Jennifer Mathieu

Sixteen-year-old Vivian Carter is bored and sick and tired of her school's football team getting everything it wants, sexist dress codes, bullying, and, especially, following the rules. Her mother's daring, feminist past inspires her to buck the system. What starts as small acts of defiance picks up steam and turns into Moxie, a girls' movement that won't be stopped until things change!

Moxie

Iara Figueira

 I can’t explain why, exactly, but something about what’s inside the box makes me feel better. Understood somehow. Which is weird because Riot Grrrl was a million years ago, and none of those girls know me. But I can’t help but wish I knew them.

I love this because it's so familiar. A lot of the elders in my life have had things like ceramic roosters. And we even have (and have had) actual roosters too. This just brings back memories and makes me feel this. I'm so happy 😊 

Meemaw has a rooster obsession. Roosters on dishtowels, roosters on plates, roosters made of ceramic walking the length of the kitchen windowsill like they’re part of a rooster parade. She even has salt and pepper shakers shaped like—guess what—roosters.

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