“Does My Body Offend You?” is a new young adult novel about two girls who start a movement to protest the dress code at their high school after one of them is humiliated by school administrators. The story is told in alternating chapters by Mayra Cuevas and Marie Marquardt. The Atlanta-based authors joined “City Lights” host Lois Reitzes via Zoom to talk about their new book and how it invites young women to think critically about body image messaging.
Interview highlights:
How a protest against problematic dress codes led to friendship:
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