“Required reading for anyone who would like to keep this whole democracy thing going.”
SUFFS
Based on the Tony Award–winning Broadway musical Suffs, this riveting historical novel follows a group of suffragists in the final years of the fight for women’s right to vote in America, as they risk everything to demand change and make history.
It’s 1913, and best friends Alice and Lucy are headed to Washington, D.C., with a big, impossible plan – to organize the first ever protest march down Pennsylvania Avenue. But how will they do it when it’s never been done?
Enter the suffs. Organizing this march leads Alice and Lucy on an epic campaign, full of passionate, loud, stubborn women fighting against the president, the public, and often each other, for a better world. They’ll meet icons of the movement, clash with many, and discover who they really are…all while asking: How far are you willing to go for what you believe in?
It’s a journey that will change the suffs, and the country, forever.
“Suffs is the kind of story that makes you laugh, cry, get wildly fired up, and then want to get off the couch and join the fight. This book takes everything you love about the Broadway musical and deepens it on the page, bringing these audacious characters to life in a way that feels even more immediate and human. Required reading for anyone who would like to keep this whole democracy thing going.”
“This book beautifully captures the fervor, drive and transformative energy that propelled a generation of young women to abandon the rigid restrictions of the day and demand more. It is a book for this moment, as it reminds us that change isn’t always easy, and sometimes requires the good fight.”
“Suffs introduces us to a piece of our own history and does it in a fun and informative way. I can’t wait to give this book to the young people in my life.”
“My daughters and I have been entranced by the Suffs musical for years; my eldest saw it both on and off Broadway and my little one has logged plenty of hours with the OBCR. What a joy to discover this essential American story translated into young adult novel format! Shaina and Betsy have transformed the aliveness of the characters and songs that made the musical so moving into a format that young adult readers will devour. I will forever be grateful to Suffs in all its formats for bringing this incredibly inspiring chapter of the centuries-long human struggle for democracy into my kids’ lives. The young are at the gates!”