Free Period
Free Period by Ali Terese is a middle-grade novel published by Scholastic, Incorporated on January 8, 2024. This 272-page book is written in English and centers on the humorous escapades of two best friends, Helen and Gracie, as they navigate the challenges of middle school. After a series of pranks lead them to the principal’s office, they are compelled to join the Community Action Club, where they initially plan to contribute as little as possible.
As the story unfolds, Helen faces an unexpected situation that prompts her and Gracie to advocate for period equity by campaigning for maxi pads in school bathrooms. Their journey involves creative fundraising efforts and confrontations with a school board that is out of touch with their needs. Readers will find themes of adolescence, activism, and social justice woven throughout the narrative, as Helen and Gracie grapple with friendship and the importance of caring about issues that affect their peers.
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This middle-grade Moxie centering period equity is Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret for the next generation!
Longlisted for the National Book Award
“Absolute fire.” — Book Riot
Helen 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.
But 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!).
As 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.
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