Code Red (ToolKit)
$12.00
Joy McCullough
Age Rec: 4-7th Grades
Themes: Period Poverty, Friendships, Income Inequality, Family Dynamics, Theater, Activism & Menstruators
The book follows the main character, Eden, an elite competitive gymnast who retires from her sport. She must learn how to rejoin middle school as a typical 7th grader. Eden knows she has a lot to learn about navigating friendships outside the gym, but she never could have imagined how this would incorporate periods, menstruators (not only “girls” have periods), food banks, politics, taxes, and so much more. This book has many rich layers and is a timely read as future menstruators are about to start their period journeys.