{"product_id":"free-period-scholastic-gold-by-ali-terese","title":"Free Period (Scholastic Gold) by Ali Terese","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis middle-grade Moxie centering period equity is Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret for the next generation!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLonglisted for the National Book Award\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Absolute fire.\" -- Book Riot\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHelen and Gracie are pranking their way through middle school when a stinky stunt lands them in the front office -- again. Because nothing else has curbed their chaos, the principal orders the best friends to do the unthinkable: care about something. So they join the school’s Community Action Club with plans to do as little as humanly possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when Helen is caught unprepared by an early period and bleeds through her pants -- they were gold lamé! -- the girls take over the club’s campaign for maxi pads in bathrooms for all students who menstruate. In the name of period equity, the two friends use everything from over-the-top baked goods to glitter gluing for change. But nothing can prepare them for a clueless school board (ew), an annoying little sister (ugh), and crushes (oh my!).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Helen and Gracie find themselves closer to change and in deeper trouble than ever before, they must decide if they care enough to keep going . . . even if it costs them their friendship.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scholastic Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52289449722130,"sku":"9781338835847","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0825\/3849\/6274\/files\/9781338835847.jpg?v=1779482175","url":"https:\/\/shopdearreader.com\/products\/free-period-scholastic-gold-by-ali-terese","provider":"Dear Reader Books \u0026 Stationery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}