This is a friendship story about girls who see a problem and take action. When Sasha gets her period at school the girls can't find any pads or tampons in their school bathrooms. Led by Abby, their artistic friend who tenaciously leads the fight, the girls go to the administration and write letters, but gentle tactics aren't working in a school that values football above the needs of female students. I love the diversity of the four friends and the storylines about their everyday struggles and relationships. I was afraid this would be an issue book, but was pleasantly surprised to enjoy it as an all-around entertaining story as well as an honest and positive normalization of menstruation and the corresponding troubles it can cause. My own 6th grade daughter recoiled from this book due to the topic, but I am sure that middle school readers will be checking this book out and recommending it to their friends. In spite of the main characters being high school sophomores, this book is totally appropriate for tweens and middle schoolers. Highly recommended for middle school libraries.
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