On the March: A Novel of the Women’s March on Washington

On the March: A Novel of the Women’s March on Washington by Trudy Krisher

9780990870388

350 Pages

Publisher: The Social Justice Press

Release Date: January 21, 2022

Fiction, Women’s Fiction, Teens, Young Adult, Political

The book covers the women’s march from several perspectives. Birdie is a Black introverted teenager. She has two older brothers and an older sister who died. Her mother was in the Army. Birdie is traveling with her aunt Lou-Lou, a perpetual protester. She runs or works at several non-profit organizations. Henrietta is an older White woman who has always been at her father’s beck and call. Emily is a White recent college graduate and works as a barista and lives at home with her parents.

Each part covers a separate part of the bus trip and the actual Women’s March in Washington. I was so caught up in the women’s lives. The book is fast paced, and the characters are well developed. It is written in the third person point of view. I loved how each woman changes and grows throughout the story. Anyone in favor of women’s rights and equality would enjoy this book.