The Amelia Bloomer Book List
About
A few years ago, a book by Shana Carey introduced nineteenth-century feminist activist Amelia Bloomer to the picture-book crowd. Published in 2000, YOU FORGOT YOUR SKIRT, AMELIA BLOOMER! uses humor and history to bring the life and work of this pioneering newspaper editor, feminist thinker, public speaker, and suffragist to a new generation. In the spirit of Amelia Bloomer, the Feminist Task Force of the Social Responsibilities Round Table of the American Library Association proudly announced in 2002 the first annual Amelia Bloomer List, a bibliography of appealing feminist books for young readers from birth to 18. Books eligible for this award must have been published in the United States during the 18 months prior to the selection in January of each year. Set from prehistoric times to the present, these books, both fiction and nonfiction, provide role models of stong, capable, creative women. They introduce children growing up in the South during the Civil Rights Movement, photographers on the cutting edge of their times, young women surviving in today’s Afghanistan, and pioneers in the fields of flyinig and space exploration. Others feature girls who outwit dragons, create petroglyphs to save a tribe, and train to win battles. From a picture book using bear hair and other earthen materials in its illustrations to a biography written in graphic-novel format, these books show girls and women exploring exciting ways to solve practical dilemmas through the courage of their convictions. All of them spur the imagination and expand the limits of dreams while confronting traditional female stereotypes. And best of all, these books are fun reading!
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| Vaginas and Periods 101: A Pop-Up Book
2020 - Selection(s) Pop-ups and colorful graphics normalize anatomy, menstruation, and menstrual product options. |
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| All the Bad Apples
2020 - Selection(s) Deena sets off across Ireland to search for her missing older sister, Mandy, learning the troubled history of generations of women in her family along... |
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| Shout
2020 - Selection(s) In this memoir in verse, Halse Anderson recounts her experience of sexual assault, its impact on her life, and how she continues to speak up... |
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| Best Friends
2020 - Selection(s) Hale’s graphic memoir reflects on 6th grade as a time of questioning what friendship is, gaining confidence in her abilities, and pushing back against societal... |
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| There’s Something About Sweetie
2020 - Selection(s) Tired of being told being fat means she’s lacking, Sweetie begins to gain and display more confidence, including dating a handsome boy her mother says... |
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| At the Mountain’s Base
2020 - Selection(s) A picture book celebrating the bonds of a Cherokee family and history-making Native women in the military during WWII. |
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| Once & Future
2020 - Selection(s) Ari and her brother have successfully avoided the sinister, monopolistic Mercer Corporation since their moms were arrested. Then, Ari is revealed as the 42nd reincarnation... |
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| On the Come Up
2020 - Selection(s) Sixteen-year-old Bri, an aspiring rapper, finds herself stereotyped and depicted as a “hoodlum” following the release of her debut song, written in response to being... |
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| She Spoke: 14 Women Who Raised Their Voices and Changed the World
2020 - Selection(s) A woman’s voice can be a powerful instrument of change, as evidenced by the fourteen women showcased here. Vibrant illustrations, audio clips, and engagement questions... |
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| Amelia Westlake Was Never Here
2020 - Selection(s) Will and Harriett reluctantly join forces in a rebellious feminist plan to expose harassment and inequality at their elite all-girls school. |
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| No More Excuses: Dismantling Rape Culture
2020 - Selection(s) This text defines rape culture and provides concrete steps for dismantling the words, ideas, and actions that perpetuate cycles of violence against women. |
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| Indian No More
2020 - Selection(s) In 1957, when the government enacts a law that terminates their Umpqua tribal status, Regina’s family becomes “Indian no more,” forced from their homeland and... |
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| SLAY
2020 - Selection(s) High school senior, Kiera, secretly creates a multiplayer online role-playing game dedicated to Black culture but is attacked in mainstream media after a player is... |
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| Raise Your Hand
2020 - Selection(s) 11-year-old Alice challenges girls to have confidence, to raise their hands, and speak up in class. |
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| Love from A-Z
2020 - Selection(s) Zayneb and Adam are both facing individual hardships, but unexpectedly fall in love after meeting on a spring break trip to Qatar. |
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| Across a Broken Shore
2020 - Selection(s) In 1930’s San Francisco, Willa MacCarthy dreams of becoming a doctor, but must resist expectations from her family and gender discrimination. |
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| Out of This World: The Surreal Art of Leonora Carrington
2020 - Selection(s) Leonora Carrington rejected the life of a “proper” lady to become a leader in the surrealist art movement. |
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| Have a Little Faith in Me
2020 - Selection(s) CeCe’s boyfriend dumps her after they have sex for the first time. To win him back, CeCe follows him to a Christian summer camp. |
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| Votes for Women!: A Portrait of Persistence
2020 - Selection(s) A richly illustrated history of women’s suffrage in the United States that highlights underrecognized activists. Recommended as reference source. |
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| Mira’s Curly Hair
2020 - Selection(s) Mira attempts to make her curly hair straight like her mother’s but makes a discovery that changes both of their perceptions. |
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| Strange Birds: A Field Guide to Ruffling Feathers
2020 - Selection(s) The summer before starting middle school, four very different girls—a journalist, a chef, a birdwatcher, and an artist—form a secret Scout troop dedicated to “truth... |
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| Ghost Wall
2020 - Selection(s) Silvie and her family join an anthropology class to live as if they are ancient Britons. She discovers that Iron Age life was difficult, but... |
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| Ruby’s Sword
2020 - Selection(s) When Ruby’s brothers leave her behind she changes the game, making it even better than before. |
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| The Dead Queens Club
2020 - Selection(s) Tudor drama is reimagined for high school as homecoming king Henry tries to make sense of his relationships with his six formidable, ambitious, remarkable ex-girlfriends. |
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| The Cold is in Her Bones
2020 - Selection(s) From childhood, Milla has been taught to fear the demon that cursed her village. When her friend is taken, Milla sets out to confront the... |
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| Muslim Girls Rise
2020 - Selection(s) Illustrated profiles of nineteen Muslim women of different nationalities and national origins in various fields who persevere, contribute, and change the world for the better. |
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| Empress of All Seasons
2020 - Selection(s) The yokai demon Mari, intending to steal the imperial fortune, competes to become the next empress of Honoku, but finds that her choices will shape... |
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| I Am the Night Sky & Other Reflections by Muslim American Youth
2020 - Selection(s) This anthology of short stories, poems, collages by American Muslim teens in the greater Washington D.C. metropolitan area highlights everyday reality, marginalization and expressions of... |
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| Baby Feminists
2020 - Selection(s) Before these feminists were famous they were…babies! |
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| A Good Kind of Trouble
2020 - Selection(s) Shayla finds her voice as an African-American, suburban, young woman as she grapples with changing friendships, her identity, and understanding the complexities surrounding the shooting... |
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| Forward Me Back to You
2020 - Selection(s) A summer service trip to work with survivors of human trafficking allows two American teens, Katina and Ravi, to learn, grow, and heal their own... |
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| Dream Big
2020 - Selection(s) Female leaders, visionaries, and dreamers encourage readers to explore all possibilities and dream BIG! |
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| Goodbye, Perfect
2020 - Selection(s) When her 15-year-old best friend runs away from home with their music teacher, Eden reevaluates their friendship and her loyalty as she learns about how... |
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| Girls on the Verge
2020 - Selection(s) High school student Camille, and two friends, must drive thousands of miles to procure the abortion Camille can’t get due to restrictions in her home... |
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| Wilma’s Way Home: The Life of Wilma Mankiller
2020 - Selection(s) This biography follows Cherokee activist Wilma Mankiller’s life, from her childhood in rural Oklahoma to her election as the first female Principal Chief of the... |
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| Rebel Girls
2020 - Selection(s) In 1992 Baton Rouge, rumors abound at a Catholic school that pro-life Helen had an abortion, causing her feminist riot grrrl sister Athena, to rise... |
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| My Body My Choice: The Fight for Abortion Rights
2020 - Selection(s) A short, yet comprehensive guide to the history of abortion rights in North America and the continued fight for reproductive justice. |
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| Baby Feminists Too
2020 - Selection(s) Before these additional feminists were famous they were…babies! |
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| Fighter in Velvet Gloves: Alaska Civil Rights Hero Elizabeth Peratrovich
2020 - Selection(s) Nearly 20 years before the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Alaska Native Elizabeth Peratrovich worked to successfully pass anti-discrimination laws in the future state of... |
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| Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All
2020 - Selection(s) Two young women try to survive in harsh circumstances in WWII Chicago–one of them living, one of them dead. |
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| What Do You Do with a Voice like That? The Story of Extraordinary Congresswoman Barbara Jordan
2020 - Selection(s) Congresswoman Barbara Jordan, the first Black woman to be elected to the Texas legislature, was also the first Southern Black woman elected to the U.S... |
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| In the Neighborhood of True
2020 - Selection(s) After moving to Atlanta in 1958, Ruth must choose between being Jewish or popular; she yearns to be a debutante, even as anti-Semitism complicates her... |
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| Watch Us Rise
2020 - Selection(s) Through writing, poetry and performance, Jasmine and Chelsea find and use their voices to fight for gender equality. |
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| Billie Jean! How Tennis Star Billie Jean King Changed Women’s Sports
2020 - Selection(s) Tennis phenomenon Billy Jean fought for fairness in women’s sports and proved that men and women are equal on and off the court. |
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| The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali
2020 - Selection(s) As a queer, Bengali-American teen, Rukhsana must navigate love, culture, and homophobia within her family. |
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| Hair Love
2020 - Selection(s) Zuri’s father, a novice hairstyler, helps find the perfect hairstyle to help her feel special. |
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| Reaching for the Moon: The Autobiography of NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson
2020 - Selection(s) The inspiring autobiography of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, who helped launch Apollo 11. |
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| A Woman is No Man
2020 - Selection(s) A novel tracing the lives of three generations of Palestinian-American women, Deya, Isra and Fareeda, who struggle to find their places, and their voices, in... |
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| Me and the Sky: Captain Beverley Bass, Pioneering Pilot
2020 - Selection(s) Beverley heard repeatedly from childhood that girls weren’t pilots. Beverley proved everyone wrong by becoming the captain of a major airline and several other firsts... |
