Karen Schneemann. (2020). Go with the Flow. First Second.

Karen Schneemann. 2020. Go With the Flow. First Second.

Karen Schneemann, Go With the Flow. First Second, 2020.

Karen Schneemann. Go With the Flow. First Second, 2020.

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   • bioText: Karen Schneemann grew up in Northern California. She received her first undergraduate degree in Engineering from UCLA and her second in Animation from California College of the Arts. In addition to being an engineer, artist and writer, Karen is also a mom to two adorable kids. She lives and works in foggy San Francisco, California.
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   • bioText: Lily Williams is the author and illustrator of many books including the nonfiction picture book series If Animals Disappeared, and graphic novels Go With The Flow and Look On The Bright Side. She grew up in Northern California and worked in feature animation before moving to Colorado. Lily seeks to inspire change, engage audiences, and educate people of all ages with her artwork.
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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.
Good friends help you go with the flow.
Best friends help you start a revolution.
Sophomores Abby, Brit, Christine, and Sasha are fed up. Hazelton High never has enough tampons. Or pads. Or adults who will listen.
Sick of an administration that puts football before female health, the girls confront a world that shrugs—or worse, squirms—at the thought of a menstruation revolution. They band together to make a change. It's no easy task, especially while grappling with everything from crushes to trig to JV track but they have each other's backs. That is, until one of the girls goes rogue, testing the limits of their friendship and pushing the friends to question the power of their own voices.
Now they must learn to work together to raise each other up. But how to you stand your ground while raising bloody hell?

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   • source: The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
     

   • content: "Shades of red aptly make up the book's palette, and the cartoony style and figures resemble the Lumberjanes comic books. Fans of that series will appreciate this mix of friendship power and activism."
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     October 28, 2019
     In a graphic novel about periods that is charming if a bit risk averse, Williams and Schneemann suggest that the best antidote to high school humiliation is friendship. New girl Sasha Chen worries she’s marked for life when her first period stains her white pants for all to see. She is rescued by a diverse, tight-knit group of friends: independent Christine, activist Abby, and romantic Brit, who is plagued by her own painful periods. Abby is outraged by the school’s empty tampon machines and begins researching the history of period politics. When she launches a one-woman period-destigmatization campaign, her friends feel embarrassed and alienated—especially Sasha, who is already “period girl” in the eyes of Hazelton High. This is one of the more realistic and nuanced turns in a work that at times prioritizes education over storytelling. But by depicting menstruation in the context of adolescent social minefields, Williams and Schneemann rescue the topic from dull health manuals. Expressive black-and-white illustrations enlivened by a winkingly all-red palette make for a quick, enjoyable read. The creators nimbly incorporate issues of sexuality and social media, creating contemporary parentheticals in a heartening period story. Final art not seen by PW. Ages 10–14. Agent: Minju Chang, Bookstop Literary.

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     January 1, 2020
     

     Gr 4-8-When new student Sasha gets her period, best friends Abby, Brit, and Christine shepherd her to the bathroom-only to find that their school doesn't stock bathroom hygiene dispensers. The principal cites budget cuts, but the school can still afford new football uniforms. Incensed at the double standard, the teens decide that tampons and pads should be freely available at school. They work to convince others and to decrease the stigma around menstruation. Well-meaning but impassioned Abby gets carried away, making a bold statement that embarrasses the other girls, lands them all in trouble, and threatens their friendship. Originally a webcomic, this graphic novel is enlightening, though characterization and dialogue are at times forced. Information on historical attitudes toward menstruation is woven into the narrative through the girls' conversations and Abby's opinionated blog posts. Readers eager to learn more will be richly rewarded by the back matter, which offers further resources, tips on getting involved with period activism, and a brief primer on period normalcy and pain. The characters are diverse in terms of ethnicity and sexuality, and though all four main characters appear to be cisgender, with one girl exhibiting romantic interest in her female friend, there are numerous references to transgender men and nonbinary experiences. While the characters are high school students, rounded, simple lines create a younger appearance. Fittingly, various shades of red, often speckled in a crayon-like fashion, provide the only color throughout the story. VERDICT This warm, candid friendship story isn't shy about the message it's trying to send-that periods need not be a dirty secret. Pair it with nonfiction memoir companions by Shannon Hale and Raina Telgemeier.-Alea Perez, Elmhurst Public Library, IL

     Copyright 2020 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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     January 1, 2020
     Grades 7-10 A surprise period and an empty tampon dispenser in the school bathroom set off a battle over female health for four high-school sophomores. Brit, Abby, Christine, and Sasha might not agree on everything, but their frustration with the school administration's reluctance to acknowledge, much less address, the challenges of menstruation and gender-based inequities of school budget allocation has the friends riled up enough to make a major stand in order to get their cause noticed. But when one of the girls takes things too far, it threatens to tear their group apart. The charming characters and amusing dialogue bring high appeal and some levity to an otherwise rage-inducing premise. Williams' art is cleanly drawn with well-defined panels and simply rendered but distinct characters, and the high cute factor is tempered somewhat by the decidedly pointed pink and red palette. While heavy-handed at times, 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.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2020, American Library Association.)

