But as Margie moves forward with her plans, she comes to realize some hard truths about herself. She'll plan a school-wide protest with her best friend, Daniela, and fellow classmates Jamiya and Gloria. Upset and embarrassed, Margie spends the whole day wearing oversized gym shorts. Something has to change! And Margie knows just how to do it. Margie Kelly s perfect skirt was dress coded on her very first day of middle school. And the teachers turn a blind eye to the hypocrisies taking place in the halls, classrooms, and clubs. Genres Middle GradeRealistic Fiction FictionSchoolChildrensFeminismComing Of Age. The dress code is keeping girls stuck in detention all day and away from learning. Margie Kelly Breaks the Dress Code Bridget Farr 3.82 113 ratings22 reviews The middle grade novel features a girl who leads a protest at her middle school after she is unfairly dress-coded. So much for starting sixth grade with confidence! But when Margie realizes that the dress code is only applied to the female students and not the boys, Margie gets mad.
Margie Kelly 's perfect skirt was dress coded on her very first day of middle school.
A timely and thought-provoking novel about one girl's fight against gender inequality at her middle school and the lessons about her own privilege she learns along the way.
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