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| With The Fire on High
2020 - Selection(s) Afro-Boricua high school senior and single-mother, Emoni, navigates through societal barriers to empower herself and create a future where she can pursue her passion to... |
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| The Unstoppable Wasp: Unlimited: Vol. 1: Fix Everything
2020 - Selection(s) The Unstoppable Wasp Nadia Van Dyne is back with her team of teen girl scientists! But what will happen when villains A.I.M. strike? |
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| Maria Montessori
2020 - Selection(s) Maria Montessori was the first woman in Italy to go to medical school. She revolutionized the field of early childhood education. |
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| The Things She's Seen
2020 - Selection(s) Beth, recently deceased, accompanies her detective father in ghostly form to investigate an arson in a remote Australian town. Their only witness speaks in stories... |
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| Ho‘onani: Hula Warrior
2020 - Selection(s) Ho‘onani doesn’t feel like a wahine (girl) or kāne (boy); she’s somewhere in the middle. Is there room for her in kāne hula chant? |
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| Fly Girls Young Readers’ Edition: How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History
2020 - Selection(s) Fly Girls follows the stories of five American women who pursued their passion for flight during a time when women aviators weren’t seen as being... |
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| Tell Me How You Really Feel
2020 - Selection(s) Rachel is forced to collaborate on her final film project with the impossibly beautiful, accomplished Sana, who once seemingly pranked Rachel by asking her out. |
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| Her Fearless Run: Kathrine Switzer’s Historic Boston Marathon
2020 - Selection(s) Kathrine Switzer was determined to prove that women could run long distances. She became the first woman to enter the Boston Marathon. |
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| All-American Muslim Girl
2020 - Selection(s) When white-passing Allie begins to delve into her Arab and Muslim heritage, reactions from those closest to her leave her wondering where or if she... |
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| Girls with Sharp Sticks
2020 - Selection(s) When her friend abruptly disappears from Innovations Academy, Philomena begins to question her school’s curriculum (focused on obedience, beauty, and purity) and control (of her... |
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| Simone de Beauvoir
2020 - Selection(s) Simone de Beauvoir was a French philosopher and important feminist writer. |
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| Sawkill Girls
2020 - Selection(s) Three young women find their fates entwined while investigating the disappearance of girls on Sawkill Island, spanning generations, and discover that the truth is far... |
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| Big Boys Cry
2020 - Selection(s) Afraid to start his first day at a new school, Levi learns that big boys do cry. |
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| Make Trouble Young Readers Edition: Standing Up, Speaking Out, and Finding the Courage to Lead
2020 - Selection(s) This memoir of Cecile Richards, a lifelong activist and feminist icon, offers practical advice and inspiration for aspiring young leaders. |
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| Among the Fallen
2020 - Selection(s) After she leaves prison a “fallen woman,” sixteen-year-old Orpha finds refuge at Urania Cottage. There, she is guided by author Charles Dickens, philanthropist Lady Burdett-Coutts... |
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| A Song for Gwendolyn Brooks
2020 - Selection(s) A biography told in free verse of Gwendolyn Brooks celebrating her life and her poems. |
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| The Good Luck Girls
2020 - Selection(s) Fleeing a life of forced prostitution, five “Good Luck Girls” outwit their pursuers, seeking freedom outside of the oppressive rule of their country, Arketta, in... |
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| Girls with Sharp Sticks
2020 - Selection(s) When her friend abruptly disappears from Innovations Academy, Philomena begins to question her school’s curriculum (focused on obedience, beauty, and purity) and control (of her... |
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| So Tall Within: Sojourner Truth’s Long Walk Toward Freedom
2020 - Selection(s) This biography of Sojourner Truth covers her early life under slavery, finding her purpose, and her life’s work as an abolitionist and advocate for civil... |
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| The Grace Year
2020 - Selection(s) In Garner County, 16-year-old girls, including rebellious Tierney, are sent to an isolated island, where they must release their seductive, poisonous magic into the wild... |
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| Under My Hijab
2020 - Selection(s) A young girl observes women in her life who each wear the hijab in a unique way, and imagines how she may someday express her... |
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| The Autism-Friendly Guide to Periods
2020 - Selection(s) A clear, detailed guide about the basics of menstruation. |
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| Surviving the City, Vol. 1
2020 - Selection(s) Two friends, Miikwan and Dez, navigate the dangers of life in the city, shadowed constantly by the memories of murdered and missing Indigenous women, girls... |
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| Girls with Guts! The Road to Breaking Barriers and Bashing Records
2020 - Selection(s) Today girls can participate in sports of all kinds, thanks to the generations of women athletes that worked to pass Title IX in the United... |
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| Stepsister
2020 - Selection(s) Ugly stepsister Isabelle cuts off her toes to fit the slipper — a misstep, if there ever was one. With help from fate, chance, and... |
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| As Many Nows as I Can Get
2020 - Selection(s) Reflecting back and forth between the present and the past, Scarlett recounts the emotional challenges of her first year of college, recovering from intense relationships... |
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| Maybe He Just Likes You
2020 - Selection(s) When Mila begins to be sexually harassed at her middle school, it affects her friendships, her extracurriculars, and her family life. |
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| Queen of the Sea
2020 - Selection(s) When political exiles, including the former queen, arrive on the island, Margaret questions her life in the island’s convent, the true nature of its existence... |
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| The Proudest Blue
2020 - Selection(s) Faizah gazes at her older sister Asiya’s new beautiful, strikingly blue first day hijab with pride, finding inner strength even when others misunderstand and are... |
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| Hello Girls
2020 - Selection(s) Best friends Winona and Lucille, who have had enough of the controlling men in their lives, hit the road to make a new life for... |
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| This Time Will Be Different
2020 - Selection(s) CJ and student activists campaign to change the name of their high school, named after a racist who preyed upon interned Japanese-American families, including her... |
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| Rise! From Caged Bird to Poet of the People, Maya Angelou
2020 - Selection(s) Maya Angelou survived rape, poverty, and racism to become a poet, humanitarian, and activist. |
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| Pet
2020 - Selection(s) The revolution freed the world of monsters. But when Pet, a mysterious monster-hunting creature emerges from her mother’s painting, Jam must uncover the truth the... |
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| Hope More Powerful Than the Sea (Young Readers’ Edition): The Journey of Doaa Al Zamel: One Teen Refugee’s Incredible Story of Love, Loss, and Survival.
2020 - Selection(s) Increasing violence in Syria forces 16-year-old student Doaa Al Zamel to flee her homeland. Doaa’s true story of resistance and survival underscores the ongoing plight... |
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| Girl of the Southern Sea
2020 - Selection(s) With her alcoholic father unable to run the family food cart, 14-year old Nia takes on home and money-making duties while saving money for her... |
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| We Set the Dark on Fire
2020 - Selection(s) Wealthy young men in Medio are matched with two wives: a wise Primera and a passionate Segunda. Rivals, now sharing a household, Daniela and Carmen... |
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| A Boy Like You
2020 - Selection(s) The world needs a boy like you: thoughtful, kind, curious, smart, helpful, loving, and brave! |
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| We Rule the Night
2020 - Selection(s) Two girls use illegal magic to fly and fight for the Union in a fantasy realm inspired by the Night Witches, Soviet female bomber pilots... |
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| Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me
2020 - Selection(s) Despite Laura Dean’s cheating and emotional manipulation, Frederica “Freddy” Riley is still in love with her. But relationship woes have caused Freddy to neglect her... |
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| The Cardboard Kingdom
2019 - Selection(s) A group of children use their imaginations and a lot of cardboard to transform their neighborhood, explore their identities, and embark on thrilling adventures together. |
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| Naondel
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| Daredevil: The Daring Life of Betty Skelton
2019 - Selection(s) The First Lady of Firsts, Betty Skelton blazed the trail for women in aviation, auto racing, and aeronautics. She soloed when she was just 12... |
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| The Dinosaur Expert
2019 - Selection(s) Kimmy wants to be a paleontologist, but a class trip to the museum leads her to doubt her ambitions. Can women be dinosaur scientists? |
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| Damsel
2019 - Winner(s) Ama wakes up with no memories in the arms of a prince. He informs her he has just rescued her from a dragon and she... |
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| I’m Afraid of Men
2019 - Selection(s) Shraya details how, since childhood, she has navigated aggression that harnessed the intersecting forces of sexism, toxic masculinity, transphobia, and homophobia. |
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| Rosa Loves Cars
2019 - Selection(s) Rosa loves to play with cars. |
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| The Doctor with an Eye for Eyes: The Story of Dr. Patricia Bath
2019 - Selection(s) Dr. Patricia Bath faced racism, poverty and sexism on her path to becoming an innovative doctor who revolutionized treatments for blindness. |
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| The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy
2019 - Selection(s) In 18th century Europe, Felicity is barred from studying medicine due to her gender. To find a place for herself, Felicity joins two female friends... |
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| Betty Before X
2019 - Selection(s) This novel about the childhood of Betty Dean Sanders—before she became Dr. Betty Shabazz, and before her marriage to Malcolm X—explores her early racial and... |
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| Dress Like a Woman: Working Women and What They Wore
2019 - Selection(s) Photographs depict a wide range of work performed by women—and the clothes they wore to perform it—from the late nineteenth century through the present. |
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| Rosa Loves Dinosaurs
2019 - Selection(s) Rosa loves to play with dinosaurs. |
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| A Girl Like That
2019 - Selection(s) After Zarin and her friend Porus die in a car accident, they, and their classmates, reflect back on their lives and the events leading to... |
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| You Have the Right to Remain Fat
2019 - Selection(s) Tovar explains how fatphobia and diet culture are connected to misogyny, racism, heteronormativity, classism, and other systems of oppression. |
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| In a Day’s Work: The Fight to End Sexual Violence Against America’s Most Vulnerable Workers
2019 - Selection(s) Immigrant agricultural and domestic workers, as well as advocates and journalists, work to push back against a culture of sexual violence in their workplaces. |
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| The Girl with a Mind for Math: The Story of Raye Montague
2019 - Selection(s) Raye Montague revolutionized government submarine design while navigating significant racism and sexism in education and the workforce. |
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| Summer of Salt
