Girls with Sharp Sticks

Young, Suzanne. Girls with Sharp Sticks. 2019. 400p. Simon & Schuster/Simon Pulse, $18.99 (9781534426139). Gr. 8-up.

About

When her friend abruptly disappears from Innovations Academy, Philomena begins to question her school’s curriculum (focused on obedience, beauty, and purity) and control (of her diet, friendships, and curiosity).

Awards Won

Title Year
bloomer.jpg The Amelia Bloomer Book List
The Amelia Bloomer Project, a committee of the Feminist Task Force of the Social Responsibilities Round Table, compiles the Amelia Bloomer List, an annual annotated book list (or bibliography) of well-written and well-illustrated books with significant feminist content, intended for young readers (ages birth through 18).
Please note, this award is now called "Rise: A Feminist Book Project"
2020 - Selection(s)