have a large red spot on my clothes and being sick with embarrassment.

The many different aspects are covered in an informative way and the girls supported each other with love and respect. LBGTQ, different races and are all represented. The unfair situation of an empty pad or tampon machine when it is needed the most was even in this book. The pain and length of periods and the need for young women to discuss their periods and to see a doctor if the period is not normal, it is all in this book. I am going to hold onto this copy for my granddaughter to read.

I received an advanced reading copy of this book from the Publisher as a win from FirstReads but that in no way made a difference in my thoughts or feelings in this review. show less

A book devoted to menstruation? Proof positive that I will read anything as long as it is in graphic novel format. And, hey, it's not even the first time! But I think it is telling that the previous comics I've read that were so focused on menstruation gave the subject a horror story twist: Alan Moore's Swamp Thing #40 back in 1985 and the much more recent Man-Eaters by Chelsea Cain. What happens when things get less metaphorical?

I'm impressed to see real issues and injustices tied to show more women's periods directly addressed in this entertaining and engaging tale about four high school friends. Sasha is being teased and bullied due to an unfortunate incident. Brit is dealing with a physically painful condition. Christine is working through a same-sex crush on one of her friends. Abby aspires to make a difference, and the dismissive attitude of the school administration to her complaints about the tampon dispensers in the bathrooms is getting her riled up.

It works as a story of friendship, as a source of information about the topic, and as a call to action. Recommended. show less

When Sasha, a new student at their school, has a period emergency, friends Brit, Abby, and Christine come to her rescue. Abby realizes that the school's feminine hygiene product dispensers are always empty -- and shouldn't those products be free, anyway? As the school year goes on and she has frustrating, unproductive encounters with the school's administration, she gets drawn more and more into period activism -- but will she go too far?

This graphic novel is a strong depiction of female show more friendship, and will be an eye-opener to some about issues surrounding menstruation. A great resource for people hitting puberty, but also a solid friendship story. show less