2019 - Selection(s) Georgina learns more about magic carried by the women in her family as she falls in love and solves the murder of a bird (who... |
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| Takedown
2019 - Selection(s) Mikayla is the only girl on her wrestling team. She is fast, talented, and hardworking, but there are some who still don’t think she belongs. |
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| It’s Only Blood: Shattering the Taboo of Menstruation
2019 - Selection(s) Using interviews from Bangladesh, Uganda, Kenya, and India, Dahlqvist explores the secrecy, shame and fear often associated with menstruation worldwide, calling for menstrual activism and... |
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| Nothing Stopped Sophie: The Story of Unshakable Mathematician Sophie Germain
2019 - Selection(s) Sophie Germain grew up in a time when it wasn’t acceptable for women to study math, but nothing stopped her from pursuing her studies. |
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| Girl Made of Stars
2019 - Selection(s) When Mara’s twin Owen is accused of raping his girlfriend, Mara struggles with trauma from her own past and her family’s struggle to move forward. |
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| Brave Jane Austen: Reader, Writer, Author, Rebel
2019 - Selection(s) During a time when women were expected to be “ladylike,” Jane Austen went against the grain to pursue writing, becoming one of the most beloved... |
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| Learning to Breathe
2019 - Selection(s) An unwanted pregnancy and an unsafe living situation push sixteen-year-old Indy to look for a better home and a supportive community. |
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| Path to the Stars: My Journey from Girl Scout to Rocket Scientist
2019 - Selection(s) From her early childhood, budding scientist Sylvia Acevedo challenged sexism and racism with some help from Girl Scouting. |
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| What We Talk About When We Talk About Rape
2019 - Selection(s) Based on her activism, her work at a rape crisis center, and her experience as a survivor of rape, Abdulali interrogates our cultural (mis)understandings of... |
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| Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13
2019 - Selection(s) Through determination, boundless curiosity, and perseverance, Katherine Johnson became an accomplished mathematician and played an integral role in the early space program. |
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| Someone I Used to Know
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| Girl Running: Bobbi Gibb and the Boston Marathon
2019 - Selection(s) Rules, restrictions, and a lack of proper running shoes couldn’t keep Bobbi Gibb from becoming the first woman to run the Boston Marathon. |
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| Now a Major Motion Picture
2019 - Selection(s) While visiting the set of a movie based on her grandmother’s popular fantasy novels, Iris finds her own creative voice and gains new perspective on... |
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| Proud (Young Readers Edition): Living My American Dream
2019 - Selection(s) Ibtihaj Muhammad shares her inspiring story of overcoming stereotypes and barriers on her journey to become an Olympic fencer. |
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| Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves
2019 - Selection(s) Black women writers describe pivotal reading experiences of recognition and self-discovery. |
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| Sugar and Snails
2019 - Selection(s) Girls and boys are made of a lot more than just sugar, spice, snips, and snails! |
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| A Heart in a Body in the World
2019 - Selection(s) After a tragedy, Annabelle runs across the country and becomes a reluctant activist, reclaiming her body and finding her voice along the way. |
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| Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race
2019 - Selection(s) Four female African American computers overcame gender and racial barriers to help send the United States into space. |
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| Blood Water Paint
2019 - Selection(s) Artemisia Gentileschi chooses a life as a painter—and chooses to tell the truth when her teacher rapes her. |
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| Maria Sibylla Merian: Artist, Scientist, Adventurer
2019 - Selection(s) Maria Sibylla Merian, 17th century German entomologist and artist, is celebrated in this illustrated biography. |
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| Broad Band: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet
2019 - Selection(s) Evans illuminates the women whose work has made the internet possible, even as their stories have been erased. |
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| Black Girl Magic: A Poem
2019 - Selection(s) A poem and accompanying artwork highlight the magic of Black girls and women. |
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| American Panda
2019 - Selection(s) In her first semester at MIT, Mei struggles to balance her Taiwanese parents’ expectations with her ambitions and her crush on a classmate. |
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| Yayoi Kusama: From Here to Infinity
2019 - Selection(s) Designed for young children, this portrait of artist Yayoi Kusama discusses her journey to art stardom and her innovative dot and circle approach to art. |
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| Spinning Silver
2019 - Selection(s) Moneylender Miryem, peasant Wanda, and Irina, the daughter of a local lord, work together to save two kingdoms and countless lives in this Rumpelstiltskin retelling. |
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| Girls Resist!: A Guide to Activism, Leadership, and Starting a Revolution
2019 - Selection(s) An experienced feminist organizer shares practical advice for teen girls who want to create change. |
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| Period: Twelve Voices Tell the Bloody Truth
2019 - Selection(s) Writers relate their personal experiences with menstruation and puberty. |
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| Roberta Gibb
2019 - Selection(s) Roberta Gibb always loved to run. Despite being rejected from the Boston Marathon, she joined the race and led the way for women marathon runners. |
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| Finding Yvonne
2019 - Selection(s) Eighteen-year-old Yvonne’s decisions about college and her future as a musician are complicated when she unexpectedly becomes pregnant. |
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| Pashmina
2019 - Selection(s) Priyanka is transported to beautiful India when she wears a pashmina found in her mother’s old suitcase, but the beauty is marred by a shadow... |
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| The Beloved Wild
2019 - Selection(s) In 1807, smart, strong, capable Harriet Winter is expected to marry and keep house. To find more, she travels west, leaving behind the family and... |
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| Malala: My Story of Standing Up for Girls’ Rights
2019 - Selection(s) Malala, an activist for women, girls, and education, tells her story in this chapter book. |
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| Proud: My Fight for an Unlikely American Dream
2019 - Selection(s) Fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad relates her story of becoming the first American woman to compete in the Olympics in hijab. |
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| The Flying Girl: How Aída de Acosta Learned to Soar
2019 - Selection(s) This biography in verse describes how courage–and a chance to try–led Aída de Acosta to become the first woman to fly a motorized aircraft. |
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| The Forest Queen
2019 - Selection(s) Lady Silviana flees her life of privilege (and her violent, lecherous brother) and builds a new community with her friends in this genderbent retelling of... |
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| The Turnaway Girls
2019 - Selection(s) Raised in an underground cloister as a turnaway girl, Delphernia Undersea uses her voice to free herself and the island of Blightsend. |
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| Hearts Unbroken
2019 - Selection(s) After Louise’s boyfriend mocks Native people, her next step is obvious: she dumps him. Still, challenges abound as she balances her Muscogee identity with high... |
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| The Poet X
2019 - Selection(s) Fifteen-year-old Xiomara Batista—aspiring poet, reluctant confirmation class attendee, twin, and daughter of Dominican immigrants—comes of age. |
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| Photographic: The Life of Graciela Iturbide
2019 - Selection(s) Graciela Iturbide uses photography to explore the beautiful realities of Mexican and Mexican American communities, especially celebrating women and nonbinary people who challenged patriarchal norms. |
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| How Mamas Love Their Babies
2019 - Selection(s) Mothers work hard and care for their babies in many different ways, including work at home, as farmers, as pilots, and as sex workers. |
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| Ladycastle
2019 - Selection(s) When King Mancastle and all his men are killed, it’s up to the women of the town to survive and fight against a curse. |
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| Crush
2019 - Selection(s) Jorge has found the courage to ask his crush to a school dance–but how will he contend with the increasingly toxic culture among his friends? |
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| The Radical Element: 12 Stories of Daredevils, Debutantes & Other Dauntless Girls
2019 - Selection(s) Original short stories from well-known YA writers feature radical young women from different religions, backgrounds, socioeconomic groups, abilities, races and ethnicities, sexual orientations, and cultures. |
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| Speak: The Graphic Novel
2019 - Selection(s) After being raped at a summer party, Melinda begins ninth grade as a silent outcast Through art, she slowly learns to survive, heal, and speak... |
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| Invocation to Daughters
2019 - Selection(s) Poems condemn physical, emotional, and structural violence against women and girls with a focus on Filipina experience and resistance. |
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| A Lady Has the Floor: Belva Lockwood Speaks Out for Women’s Rights
2019 - Selection(s) By remaining bold, defiant, and determined, Belva Lockwood dedicated her life to fighting for women’s equality and the equality of all people. |
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| As the Crow Flies
2019 - Selection(s) Charlie and Sydney navigate racist, queerphobic, and gender-essentialist attitudes at a summer backpacking camp for Christian girls. |
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| Amal Unbound
2019 - Selection(s) Twelve-year-old Amal is pressed into indentured servitude when she talks back to the wealthy and powerful landlord of her rural Pakistani village. |
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| Sadie
2019 - Selection(s) Nineteen-year-old runaway Sadie’s quest to track down her sister’s murderer is told in alternating chapters by Sadie and the true crime podcaster who is trying... |
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| Fatal Throne: The Wives of Henry VIII Tell All
2019 - Selection(s) Each chapter of this novel is told from the perspective of King Henry VIII and his wives, exploring the choices they made and the social... |
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| Make Trouble: Standing Up, Speaking Out, and Finding the Courage to Lead
2019 - Selection(s) This memoir of Cecile Richards, a lifelong activist and feminist icon, offers practical advice and inspiration for aspiring leaders. |
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| Bloom: A Story of Fashion Designer Elsa Schiaparelli
2019 - Selection(s) Elsa Schiaparelli never gave up on her dreams of becoming an artist and redefined fashion, inspiring women and future artists. |
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| Mary’s Monster: Love, Madness, and How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein
2019 - Selection(s) This illustrated novel based extensively on Mary Shelley’s personal writings delves into the life experiences that inspired and contributed to the creation of the world’s... |
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| Jasmine Toguchi, Mochi Queen
2018 - Selection(s) Eight-year-old Jasmine decides to participate in her family’s mochi-tsuki by pounding mochi with the men–even though she is a girl and considered too young. |
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| Queens of Geek
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| Hidden Figures: Young Readers’ Edition: The Untold True Story of Four African-American Women Who Helped Launch Our Nation Into Space
2018 - Selection(s) Gender roles, racial prejudice and segregation are clearly addressed in the inspiring story of four African-American female mathematicians at NASA who made significant contributions to... |
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| Clive and his Babies