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     January 1, 2020
     After noticing bloodstains on new-girl Sasha's white pants, longtime friends Abby, Christine, and Brit swoop in and save the day. It's Sasha's first �menstrual period, and the tampon and pad dispensers at Hazelton High are empty--as always. So Abby digs out her "emergency pad," and Brit offers her sweatshirt to conceal the stains. It's a bonding �experience for all the young women. But for Abby, it's even more: it's a call to action. Why are the tampon and pad machines never filled, yet the football team has new uniforms? She reads up on menstruation, blogs about it, meets with the principal, and conducts a letter-writing campaign. A final "go big or go home" strategy upsets her friends--especially Sasha, who is still trying to live down her "Bloody Mary" episode. Abby's activism builds slowly over the course of the girls' sophomore year, and it's deftly mixed in with typical teenage goings-on (homecoming, crushes, trigonometry, prom). 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. Williams gets the life-as-a-high-schooler details just right in expressive panels shaded in--what else?--red tones. An authors' note, facts about menstruation, and suggested resources are appended.

     (Copyright 2020 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

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     March 1, 2020
     After noticing bloodstains on new-girl Sasha's white pants, longtime friends Abby, Christine, and Brit swoop in and save the day. It's Sasha's first -menstrual period, and the tampon and pad dispensers at Hazelton High are empty�? as always. So Abby digs out her "emergency pad, " and Brit offers her sweatshirt to conceal the stains. It's a bonding experience for all the young women. But for Abby, it's even more: it's a call to action. Why are the tampon and pad machines never filled, yet the football team has new uniforms? She reads up on menstruation, blogs about it, meets with the principal, and conducts a letter-writing campaign. A final "go big or go home" strategy upsets her friends�? especially Sasha, who is still trying to live down her "Bloody Mary" episode. Abby's activism builds slowly over the course of the girls' sophomore year, and it's deftly mixed in with typical teenage goings-on (homecoming, crushes, trigonometry, prom). 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. Williams gets the life-as-a-high-schooler details just right in expressive panels shaded in�? what else?�? red tones. An authors' note, facts about menstruation, and suggested resources are appended. Tanya D. Auger

     (Copyright 2020 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

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     Starred review from November 15, 2019
     Four friends protest period poverty and inequality. Sophomore Sasha Chen is the new girl at Hazleton High. On her second day, she notices mean-spirited giggles and looks of disgust while at her locker. Established friends Abby, Brit, and Christine swoop in and introduce themselves, whisking her away to the bathroom to calmly inform her that her period has leaked through her white pants. The girls find the period-products vending machine to be empty. When Abby repeatedly asks the administration about reloading the machines or, better yet, making period-care products free (since half the school body bleeds), she is quickly dismissed by the older, white, male principal who calls it "her little problem." The girls want to demolish the shame around menstruation, but when Abby takes the protest too far, their friendship is tested. With its alluring red-hued duotone art, 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. The girls' group is inclusive, encompassing different heights, skin colors, races, and body types; Brit, who openly discusses her struggles with endometriosis, has brown skin and a full figure, Sasha is Asian and petite, tall and lanky Christine, white, is coming to understand her same-sex attraction, and Abby is white with red hair and a curvy figure. Just bloody perfect. (author's note, further resources) (Graphic fiction. 9-14)

     COPYRIGHT(2019) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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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.
Good friends help you go with the flow.
Best friends help you start a revolution.
Sophomores Abby, Brit, Christine, and Sasha are fed up. Hazelton High never has enough tampons. Or pads. Or adults who will listen.
Sick of an administration that puts football before female health, the girls confront a world that shrugs—or worse, squirms—at the thought of a menstruation revolution. They band together to make a change. It's no easy task, especially while grappling with everything from crushes to trig to JV track but they have each other's backs. That is, until one of the girls goes rogue, testing the limits of their friendship and pushing the friends to question the power of their own voices.
Now they must learn to work together to raise each other...

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