When I think about feminist young-adult fiction, I think the likes of Moxie. When asked for feminist contemporary fiction recommendations, I always seem to draw a blank. I was provided an eARC of the book in exchange for an honest review. But as they get to know one another, Eliza feels increasingly trapped by a horrifying realization-she just might be falling for the face of the patriarchy himself. When Eliza’s frustration spills out in a viral essay, she finds herself inspiring a feminist movement she never meant to start, caught between those who believe she’s a gender equality champion and others who think she’s simply crying misogyny.Īmid this growing tension, the school asks Eliza and Len to work side by side to demonstrate civility. Suddenly her vast qualifications mean squat because inexperienced Len-who is tall, handsome, and male-just seems more like a leader. That is, until ex-jock Len DiMartile decides on a whim to run against her. In this modern romantic comedy, debut author Michelle Quach brings sharp humor into the story of an ambitious young woman who proves that you don’t have to be likable to be loved.Eliza Quan is the perfect candidate for editor in chief of her school paper. When Eliza’s frustration about the sexism spills out in an essay gone viral, she finds herself at the helm of a feminist movement she never meant to start, caught between two camps at school: those who believe she’s a gender-rights champion, and others who think she’s simply the girl who cried misogyny.Īmid this growing tension, the administration asks Eliza and Len to work side by side to demonstrate civility. Eliza tries too hard (and somehow also not hard enough), while the inexperienced Len, who is tall, handsome, and male, just seems more like a leader.

Suddenly, her vast qualifications mean squat.

At least until ex-jock Len DiMartile decides on a whim to run against her. She puts in more hours than anyone else and isn’t afraid to speak her mind, which makes her the perfect candidate for editor in chief of her high school paper. Emergency Contact meets Moxie in this thoughtful unpacking of gendered double standards.Įliza Quan doesn’t need you to like her. In this cheeky and whip-smart YA contemporary, debut author Michelle Quach follows an ambitious Chinese Vietnamese American girl who finds herself trapped between leading a feminist movement and falling for her patriarchal enemy.

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