2018 - Selection(s) Clive and his friends play with dolls, challenging gender stereotypes. |
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| Moxie
2018 - Selection(s) High school junior Viv is disgusted by the double standards blatantly perpetuated by her school’s administration. Inspired her mom’s Riot Grrrl youth, she sparks feminist... |
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| Ahimsa
2018 - Selection(s) Led by her mother, Anjali and her family become involved in the Indian freedom movement. |
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| Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions
2018 - Selection(s) In the form of parenting advice to a friend, Adichie makes practical suggestions for feminist living while delineating a clear theory of feminism. |
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| Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The Case of R.B.G. vs Inequality
2018 - Selection(s) Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s childhood experiences of sexism and anti-Semitism help the reader understand how she became a legal scholar and Supreme Court justice. |
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| Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History
2018 - Selection(s) Illustrated biographies of 40 trailblazing black women in American history who defied both gender and racial expectations. |
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| Down Among the Sticks and Bones
2018 - Selection(s) Twins Jacqueline and Jillian, raised to conform to very strict gender expectations, escape to a dark fantasy world where different identities become available for exploration. |
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| Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh
2018 - Selection(s) In 1945, Maria learns to play softball with her classmates and strategizes to protect her family’s farm in the face of racist and sexist laws. |
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| Muslim Girl: A Coming of Age
2018 - Selection(s) Amani Al-Khatahtbeh, founder of MuslimGirl.com, reflects on her experiences coming of age as a young Muslim American woman in a post-9/11 world. |
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| Saints and Misfits
2018 - Selection(s) High school sophomore Janna deals with the aftermath of a sexual assault while also navigating a crush and maintaining friendships. |
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| Emmeline Pankhurst
2018 - Selection(s) Emmeline Pankhurst, a political activist and leader of the British suffragette movement, fought for women to get the vote. |
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| When Dimple Met Rishi
2018 - Selection(s) In this Bollywood-esque romantic comedy, two first-generation Indian American teenagers try to resist the match their parents have arranged. |
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| Kate Warne: Pinkerton Detective
2018 - Selection(s) Kate Warne, the first female professional private detective in the United States, cracks her first case and solves the mystery of the missing money. |
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| #NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women
2018 - Selection(s) #NotYourPrincess features the voices of fifty women artists as they answer the question, “What is it like to be an indigenous woman or girl today?” |
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| What Girls Are Made Of
2018 - Selection(s) Through allegory, artistic exploration, and volunteering at an animal shelter, Nina Faye works to disentangle her ideas of womanhood from the warped images that surround... |
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| Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean’s Most Fearless Scientist
2018 - Selection(s) A visit to the Battery Park Aquarium inspires Eugenie Clark to spend her life studying sharks, pursuing revolutionary science in the face of prejudice. |
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| This Impossible Light
2018 - Selection(s) This short but powerful novel in verse explores one adolescent girl’s struggle with disordered eating. |
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| The First Rule of Punk
2018 - Selection(s) Malú brings her love of punk, her zine creation skills, and her willingness to advocate for herself to a new middle school. |
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| The Crunk Feminist Collection
2018 - Selection(s) This collection of essays from the popular Crunk Feminist Collective blog discuss race, sex, gender, pop culture, politics, and friendship. |
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| You Don’t Know Me But I Know You
2018 - Selection(s) With support from her family, boyfriend, and friends, Audrey Spencer navigates her unplanned pregnancy and embraces her ability and right to seek the future she... |
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| Trudy’s Big Swim: How Gertrude Ederle Swam the English Channel and Took the World by Storm
2018 - Selection(s) During a time when women in sports were just starting to gain the recognition they deserved, Gertrude Ederle became the first woman to swim across... |
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| You Bring The Distant Near
2018 - Selection(s) Three generations of women in the Das family struggle to find their places in the world amid changing cultures, countries, and ideas of womanhood. |
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| Fish Girl
2018 - Selection(s) A young mermaid called Fish Girl, trapped by Neptune in a boardwalk aquarium, becomes friends with an ordinary girl. This friendship inspires Fish Girl’s longing... |
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| “You’re in the Wrong Bathroom!”: And 20 Other Myths and Misconceptions About Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming People
2018 - Selection(s) The authors debunk common misunderstandings about trans and gender-nonconforming people, including medical, social, psychological, and political topics. |
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| Girls Made of Snow and Glass
2018 - Selection(s) In this feminist retelling of Snow White, Lynet and her stepmother Mina must each break away from patriarchal control. |
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| The Girl Who Ran: Bobbi Gibb, The First Woman to Run the Boston Marathon
2018 - Selection(s) Bobbi Gibb would not take no for an answer when she was told that women couldn’t run in the Boston Marathon, becoming the first woman... |
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| Noteworthy
2018 - Selection(s) High school junior Jordan Sun creates a male persona to apply for her school’s most prestigious all-male a cappella group… and gets accepted, requiring her... |
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| Fannie Never Flinched: One Woman’s Courage in the Struggle for American Labor Union Rights
2018 - Selection(s) Seamstress Fannie Sellins inspired activism in the garment and mining industries, helped create unions, and traveled the country inspiring men and women to stand up... |
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| A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea: One Refugee’s Incredible Story of Love, Loss, and Survival
2018 - Selection(s) Increasing violence in Syria forces 16-year-old student Doaa Al Zamel to flee her homeland. Doaa’s true story of resistance and survival underscores the ongoing plight... |
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| Soupy Leaves Home
2018 - Selection(s) Pearl decides to escape from her abusive father by disguising herself as a boy. She and Ramshackle ride the American rails and wrestle their inner... |
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| Out of School and Into Nature: The Anna Comstock Story
2018 - Selection(s) Naturalist and artist Anna Comstock defied bias against women in the sciences to pursue and share her passion for studying the natural world. |
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| The Nowhere Girls
2018 - Selection(s) Three outcasts decide to take a stand after a former classmate’s rape goes unpunished. Their anonymous call to action grows into a school-wide revolution that... |
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| Women in Sports: 50 Fearless Athletes Who Played to Win
2018 - Selection(s) This anthology highlights fifty accomplished women in sports with text and illustrations detailing their achievements and lives. |
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| Alice Paul and the Fight for Women’s Rights: From the Vote to the Equal Rights Amendment
2018 - Selection(s) One of the leaders of the American women’s suffrage movement, Alice Paul dedicated her life to fighting for women’s equality. |
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| Hand Over Hand
2018 - Selection(s) Nina finally convinces her grandfather to take her fishing, defying tradition. |
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| Dreadnought
2018 - Selection(s) When Danny inherits the superhero Dreadnought’s powers, she gains her ideal body. As Danny adjusts, she must face transphobic sexism and a mysterious new supervillain. |
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| Lighter Than Air: Sophie Blanchard, the First Woman Pilot
2018 - Selection(s) Sophie Blanchard became the first woman pilot and never let anyone limit her passion for flying. |
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| Maresi
2018 - Selection(s) To protect the idyllic matriarchal society of the Red Abbey and its newest resident, Maresi must face her destiny. |
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| Girls Play Rugby
2018 - Selection(s) This inspiring guide introduces girls to the tough sport of rugby including history, rules, and famous female players. |
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| Broad Strokes: 15 Women Who Made Art and Made History (In That Order)
2018 - Selection(s) An art historian explores the work, lives, and legacies of 15 women artists from 1600 to the present day. |
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| Hand Over Hand
2018 - Selection(s) Nina finally convinces her grandfather to take her fishing, defying tradition. |
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| The One Hundred Nights of Hero
2018 - Selection(s) In a series of linked tales, two young women use the power of storytelling to attempt to save themselves from an impossible situation and two... |
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| Malala’s Magic Pencil
2018 - Selection(s) In this picture book for young children, Malala expresses her passion for access to education, especially for girls. |
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| Piecing Me Together
2018 - Selection(s) Jade is tired of being singled out as someone who needs to be fixed. As she matures as an artist, she explores issues of race... |
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| What Milly Did: The Remarkable Pioneer of Plastics Recycling
2018 - Selection(s) Milly Zantow introduced a functional plastics recycling system to the United States using community-oriented business practices. |
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| You Can’t Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain
2018 - Selection(s) Comedian Phoebe Robinson discusses the intersections of gender, race, feminism and pop culture in this collection of essays. |
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| Lucía the Luchadora
2018 - Selection(s) When the boys on the playground tell Lucía she can’t be a superhero because she is a girl, Lucía becomes a Luchadora and is joined... |
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| Murder, Magic, and What We Wore
2018 - Selection(s) Annis Whitworth discovers her ability to sew magic into clothing in Regency England. |
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| Miss Ellicott’s School for the Magically Minded
2018 - Selection(s) When all of the sorceresses in the walled city of Lightning Pass disappear, a student at an all-girls magic school is determined to find them... |
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| Another Castle: Grimoire
2018 - Selection(s) Princess Misty leads an unlikely group of revolutionaries as she rescues herself and frees the people of Beldora and Grimoire from the tyrannical Lord Badlug. |
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| Florence Nightingale: The Courageous Life of the Legendary Nurse
2018 - Selection(s) Florence Nightingale defied Victorian England’s rigid rules for women, by becoming a nurse, advocating for women’s inclusion in the medical field, and changing nursing forever. |
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| Girl Rising: Changing the World One Girl at a Time
2018 - Selection(s) This companion book to the documentary Girl Rising profiles girls around the world who face significant obstacles to gaining an education. |
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| Big Bob, Little Bob
2018 - Selection(s) Next-door neighbors Big Bob and Little Bob have different hobbies. Will cultural understandings of masculinity keep them from becoming friends? |
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| That Thing We Call A Heart
2018 - Selection(s) After a falling-out with her best friend Farah, Shabnam Qureshi’s summer before college looks bleak–until she meets and falls for the charming Jamie. |
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| How Kate Warne Saved President Lincoln.
