Booklist
"A take-no-prisoners, hip hop-infused manual.... The authors hit all the right notes, consistently conveying strength, confidence, and authority. Required reading for Black teenage girls."
NOVEMBER 2021 - AudioFile
Narrators Shayna Small, Trei Taylor, and Robin Eller work as a team to create an engaging and conversational performance that will empower young listeners who are ready to apply feminist concepts to their everyday lives. The narrators’ voices are casual and spirited as they explain feminist terminology and complex social issues. They navigate the audio as a team, deftly handing off sections of each chapter to one another in seamless transitions that sound like a chat among friends. At times, the narrators infuse emotion into their performances, especially when a difficult personal anecdote or triumphant moment is shared. The trio’s open and empathetic tone reflects the inclusive nature of the guide, which carefully considers the intersection of gender and sexuality when giving advice and identifying resources. J.E.C. © AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine
Kirkus Reviews
★ 2021-07-08
Three members of the Crunk Feminist Collective, a group of feminists of color, join forces to deliver a bold and thorough guidebook.
This title delivers wisdom and insight garnered from lived experiences and decades of research and practice in language that is mature but still accessible to young people. Divided into four major sections, the book touches on significant topics, including race, sexuality, disability, body image, friendship and family dynamics, and more. Intersectional feminism is a throughline, with inclusive stories and comprehensive counsel that provide knowledge, solidarity, comfort, and hope for its audience. Along with analyses of politics that address existence and survival across marginalized identities, the work discusses systems and structures that affect individual and societal outcomes. The authors offer specific, relevant anecdotes from their own lives as well as the media and popular culture that reflect the complex issues that girls and nonbinary youth face, accompanied by thoughtful, compassionate, honest, and realistic advice. Text boxes provide valuable background and context as well as recommendations of movies, TV shows, and books to check out. All these elements come together to create a work that reads like far more than just a handbook for a young feminist’s journey but rather presents as a guide to life as a whole.
A necessary life companion for readers of all backgrounds. (glossary, index) (Nonfiction. 14-18)
