{"product_id":"material-girls-isbn-9780544671737","title":"Material Girls","description":"In Marla Klein and Ivy Wilde’s world, teens are the gatekeepers of culture. A top fashion label employs sixteen-year-old Marla to dictate hot new clothing trends, while Ivy, a teen pop star, popularizes the garments that Marla approves. Both girls are pawns in a calculated but seductive system of corporate control, and both begin to question their world’s aggressive levels of consumption. Will their new “eco-chic” trend subversively resist and overturn the industry that controls every part of their lives?\u003cbr\u003e         Smart, provocative, and entertaining, this thrilling page-turner for teens questions the cult like mentality of fame and fashion. \u003cem\u003eAre you in or are you out?\u003c\/em\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"Through its likable characters, sly humor, and smart, fast-moving plot, this entertaining debut raises serious questions about the costs of disposable fashion and pursuit of celebrity, asking readers to ponder who's driving the bus. Sly, subversive fun.\" \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Kirkus\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e   \"Consumerism and fashion trends strike at the heart of this novel...\u003cem\u003eMaterial Girls \u003c\/em\u003emight make teens take a look at their wardrobe, but more importantly, they might reconsider their consumer footprint.\" \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—VOYA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e   \"A book that should make kids think about many things, especially how the culture tries to manipulate them.\" \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Booklist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e   “\u003cem\u003eProject Runway,\u003c\/em\u003e step aside. \u003cem\u003eMaterial Girls \u003c\/em\u003eis a captivating and fast-paced ride where teens control the economy by deciding what’s in and what’s out. Or maybe they just think they do.”  \u003cstrong\u003e—Joelle Charbonneau, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e best-selling author of The Testing trilogy\u003c\/strong\u003e     \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clarion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890068779237,"sku":"NP9780544671737","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780544671737.jpg?v=1730232484","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/material-girls-isbn-9780544671737","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}