2017 - Selection(s) After convincing Allan Pinkerton to hire her as his first female detective, Kate Warne solved many crimes and helped protect Abraham Lincoln from an assassination... |
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| Ms. Marvel vol. 4: Last Days
2017 - Selection(s) As the apocalypse approaches, Kamala gathers her strength, draws support from her friends and family, and rededicates herself to the fight for justice. |
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| Giant Days (vol. 1)
2017 - Selection(s) Susan, Esther, and Daisy have become friends in their first semester at college. As they each long to reinvent themselves, they explore feminism, boundaries, and... |
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| Take It As a Compliment
2017 - Selection(s) In episodic comics, Stoian shares twenty individuals’ experiences with sexual harassment and sexual assault. |
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| Swimming with Sharks: The Daring Discoveries of Eugenie Clark
2017 - Selection(s) As a young girl, Eugenie Clark had been fascinated with fish and sharks. She became the world’s first and foremost expert in the field, leading... |
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| Girl Mans Up
2017 - Selection(s) Pen Oliveira struggles to define herself within the expectations of friends and her traditional family, while navigating new relationships. |
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| To the Stars!: The First American Woman to Walk in Space
2017 - Selection(s) An inspiring story of how Dr. Kathy Sullivan, a young girl who loved exploring, defied convention and became the first American woman to walk in... |
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| Balcony on the Moon: Coming of Age in Palestine
2017 - Selection(s) Set against the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the author tells her story of defying traditional gender roles in order to finish her education, avoid early marriage, and... |
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| Step Aside, Pops: A Hark! A Vagrant Collection
2017 - Selection(s) Beaton skewers historical figures, literary characters, and popular misconceptions of feminism through incisive comics. |
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| Becoming Unbecoming
2017 - Selection(s) Beginning with her own childhood experiences with rape, slut-shaming, and the search for the Yorkshire Ripper, Una examines the societal attitudes that create our culture... |
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| Hillary Rodham Clinton: Some Girls Are Born to Lead
2017 - Selection(s) Since childhood, Hillary Rodham Clinton has stood up against injustice and broken barriers. She has devoted her life to fighting for women and children in... |
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| Outrun the Moon
2017 - Selection(s) Mercy Wong uses her intelligence and ingenuity to be admitted into the the all-white St. Clare’s School for Girls. When disaster strikes, the girls of... |
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| The Kid From Diamond Street: The Extraordinary Story of Baseball Legend Edith Houghton
2017 - Selection(s) Edith Houghton was told that girls don’t play baseball, but at age ten, she tried out for a professional baseball team, the Philadelphia Bobbies, and... |
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| Radioactive!: How Irène Curie and Lise Meitner Revolutionized Science and Changed the World.
2017 - Selection(s) While Irène Curie co-discovered artificial radioactivity and Lise Meitner co-discovered nuclear fission, both women and their significant scientific work were frequently challenged, undervalued, and disrespected... |
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| Bloom
2017 - Selection(s) Under mud fairy Bloom’s mentorship, Genevieve learns magic that will save the glass kingdom and that “there is no such thing as an ordinary girl.” |
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| Sorcerer to the Crown
2017 - Selection(s) Sorcerer Royal Zacharias struggles to gain respect from racist and suspicious peers. As a woman, Prunella is forced to suppress her magical abilities. Together, they... |
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| Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman
2017 - Selection(s) In this series of personal essays, writer, comedian, and activist West challenges cultural forces that are hostile to women, particularly fat women, and interfere with... |
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| I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark
2017 - Selection(s) Ginsburg has challenged inequality since childhood. She fought sexism and prejudice to become a Supreme Court justice who works to ensure that everyone is treated... |
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| Burn Baby Burn
2017 - Selection(s) Nora López navigates the summer after high school graduation—from uncertainty about her future to her participation in the Women’s Movement to fears about the serial... |
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| Princess Princess Ever After
2017 - Selection(s) Princesses Amira and Sadie are determined not to live the fairy-tale lives prescribed for them. Working together, they achieve their goals and much more. |
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| Trainwreck: The Women We Love to Hate, Mock, and Fear… and Why
2017 - Selection(s) From Mary Wollstonecraft to Britney Spears, the sexist construction of the “trainwreck” frames Doyle’s examination of our expectations of women. |
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| Doing Her Bit: A Story About the Woman’s Land Army of America
2017 - Selection(s) During WWI, many women joined the Women’s Land Army of America to work on farms as a way to support the country and themselves despite... |
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| The Trouble with Women
2017 - Selection(s) Through satirical cartoons, Fleming explains why, for most of history, men have been Geniuses while women have been relegated to the dustbin. |
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| Fastpitch: The Untold History of Softball and the Women Who Made the Game
2017 - Selection(s) The enthralling history of softball’s pioneers has long been untold and now serves to inspire and motivate anyone who has ever wanted to play |
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| Miss Mary Reporting
2017 - Selection(s) As one of the first female sportswriters, Mary Garber fought for equality and fairness both in her professional endeavors and in the stories she brought... |
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| Under the Udala Trees
2017 - Selection(s) Ijeoma struggles against patriarchal and heteronormative expectations to build a safe, honest life for herself. |
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| Loretta Lynch: First African American Woman Attorney General
2017 - Selection(s) Loretta Lynch, the first African American woman Attorney General, fought racism and sexism on her way to heading the US Department of Justice. |
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| Clarina Nichols: Frontier Crusader for Women’s Rights
2017 - Selection(s) Fueled by an abusive marriage, Clarina Nichols fought for women’s suffrage and rights while creating a brighter future for women on the frontier. |
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| Two Friends: Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass
2017 - Selection(s) Anthony and Douglass share the stories of their fights for gender and racial equality over tea. “Some people had rights, while others had none. Why... |
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| Girl in Pieces
2017 - Selection(s) Following an early release from a mental health facility, Charlie attempts to reclaim her identity. A new relationship threatens to bring out her own self-destructive... |
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| Reproductive Rights: Who Decides?
2017 - Selection(s) The complex history of contraception, abortion, and reproduction are explored through medical, historical, and social lenses. |
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| As a Boy
2017 - Selection(s) Showing that feminism is global, As a Boy encourages young boys to recognize sexism and to combat it because it is the right thing to... |
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| Asking For It
2017 - Selection(s) Emma O’Donovan has always been in control–until an assault changes everything. Everyone has an opinion about that night and about Emma, but all Emma wants... |
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| Urban Biologist Danielle Lee
2017 - Selection(s) Danielle Lee overcame obstacles to earn her Ph.D. in biology. She works with urban students and blogs to make science more accessible and relevant. |
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| CBLDF Presents: She Changed Comics: The Untold Story of the Women Who Changed Free Expression in Comics
2017 - Selection(s) Boundary-busting female writers, artists, publishers, and editors have played a significant role in maintaining free expression and creating ground-breaking content in comics. |
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| Solving the Puzzle Under the Sea: Marie Tharp Maps the Ocean Floor
2017 - Selection(s) A fearless scientist who faced sexism, Marie Tharp forever changed our understanding of the ocean’s floors and helped prove the theory of continental drift. |
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| My Lady Jane
2017 - Selection(s) After uncovering a plot to usurp King Edward from the throne, Lady Jane Grey strives to find a peaceful balance between two rival magical parties... |
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| Until We Are Free: My Fight for Human Rights in Iran
2017 - Selection(s) Through years of political turmoil and intimidation, Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi has used her legal practice to fight for justice and human rights... |
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| Elizabeth Started All the Trouble
2017 - Selection(s) This primer on the history of the suffrage movement introduces Elizabeth Cady Stanton and her allies in the long journey toward the Nineteenth Amendment. |
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| Rani Patel in Full Effect
2017 - Selection(s) As Rani expresses herself and her feminism through rap, she processes the impact of incest and other abuse on her life. She draws power from... |
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| Wonder Women: 25 Innovators, Inventors, and Trailblazers Who Changed Histor
2017 - Selection(s) Wonder Women provides thought-provoking profiles that introduces world-changing women of history, as well as connecting the impact of their work to the work of women... |
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| The V-Word: True Stories About First-Time Sex
2017 - Selection(s) A compilation of refreshingly honest essays addressing sex and virginity. |
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| Maya Angelou
2017 - Selection(s) Empowered by literature, Maya Angelou used her voice to combat racism and sexism. |
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| The Lie Tree
2017 - Selection(s) When Faith’s father is found dead in an apparent suicide, Faith knows he was murdered. Full of questions, curiosity, and intellect, Faith intends to find... |
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| We Believe You: Survivors of Campus Sexual Assault Speak Out
2017 - Selection(s) Stories of survivors and activists who have mobilized to break the silence surrounding the painful reality of sexual violence on college campuses. |
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| Anything But Ordinary Addie: The True Story of Adelaide Herrmann, Queen of Magic
2017 - Selection(s) The forgotten history of one of the world’s greatest and most respected stage magicians comes back to life. Poof! |
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| Juliet Takes a Breath
2017 - Selection(s) After coming out to her Puerto Rican family, Juliet Milagros Palante leaves the Bronx to intern with a white feminist author in Portland. Juliet comes... |
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| Ten Days a Madwoman: The Daring Life and Turbulent Times of the Original “Girl” Reporter, Nellie Bly
2017 - Selection(s) “Girl” reporter Nellie Bly pioneered investigative stunt journalism, using her writing to reveal injustice and corruption while blazing a new path for young women in... |
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| Women: Body-Positive Art to Inspire and Empower
2017 - Selection(s) Rossetti explores the many issues women and girls face related to body image, gender, sexuality, and personal identity via truthful and diverse illustrations of individual... |
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| Fearless Flyer: Ruth Law and Her Flying Machine
2017 - Selection(s) One of history’s first female aviators, Ruth Law made the first solo flight from Chicago to New York. |
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| The Forbidden Wish
2017 - Selection(s) This retelling of Aladdin and the Jinni focuses on the jinni Zahra’s path to autonomy and agency. |
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| Around America to Win the Vote: Two Suffragists, a Kitten, and 10,000 Miles
2017 - Selection(s) In 1916, Nell and Alice drove across America to promote women’s suffrage. Their exciting tour included a yellow car, a trunk full of useful things... |
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| The Way I Used to Be
2017 - Selection(s) Eden is raped by her brother’s best friend. She keeps the assault secret–but the effects, both emotional and physical, carry through her four years of... |
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| Dorothea’s Eyes: Dorothea Lange Photographs the Truth
2017 - Selection(s) As a young child with polio from a poor family, Dorothea worked to achieve her “unladylike” dream of becoming a photographer. Her photographs showed Americans... |
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| Dare to Disappoint: Growing Up in Turkey
2017 - Selection(s) Özge learns to hear her own voice and push back against others’ expectations to create a life that will satisfy her own desires and needs. |
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| Bessie Coleman: Trailblazing Pilot
2017 - Selection(s) Despite challenges that included poverty, racism, and sexism, Bessie Coleman achieved success as the first female black pilot in the world. |
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| Exit, Pursued by a Bear
2017 - Selection(s) After being drugged and raped at cheer camp, Hermione Winters works to regain control over her body, life, and identity. |
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| Amelia Earhart
2017 - Selection(s) Amelia Earhart became the first woman pilot to accomplish many feats. She never stopped pursuing her dreams or encouraging other women pilots. |
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| Wild Swans
2017 - Selection(s) When her long absent mother returns to town, Ivy Milbourn must confront a complicated family legacy and its influence on her sense of self, her... |
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| Rad Women Worldwide: Artists and Athletes, Pirates and Punks, and Other Revolutionaries Who Shaped History
2017 - Selection(s) Schatz and Stahl follow up Rad American Women A-Z with 40 trailblazing women from 30 different countries, from ancient Mesopotamia to the modern age. |
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| Game Changers: The Unsung Heroines of Sports History
2017 - Selection(s) Across sports, nations, and decades, these profiles call attention to celebrated and lesser-known women pioneers. |
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| U.S. Women’s Soccer: Go for Gold!
