When her investigative skills fail to turn up the complainers, Riley, who’s white, and her friends, a multicultural group, plan a series of protests instead to win back their autonomy and dignity. Riley’s breezy yet sharply accurate narration depicts body-image anxiety, the taunting and shame girls experience during menstruation, and the double standards associated with dress codes that vilify girls. pads, or pooping, no issue is off limits! When students and parents complain about one of Riley’s articles, the lax enforcement of school dress code, and the Red Club, the principal shuts down the newspaper and club and cracks down on the handbook rules. Riley and her female classmates protest the stigmatization of menstruation and middle school–handbook rules that target their gender.Įighth grader Riley Dunne is not only her middle school’s lead investigative journalist, but a leader in the Red Club, a weekly, informal, after-school support group in which girls can discuss their periods.
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