The artwork is dynamic and bold, and the use of color gives the entire work a sense of depth that is unexpected.High school students embark on a crash course of friendship, female empowerment, and women's health issues in Lily Williams and Karen Schneemann's graphic novel Go With the Flow.īest friends help you start a revolution. It speaks to the nature of gender dynamics and institutional misogyny in an approachable manner that will help teens discuss their period and their rights openly and honestly, and understand that they can demand better from those in authority. “ Go With The Flow is an exceptional example of the genre, and its power is in its frank way of being relatable to a difficult subject. Fans of that series will appreciate this mix of friendship power and activism.” – The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, Recommended “Shades of red aptly make up the book’s palette, and the cartoony style and figures resemble the Lumberjanes comic books. The book concludes with a section for readers interested in further information on a topic that sometimes is hard to discuss.” – Karen MacPherson for The Washington Post As they struggle against a resistant principal, the girls also find themselves testing the bounds of friendship. In the book, four high school girls band together to persuade their school administration to make feminine hygiene products freely available in all of the girls’ restrooms.
“Schneemann and Williams break barriers with this fictional friendship story centered on the subject of menstruation.
An authors’ note, facts about menstruation, and suggested resources are appended.” – Horn Book Review Williams gets the life-as-a-high-schooler details just right in expressive panels shaded in-what else?-red tones. “Based on Williams and Schneemann’s webcomic The Mean Magenta, this potent fusion of feminism and friendship aims to normalize conversation about menstruation, with an authentically diverse group of main characters who differ in race, sexual orientation, family structure, body type, and period pain. “…the story is firmly grounded in the realities faced by girls and women, and the timely messages of empowerment and political dialogue will resonate with socially minded youth.” – Booklist Pair it with nonfiction memoir companions by Shannon Hale and Raina Telgemeier.” – School Library Journal
“This warm, candid friendship story isn’t shy about the message it’s trying to send―that periods need not be a dirty secret. “The creators nimbly incorporate issues of sexuality and social media, creating contemporary parentheticals in a heartening period story.” – Publishers Weekly “Just bloody perfect.” – Kirkus Reviews, starred review ★
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