2017 - Selection(s) After structural changes allowed women to play high-level organized sports, the U.S. women’s soccer team became a dominant athletic force. |
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| Ask Me How I Got Here
2017 - Selection(s) When star runner Addie Solokowski discovers that she’s pregnant, she chooses to have an abortion. Addie turns to poetry to process complex relationships with her... |
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| Ada Lovelace, Poet of Science: The First Computer Programmer
2017 - Selection(s) A great imagination and a rigorous mathematical education led Ada Lovelace to write the very first computer program. |
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| American Girls
2017 - Selection(s) While staying with her actress sister in LA and researching the Manson girls, fifteen-year-old Anna dissects what it means to be young, female and powerless... |
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| Trailblazers: 33 Women in Science Who Changed the World
2017 - Selection(s) Short profiles of 33 significant women scientists illustrate the important, groundbreaking work they have done in the face of significant gender and racial discrimination in... |
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| Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race
2017 - Selection(s) During World War II, the need for qualified mathematicians led NASA to hire these talented black women. Systemic racism and sexism has hidden their essential... |
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| Miss Colfax’s Light
2017 - Selection(s) Appointed the keeper of the Michigan City lighthouse, Harriet Colfax worked tirelessly for 43 years to fulfill the daunting and challenging duties and to live... |
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| Before We Visit the Goddess
2017 - Selection(s) The intertwined stories of three generations of Indian women haunt their pasts as they fight to find their places in the world and gain independence. |
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| Friendship to the Max (Lumberjanes, vol. 2)
2016 - Selection(s) Once again, the Lumberjanes must depend on each other and combine their diverse talents to save their beloved camp–and possibly the universe. |
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| Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
2016 - Selection(s) Why has Ruth Bader Ginsburg become the subject of memes, art, and feminist baby Halloween costumes? Carmon and Knizhnik explore the justice’s history of legally... |
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| When the Slave Esperança Garcia Wrote a Letter
2016 - Selection(s) Esperança Garcia was a slave living in Brazil who, after learning to read and write, bravely decided to write a letter to the governor detailing... |
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| Mahalia Jackson: Walking with Kings and Queens
2016 - Selection(s) Gospel singer Mahalia Jackson did not let financial or racial adversity stand in the way of her dreams and she utilized her fame and success... |
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| Henni
2016 - Selection(s) Young Henni questions the subjugation and gender stereotypes of the theocratic society she lives in and strikes out on her own to discover truth and... |
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| The Detective’s Assistant
2016 - Selection(s) Eleven-year-old Nell Warne arrives orphaned and unwelcomed at her Aunt Kitty’s doorstep. To prove her value in her independent aunt’s life, Nell helps Aunt Kitty... |
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| Babe
2016 - Selection(s) Young women photographers critique the ideal of beauty with thought-provoking photos that, without shame, celebrate the realistic and sometimes unsanitary female body. |
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| Stories of Women in the 1960s: Fighting for Freedom
2016 - Selection(s) Through their accomplishments in political and social arenas, Betty Friedan, Ella Baker, Barbara Castle, and Mary Quant blazed paths and demonstrated new possibilities for American... |
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| One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia
2016 - Selection(s) One Plastic Bag shows how Isatou Ceesay created a significant impact in her community and raised awareness globally about the impact of pollution on the environment. |
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| Under A Painted Sky
2016 - Selection(s) In 1849, on the run from the law and disguised as boys, Sammy and Andy work together to survive and seek their freedom in the... |
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| Full Cicada Moon
2016 - Selection(s) Mimi is a half-Japanese, half-black young scientist who dreams of becoming an astronaut. As she adjusts to a new home in Vermont, she and many... |
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| Alone atop the Hill: Autobiography of Alice Dunnigan, Pioneer of the National Black Press
2016 - Selection(s) In her autobiography, Alice Dunnigan explores the intersecting forces of racism and sexism, which she fought throughout her life and her career as a groundbreaking... |
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| Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl’s Courage Changed Music
2016 - Selection(s) On an island filled with music, a young girl longs to play the drums. She challenges gender norms to follow her passion, and her “dream-bright... |
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| Untamed: The Wild Life of Jane Goodall
2016 - Selection(s) Jane Goodall’s passion and perseverance led her to become the world’s foremost expert on chimpanzees. Having spent decades in field observation, Dr. Goodall now teaches... |
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| Rad American Women A-Z
2016 - Selection(s) This introduction to radical American women from Angela Davis to Zora Neale Hurston encourages young feminists (female and male) to make a change in their own... |
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| Devoted
2016 - Selection(s) Raised with a strict fundamentalist adherence to the Bible, Rachel Walker has been taught that women can only become a loving helpmate to a husband. When... |
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| The Way Home Looks Now
2016 - Selection(s) Through the story of Peter Lee and his family’s grief, this novel explores gender norms in the context of 1970s Little League baseball. |
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| How to Be a Heroine: Or, What I’ve Learned from Reading Too Much
2016 - Selection(s) Ellis, a playwright and journalist, reflects on how the heroines of classic novels have shaped her life and her ideas about gender roles, ideas of... |
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| Chasing Freedom: The Life Journeys of Harriet Tubman and Susan B. Anthony, Inspired by Historical Facts
2016 - Selection(s) An imaginary conversation between Harriet Tubman and Susan B. Anthony celebrates their triumphs for racial and gender equality. |
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| Aerospace Engineer Aprille Ericsson
2016 - Selection(s) Despite being the only girl or African American in most of her science classes, Aprille Ericsson persevered to become an engineer at NASA. Ericsson uses... |
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| Mae Jemison
2016 - Selection(s) As the first African American woman in space, Mae Jemison broke many barriers in science and space technology. Her further work with philanthropies helps bring technology... |
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| Dumplin’
2016 - Selection(s) After deciding to enter Miss Teen Blue Bonnet Beauty Pageant, Willowdean and her friends defy expectations based on beauty and gain a greater sense of confidence and... |
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| Goodbye Stranger
2016 - Selection(s) This novel broadly examines the meaning of life, love, friendship, and identity in the lives of middle school girls on the cusp of adolescence. |
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| Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution
2016 - Selection(s) Egyptian American feminist Mona Eltahawy crafts a passionate argument about the widespread legal & cultural issues facing girls and women in the Middle East and... |
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| Interstellar Cinderella
2016 - Selection(s) This Cinderella has agency! She dreams of being the chief mechanic, swooning over starships and not boys, and saves the prince with a swift rocket... |
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| Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement
2016 - Selection(s) Fannie Lou Hamer played an integral part in the Civil Rights Movement by raising her voice and fighting for freedom. |
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| Rosa Parks
2016 - Selection(s) Rosa Parks dedicated her life to fighting for civil rights and fought against the sexism that often kept her from being fully heard. |
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| Kissing in America
2016 - Selection(s) Sixteen-year-old Eva Roth confronts the complexities of grief, relationships, and love of all kinds as she begins to forge her own voice and path as... |
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| Sylvia Earle: Ocean Explorer
2016 - Selection(s) As a pioneer marine botanist and fearless adventurer, Sylvia Earle explored depths others had never reached and saw things never seen before by woman or... |
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| Asking for It: The Rise of Rape Culture—and What We Can Do About It
2016 - Selection(s) With insight, humor, and thorough research, Harding tackles rape culture, including misconceptions and myths, its consequences for men and women of all ages, and how... |
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| Hamster Princess: Harriet the Invincible
2016 - Selection(s) Subverting fairytale conventions, Princess Harriet Hamsterbone takes matters into her own hands to save herself from a wicked fairy’s curse. |
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| Infandous
2016 - Selection(s) Using fairy tales as a metaphor for her own life, Sephora finds a way through her great shame and deep humiliation. |
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| My Name is Truth: The Life of Sojourner Truth
2016 - Selection(s) Sojourner Truth used her voice to fight injustice at a time when few women were able to do so. |
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| All The Rage
2016 - Selection(s) Since Romy Grey accused the sheriff’s son of rape, she has been ostracized and bullied by the community. When her former friend goes missing after... |
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| Rachel Carson: Environmental Pioneer
2016 - Selection(s) Rachel Carson was determined to do what she loved and not what was expected of her. Her research and poetic writing on the dangers of... |
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| Sisters in Law
2016 - Selection(s) This dual biography recounts the separate paths the first and second women to serve on the Supreme Court took to their goal of legal equality... |
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| Maria Mitchell
2016 - Selection(s) The life of Maria Mitchell–a noted astronomer, librarian, and advocate for girls’ education–is presented for early readers. |
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| Audacity
2016 - Selection(s) After emigrating from Russia to America, Clara defiantly pursues an education and becomes a union organizer. Despite being beaten, jailed, and blacklisted, she refuses to... |
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| Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine
2016 - Selection(s) Ada Byron Lovelace had to fight to be taken seriously as a mathematician, but her determination put her in the forefront of mathematical and engineering... |
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| Paper Hearts
2016 - Selection(s) Based on a true story, this novel in verse gives voice to a group of young women who banded together to survive and reclaim their... |
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| Marie Curie: Physics and Chemistry Pioneer
2016 - Selection(s) With the support of her family and other female scientists, Marie Curie discovered new elements and revolutionized science. |
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| Headstrong: 52 Women Who Changed Science–and the World
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| Swing Sisters: The Story of the International Sweethearts of Rhythm
2016 - Selection(s) From their early days in Mississippi to their travels around the world, the Sweethearts made people dance–and question their assumptions about race and gender. |
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| The Boston Girl
2016 - Selection(s) Unwilling to accept the rigid restrictions of her youth at the beginning of the 20th century, Addie Baum fought to be true to herself. Mentors... |
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| The Green Bicycle
2016 - Selection(s) Wadjda challenges the idea of ‘acceptable’ behavior for girls in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, by selling mix tapes and snacks to fund her dream of a... |
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| We Should All Be Feminists
2016 - Selection(s) Adichie’s personal essay explains why she chose to be true to herself and work towards societal change in gender attitudes. |
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| Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom: My Story of the 1965 Selma Voting Rights March
2016 - Selection(s) Lynda Blackmon Lowery was the youngest person on the Selma Voting Rights March. Having already been to jail nine times and beaten on Bloody Sunday... |
