LOVED this book. I clapped, I cheered, I learned new things. WATCH US RISE slides in right next to MOXIE on my “favorite feminist YA contemporary” shelf.

Watch Us Rise is a wonderful tale of two friends finding their voices and speaking out about the injustices they see in their progressive high school. The story is told through the perspectives of Chelsea, a white poet who pines after the star basketball player, and her best friend Jasmine, who is a black, overweight actress tired of the stereotypical roles people her race and size always face. Together they create Write Like a Girl, a blog where they share their ideas about feminism, the patriarchy, and the world around them. As they seek to make real change in their community, they must figure out how use their voices without also getting in real trouble and losing their blog. My only issue with the book is the development of the secondary characters and the resolution of the minor conflicts.

I loved this book! The full review will be posted Monday, February 4 at kaitgoodwin.com/books! Thank you very much for this wonderful opportunity to connect books to their readers!