“Dress Coded” by Carrie Firestone

A group of middle school girls confronts sexism and injustice in Dress Coded

One of the most interesting developments in children's literature in recent years has been the evolution of middle grade books. As anyone who has been a seventh grader knows, those preteen and early teen years are more often than not a unique form of brutality and a growing number of authors are creating books that reflect that reality.