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.
*I received a free ARC from HMH Books for Young Readers via Netgalley in exchange of an honest and unbiased review*
Material Girls definitely has a very interesting concept, in this universe, kids as young as 13 are 'tapped' to become fashionistas instead of going to school, they are trend-setters, making sure the people spend their money so that the rich can always become richer.