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| The Original Cowgirl: The Wild Adventures of Lucille Mulhall
2016 - Selection(s) Lucille Mulhall, known as “America’s First Cowgirl,” followed her passion of riding and roping during a time when women were viewed as weak and unfit... |
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| These Shallow Graves
2016 - Selection(s) Not satisfied with the prospect of marriage and settling into an idle existence, Jo Montfort risks her fortune, family, friends and life when she defies... |
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| Mechanica
2016 - Selection(s) Nicolette Lampton endures typical Cinderella trials: a dead mother, a dead father, a shrewish stepmother, two condescending stepsisters, and competition for the charming prince. Yet... |
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| African American Women: Photographs from the National Museum of African American History and Culture
2016 - Selection(s) Photographs from the nineteenth century to the present depict the diverse experiences of African American women and their ongoing importance in American history. |
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| Sally Ride: A Photobiography of America’s Pioneering Woman in Space
2016 - Selection(s) After spending years as an academic underachiever with a passion for tennis, Sally Ride discovered her love of physics and became the first American woman... |
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| Queen of the Diamond: The Lizzie Murphy Story
2016 - Selection(s) Despite being told that baseball was a game for boys, Lizzie Murphy proved herself to be a better player than most of them by making... |
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| Dime
2016 - Selection(s) Dime is looking for love and security when she finds Daddy, Brandy, and L.A. She believes she is loved even as she is groomed to... |
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| Beware the Kitten Holy (Lumberjanes, vol. 1)
2016 - Selection(s) The Lumberjanes – Jo, Molly, Mal, April, and Ripley- are a group of young women spending the summer at a camp for “hard-core lady-types.” They... |
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| The Born Frees: Writing with the Girls of Gugulethu
2016 - Selection(s) In the South African township of Gugulethu, young women from the first generation born post-apartheid explore the challenges that they and their community face, including... |
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| Wangari Maathai: The Woman Who Planted Millions of Trees
2016 - Selection(s) Wangari Maathai dedicated her life to restoring Kenya’s land by planting millions of trees throughout the country. Although Maathai was met with political and sexist... |
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| I Am Lucille Ball
2016 - Selection(s) Although many told her that physical comedy wasn’t something proper girls did, Lucille Ball refused to give up on her dreams and went on to... |
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| What We Saw
2016 - Selection(s) As evidence of a gang rape starts to spread on social media, Kate struggles to be a force for truth and an advocate for justice... |
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| Girls Like Us
2015 - Selection(s) After graduating from their high school’s special education program, Quincy and Biddy learn to trust each other as they navigate an often dangerous world. |
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| Every Day is Malala Day
2015 - Selection(s) Girls from around the world interpret Malala Yousafzai’s work and express their own ideas about equality, independence, and opportunity. |
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| A Mad, Wicked Folly
2015 - Selection(s) Vicky dreams of being an artist but is told she is destined for marriage and motherhood. Can she find the courage to join the suffragettes... |
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| A Woman in the House (and Senate): How Women Came to the United States Congress, Broke Down Barriers, and Changed the Country
2015 - Selection(s) Cooper presents a vivid chronicle from the beginning of the suffrage movement to the present, highlighting important women who have paved critical paths in the... |
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| Willow
2015 - Selection(s) Willow risks her life to pursue freedom from slavery and an arranged marriage. |
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| Founding Mothers: Remembering the Ladies
2015 - Selection(s) Many famous and less-well-known women helped shape the early days of the United States with their industry, creativity and bravery. |
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| Ms. Marvel: No Normal
2015 - Selection(s) Teen Kamala Khan receives the powers of Ms. Marvel. With her neighborhood in danger, she figures out how to reconcile her own cultural identity with... |
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| Pure Grit: How American World War II Nurses Survived Battle and Prison Camp in the Pacific
2015 - Selection(s) This little known story highlights the perseverance and strength of military nurses stationed in the Philippines during World War II. |
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| Poisoned Apples: Poems for You, My Pretty
2015 - Selection(s) This collection of poems twists and shatters the fairy tale image of women, girls, beauty, love, gender and body. |
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| Little Melba and Her Big Trombone
2015 - Selection(s) In a world dominated by men, Melba Liston became a renowned jazz trombonist. |
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| The Cure for Dreaming
2015 - Selection(s) Olivia dreams of women’s suffrage and obtaining a college education, but her father goes to extreme measures to “cure” her of these ideas. |
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| Sally Ride: Life on a Mission
2015 - Selection(s) In an era of feminist activism and change, Sally Ride excelled as an athlete, scientist, astronaut, investigator, and advocate for girls’ STEM education. |
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| Glory O’Brien’s History of the Future
2015 - Selection(s) Glory, haunted by her mother’s suicide, is profoundly uncertain about life after graduation–until she starts having startling visions of a future where women’s rights are lost. |
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| Leontyne Price: Voice of a Century
2015 - Selection(s) Leontyne Price overcame racism and hate to become a famed international opera star. Her legacy served as as inspiration for African-American female vocalists such as... |
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| Uprising: A New Age is Dawning for Every Mother’s Daughter
2015 - Selection(s) Women around the world rise up against oppression and brutality to empower themselves and control their future. |
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| Because I Am A Girl: I Can Change the World
2015 - Selection(s) In the face of overwhelming challenges, girls around the world have found their own voices and fought for justice. |
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| My Notorious Life
2015 - Selection(s) After growing up in poverty, Axie becomes a medical practitioner and businesswoman who insists on providing 19th century women with reproductive choice. |
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| Malala, a Brave Girl from Pakistan/Iqbal, a Brave Boy from Pakistan
2015 - Selection(s) Malala and Iqbal’s stories show younger readers that women’s and children’s rights are global issues. |
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| Feminism Unfinished: A Short, Surprising History of American Women’s Movements
2015 - Selection(s) While many think of American feminism as only the suffrage movement, the women’s liberation movement, and recent activism, women’s movements have been transforming the nation... |
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| Friends for Freedom: The Story of Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass.
2015 - Selection(s) Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass fought for equal rights for all Americans. Despite political strife, they remained lifelong friends. |
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| How to Build a Girl
2015 - Selection(s) Fourteen-year-old Johanna Morrigan reinvents herself as music critic Dolly Wilde, gleefully eviscerating bands for a nationally-known music magazine while attempting to navigate the complications love... |
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| The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place
2015 - Selection(s) In this Victorian farce, seven misfit girls conceal the murder of their headmistress in order to live life as sisters in a feminine utopia. |
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| Words Will Break Cement: The Passion of Pussy Riot
2015 - Selection(s) Arrested for their feminist punk performances, members of Pussy Riot shed light on the political corruption and erosion of human rights in Russia. |
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| I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World: Young Readers Edition
2015 - Selection(s) Malala Yousafzai, an international advocate for human rights and girls’ education, retells the story of her own education, activism, and attempted murder. |
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| Tomboy: A Graphic Memoir
2015 - Selection(s) With the help of new friends, feminist zines, and the punk scene, tomboy Liz Prince discovers that her problem is not who she is, but... |
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| Hope is a Girl Selling Fruit
2015 - Selection(s) The story of a young woman’s journey to study art and the choices she makes for herself along the way. |
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| Wonder Woman Unbound: The Curious History of the World’s Most Famous Heroine
2015 - Selection(s) Originally a symbol of the coming matriarchy, Wonder Woman has been both an icon and a source of frustration for feminists. |
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| The Secret Sky
2015 - Selection(s) Although Fatima’s life choices have been limited by her status and family, she strives for more than an arranged marriage. |
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| Gabi, A Girl in Pieces
2015 - Selection(s) During Gabi’s senior year of high school, she navigates her family’s ideas about “good girls” and “bad girls” while figuring out who she wants to... |
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| Searching for Silverheels
2015 - Selection(s) During World War I, thirteen-year-old Pearl sets out to solve the mystery of local heroine Silverheels and reluctantly accepts help from an eccentric suffragette. |
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| I am a Bacha Posh: My Life as a Woman Living as a Man in Afghanistan
2015 - Selection(s) Raised as a boy, Ukmina makes the brave choice to live as a man and later becomes an advocate for the rights of women in... |
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| The Daring Ladies of Lowell
2015 - Selection(s) Escaping a life of farm work, Alice finds purpose in advocating for female worker’s rights at the Lowell cotton mill. |
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| A Pair of Twins
2015 - Selection(s) Born minutes apart, a young girl and her beloved elephant break gender roles in India by becoming the first female elephant trainer and lead elephant. |
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| I Love, I Hate, I Miss My Sister
2015 - Selection(s) Sisters Sohane and Djelila are as different as night and day, but both believe in a woman’s right to live as she chooses. |
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| Hidden
2015 - Selection(s) After she escapes from slave traders, young Brigid vows to do everything in her power to save her older sister, who is still held captive. |
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| Women Who Don’t Wait in Line: Break the Mold, Lead the Way
2015 - Selection(s) Despite her unsuccessful bid for a congressional seat, Saujani advocates for increased female political and corporate engagement and encourages women to ignore advice to “wait... |
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| Salvage
2015 - Selection(s) After Ava is cast out of her deep-space patriarchal society, she discovers a world where women have freedoms she never dreamed possible. |
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| Dare the Wind: The Record-Breaking Voyage of Eleanor Prentiss and the Flying Cloud
2015 - Selection(s) Born with saltwater in her veins in the early 19th century, Ellen grows up to be a ship’s navigator, using her skills to travel the... |
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| Sally Heathcote, Suffragette
2015 - Selection(s) Maid-of-all-work Sally Heathcote finds a place in the suffrage movement of early 20th century Britain. |
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| The Red Pencil
2015 - Selection(s) After her village is attacked by the Janjaweed, Amira takes great risks to make her dream of education come true so that she can help... |
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| Sally Ride: America’s First Woman in Space
2015 - Selection(s) Sally Ride spent her life challenging expectations of what women could and should do, most notably by becoming the first American woman in space. |
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| Moon at Nine
2015 - Selection(s) Farrin and Sadira fall in love but post-revolutionary Iran’s draconian laws declare homosexuality deviant and punishable by death. The girls soon find they can trust... |
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| Who Is Dolly Parton?
