i14689604x |b1100050435897 |dmvbk |g- |m |h3 |x0 |t3 |i3 |j18 |k230529 |n11-10-2023 17:16 |o- |a741.5 |rWIL aMenstruation |0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85083604 |vComic books, strips, etc. |0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001401 I absolutely adore the characters! They are outspoken, different and unique, totally dramatic at times, and so real!

aMenstruation |0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85083604 |vJuvenile fiction. |0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001687 aGo with the flow / |c[written by] Lily Williams & Karen Schneemann ; [illustrated by Lily Williams ; colors by Kaley Bales, Lily Williams, and Karen Schneemann]Go with the Flow is about three friends in high school: Christine, Brit, and Abby. The trio adds a fourth to their group, new girl Sasha, when they befriend her one day in the hallway. Sasha has unknowingly started her first period. While wearing white pants. At school. In front of everyone. And she doesn’t know why people are staring, pointing, and laughing until the three girls lead Sasha to the bathroom and help her out. It’s basically every adolescent girl’s worst nightmare. aFemale friendship |0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh96004236 |vComic books, strips, etc. |0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001401

Stigmatizing a natural part of life isn't fair to all the girls, women, and trans men (as the authors point out in their afterward) who experience menstruation. This book will help get the conversation started so conditions like endometriosis can be better understood, the #periodtax can be stopped, and schools can learn the importance of offering period products for free. Viva la menstruation revolution! . i139677045 |b1240040041014 |dssggn |g- |m |h2 |x0 |t0 |i0 |j18 |k210811 |n10-21-2021 16:28 |o- |aFIC WILaSocial acceptance |0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85123905 |vJuvenile fiction. |0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001687

aSexism |0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85120678 |vComic books, strips, etc. |0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001401 aWilliams, Lily, |0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2016046310 |eauthor, |eartist, |ecolorist. aSexism |0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85120678 |vJuvenile fiction. |0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001687

i145974819 |b1200002575454 |dsufya |g- |m |h1 |x0 |t1 |i0 |j93 |k230331 |n05-01-2023 22:39 |o- |aYA WIL This graphic novel successfully empowers readers and guides them to speak up and reclaim agency when they feel something is not right with not only their own bodies, but with the world around them. . . . Just bloody perfect.”

Before I get into my review proper, I would like to say I am biased: I am a non-binary trans person that gets periods, and I was very much an Abby when I was in high school (extremely concerned with the injustices that menstruating people face, and many other injustices). And in all honesty, based on how this book accomplished the goals it set out to achieve, it should probably be 4 stars. If you have a preteen or teenage girl that menstruates in your life, this would be a great book to get for them. Go with the Flow is a delightful graphic novel about four best friends experiences during their second year of high school. They deal with crushes, artistic inspirations, trig, questioning their sexuality, being the new kid, menstruation and endometriosis. When one the new girl, Sasha, unexpectedly gets her period, a trio of girls--Brit, Christine, Abby--come to her rescue. Upon discovering that the girls' bathrooms has empty pad and tampon dispensers (again!), Abby starts a crusade to end the stigma surrounding periods and the school administration's belief that menstrual hygiene products in the girls' restrooms aren't that necessary. aSocial acceptance |0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85123905 |vComic books, strips, etc. |0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001401 i139443204 |b1100046380009 |dmvgm |g- |m |h2 |x1 |t0 |i2 |j18 |k210717 |n01-20-2023 15:00 |o- |a741.5 |rWIL When I was a teenager, the idea of having your period was something only discussed between close friends and sisters, and only in hushed tones where no one would overhear. There was a lot of shame associated with what is a normal bodily function that happens in a huge part of the human population. I can't imagine growing up in a world where I didn't feel embarrassed about my period. A world where it's just everyday life, and where we speak with each other candidly about it. That's the world of Go With The Flow, a new graphic novel for young women that teaches them that periods are normal, and that girls deserve reproductive equity.i12943680x |b1090061498101 |dmpct |g- |m231216 |h10 |x3 |t1 |i12 |j120 |k200220 |n11-15-2022 22:28 |o- |aGraphic Novel WILLIAMS Lily This book would pair great with the NF book Period Power: A Manifesto for the Menstrual Movement by @nadyaokamoto, which I reviewed a year ago (swipe to see the cover). I sincerely hope #gowiththeflowbook gets a sequel; it's clear from the ending that Brit, Christine, Abby and Sasha's story is not over! I can't wait to see what injustice they take on next... Book 4 for #30booksummer !! . So what is Go with the Flow about? Well, according to the blurb on the cover: “A friendship story. Period.” i132495107 |b32104000124085 |dprtgn |g- |m |h10 |x2 |t2 |i0 |j93 |k200909 |n02-01-2023 00:56 |o- |aYA GN Comic Williams i136509897 |b1240081029705 |dssm |g- |m |h12 |x4 |t3 |i1 |j70 |k210224 |n11-02-2023 15:43 |op |aGN 741.5 WIL