Moxie

Moxie

By Jennifer Mathieu

Published September 19, 2017

by Roaring Brook Press

Author Information:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jenmathieu

Moxie Website: http://moxiegirlsfightback.com

Other Books by Jennifer Mathieu

The Truth About Alice

Devoted

Afterward

Goodreads description

I received a copy of Moxie from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Moxie was a “fly under the radar” read for me. I was cruising Netgalley one night and

happened upon the picture of the cover.  I was intrigued; I read the description of the book and knew I had to read it.  I am so glad I did.  It is such an empowering book!

I must confess, as soon as I read the dedication for Moxie, I knew I would love this book! “Revenge is best served cold, you jerk.”

I think Moxie is a very inspiring book.  It shows that one person can make a difference and cause positive change. A girl secretly inspired by her rebel mother from the 1990s unites the girls of her high school to fight the sexist, privileged football players.

Even in 2018,  news stories bombard the girls with stories about sexist males taking advantage and degrading women.  Moxie is the perfect book for girls to read to empower them to understand that they do not have to take it!  I am not saying Moxie will make the readers all “Rebel Girls,” but it will give them the confidence that we should encourage all young women to have.  As I read this book, all I could think about was, I hope my daughters would have enough moxie to stand up for what is right. Sadly, many girls live humiliation similar to that experienced by the girls in this book.  Some towns are behind the times and think the world revolves around the boys and their sports. Girls’ take a back seat and sometimes are not even acknowledged. This generation of girls needs to make a stand and announce to the world that they are not taking it anymore. Moxie is a great starting point for this type of action.

I think all middle school and high school girls should read this book and get their moxie on!!!!! I only wish this book had been around when I was younger.