![]() A lot of elements such as overt reliance on personal IT (known as Unums & Tabulas, reflective of smartphones and tablets), chasing trends and caring about celebrity status were smartly spun into a satirical story of our social state.Ī lot of things in Material Girls came off as highly ridiculous in the surface. In this world, fashion and entertainment mattered above all else. I hesitate to call it futuristic, as many dystopian novels tend to be, because there was no sense of history in relation to our world today. Reading Material Girls felt like an immersion into an alternate reality. Smart, provocative, and entertaining, this thrilling page-turner for teens questions the cult like mentality of fame and fashion. ![]() ![]() Will their new “eco-chic” trend subversively resist and overturn the industry that controls every part of their lives? 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. 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. In Marla Klein and Ivy Wilde’s world, teens are the gatekeepers of culture. ![]() classified as Dystopian, Satire, Young Adult.published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers. ![]() This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. Disclosure: I received a review copy of the book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. ![]()
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