2015 - Selection(s) Dolly Parton’s talent, perseverance, and good business sense have led her to become a successful singer, actress, and philanthropist. |
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| Lies We Tell Ourselves
2015 - Selection(s) A school project forces two girls on opposite sides of segregation to work together and confront their sexuality. |
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| Women’s Right to Vote
2015 - Selection(s) A concise history of the obstacles American women faced in the struggle for voting rights and political equality. |
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| Yoko Ono: Collector of Skies
2014 - Selection(s) Despite years of sexism, racism, and criticism in the public eye, Yoko Ono continues to create groundbreaking art and music. |
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| PrinceLess, Book Two: Get Over Yourself
2014 - Selection(s) Princess Adrienne and her friend Bedelia continue on their quest to save the remaining princesses of their kingdom, each trapped in a tower. No knights... |
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| Princesses on the Run
2014 - Selection(s) Rather than waiting for handsome princes to rescue them, fairy tale heroines take charge of their own lives, embarking on adventures and fostering positive friendships... |
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| Philida: A Novel
2014 - Selection(s) Although she is denied justice through official avenues, Philida fights to reclaim her life and her soul. |
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| Imogen: The Mother of Modernism and Three Boys
2014 - Selection(s) During the early twentieth century, an era when women were expected to devote themselves to their families, Imogen Cunningham successfully balanced motherhood and her art. |
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| The Riot Grrrl Collection
2014 - Selection(s) This collection brings together flyers, letters, and zines which show the beginning, evolution, and decline of the Riot Grrrl movement. |
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| P.S. Be Eleven
2014 - Selection(s) Everyone around Delphine has different expectations of how a girl her age should behave. Can Delphine figure out her own way to be eleven in... |
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| Part-time Princess
2014 - Selection(s) Every night a little girl dreams she is a firefighting princess protecting her kingdom. There is no task too dangerous for this intrepid royal! |
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| Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant
2014 - Selection(s) Swashbuckling heroine Delilah Dirk partners with Selim, a mild-mannered Turkish lieutenant, in a series of globetrotting adventures. |
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| Who Says Women Can’t Be Doctors: The Story of Elizabeth Blackwell
2014 - Selection(s) The story of Elizabeth Blackwell, the first female doctor in the U.S., told with playful and informative text and pictures. |
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| Generation Roe: Inside the Future of the Pro-Choice Movement
2014 - Selection(s) A well-researched and readable treatment of the personal, political, cultural, and medical aspects of abortion and the pro-choice movement. |
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| Women’s Rights on the Frontier
2014 - Selection(s) The women’s suffrage movement swept the western territories of the U.S., where pioneering women ran businesses and worked outdoors. |
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| Look Up!: Henrietta Leavitt, Pioneering Woman Astronomer
2014 - Selection(s) Henrietta Leavitt’s love of the sky as a child led to an inspiring career as an astronomer. |
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| The Lightning Dreamer: Cuba’s Greatest Abolitionist
2014 - Selection(s) Through her poetry, young Tula is liberated and inspired to become an abolitionist and feminist in nineteenth-century Cuba. |
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| Chien-Shiung Wu: Phenomenal Physicist
2014 - Selection(s) Chien-Shiung Wu, a pioneering woman physicist, fought to have her work recognized in a male-dominated field. |
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| Pink Sari Revolution: A Tale of Women and Power in India
2014 - Selection(s) Women’s rights crusader, Sampat Pal, uses grassroots activism to bring justice to women in India. |
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| A Woman’s Place in Early America
2014 - Selection(s) Despite having extremely limited rights in eighteenth-century America, some women stood up for change. |
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| Flying Solo: How Ruth Elder Soared into America’s Heart
2014 - Selection(s) Pioneering female aviator Ruth Elder used her personality, style, and marketing skills to compete in an area that did not readily welcome women. |
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| Angel de la Luna and the 5th Glorious Mystery
2014 - Selection(s) Angel finds purpose, strength, and peace in feminist activism. |
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| Joanne Simpson: Magnificent Meteorologist
2014 - Selection(s) Joanne Simpson broke new ground in the world of meteorology, paving the way for other female scientists to follow. |
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| Rookie Yearbook Two
2014 - Selection(s) Thoughtful and provocative writing from Rookie’s second year continues to promote equality and feminism. |
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| The Feminist Movement Today
2014 - Selection(s) The current state of women’s rights and feminist activism are explored through court cases, profiles of activists, and historical landmarks. |
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| Susan B. Anthony
2014 - Selection(s) Susan B. Anthony’s life and work are given a brief but informative treatment in this early reader. |
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| The Rebellion of Miss Lucy Ann Lobdell
2014 - Selection(s) Based on a true story, Lucy decides to pass as male to take advantage of the greater opportunities available to men in the late 1800s. |
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| Magic Marks the Spot
2014 - Selection(s) Hilary wants to be a pirate but is told a girl on the high seas is undignified. She stands her ground and becomes the heroic... |
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| However Long the Night: Molly Melching’s Journey to Help Millions of African Women and Girls Triumph
2014 - Selection(s) Molly Melching developed a holistic, community-driven education system that respectfully ensures the well-being and health of Senegalese women and girls. |
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| The Women’s Liberation Movement, 1960-1990
2014 - Selection(s) During the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, many different groups of women organized to fight for their rights. |
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| Amelia Earhart
2014 - Selection(s) Amelia Earhart’s life, up to her mysterious final flight, is detailed in this early reader. |
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| The Servant
2014 - Selection(s) Fifteen year old Faten’s father forces her to leave school to work as a maid. Despite rigid Lebanese social expectations and an unsupportive family, Faten... |
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| Garden Princess
2014 - Selection(s) Princess Adela’s love of gardens leads her to the evil witch Hortensia. She needs all of her wits, friendship, and perseverance to change the fate... |
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| Double Victory: How African American Women Broke Race and Gender Barriers to Help Win World War II
2014 - Selection(s) Many African American women overcame legal and social barriers to serve their country during World War II and helped lay the foundation for the civil... |
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| Helen’s Big World: The Life of Helen Keller
2014 - Selection(s) A beautiful biography depicting Helen Keller’s activism, struggles, and triumphs. |
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| Global Baby Girls
2014 - Selection(s) Baby girls around the globe are beautiful, strong, bold, and bright. |
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| Lone Wolves
2014 - Selection(s) Denny inherits her grandfather’s passions for dogsledding and preserving their Native culture. Despite being told that girls don’t sled, she participates in the Great Race... |
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| Hattie Ever After
2014 - Selection(s) Hattie overcomes personal and professional challenges as she pursues her dream of becoming a reporter. |
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| The Good Girls Revolt: How the Women of Newsweek Sued Their Bosses and Changed the Workplace
2014 - Selection(s) The 1970 discrimination lawsuit against Newsweek powerfully impacted workplace policy and the lives of the women involved. |
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| Who Was Sally Ride?
2014 - Selection(s) Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, was also a tennis player, astrophysicist, and educator. This biography explores her life and her passion for... |
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| Mary Walker Wears the Pants: The True Story of the Doctor, Reformer, and Civil War Hero
2014 - Selection(s) Mary Walker broke barriers by championing women’s rights, bravely serving in the Civil War, and being the only woman to earn the Medal of Honor... |
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| The Milk of Birds
2014 - Selection(s) A fourteen-year-old Sudanese refugee and an American teenager become pen pals for a year. Although their circumstances are vastly different, they come to understand that... |
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| The Vine Basket
2014 - Selection(s) Mehrigul pursues her dream of becoming an artisan in a culture where only men are allowed to learn a craft and earn money. |
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| The Brontë Sisters: The Brief Lives of Charlotte, Emily, and Anne
2014 - Selection(s) The Brontë sisters rocked Victorian society with their progressive and unconventional writing. |
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| Reporter in Disguise: The Intrepid Vic Steinberg
2014 - Selection(s) Vic Steinberg, an early female reporter, used disguises to go places most women of her time weren’t allowed. |
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| The Tree Lady: The True Story of How One Tree-Loving Woman Changed a City Forever
2014 - Selection(s) Kate Sessions loved natural science and had the vision to transform San Diego from a desert to a green oasis. |
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| Keeping Hope Alive: One Woman: 90,000 Lives Changed
2014 - Selection(s) Dr. Hawa Abdi, the first female gynecologist in Somalia has saved, housed, and provided free education to thousands of Somali women. |
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| Written in Stone
2014 - Selection(s) Pearl wants to be a whaler and a drummer. She subverts the expectations for Makah girls when she thwarts an intruder and stands up for... |
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| What Will It Take To Make a Woman President?
2014 - Selection(s) After her young daughter asks why a woman has never been president, Schnall interviews a variety of public figures who reflect on the obstacles to... |
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| Profiles: Freedom Heroines
2014 - Selection(s) These six engaging profiles of women, including Alice Paul and Ida B. Wells, show how the causes of civil rights and feminism remain entwined. |
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| Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers’ Strike of 1909
2014 - Selection(s) Clara Lemlich bravely protested unfair working conditions in New York, and in 1909 she led the largest walkout by women workers in U.S. history. |
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| Woman Rebel: The Margaret Sanger Story
2014 - Selection(s) Margaret Sanger’s work as the mother of modern birth control comes alive in this brash and gripping examination of her life. |
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| A Girl Called Problem
2014 - Selection(s) When bad things keep happening in Shida’s village, some villagers say they’ve been cursed for allowing girls to go to school. Shida sets out to... |
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| I am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
2014 - Selection(s) Recovered from her attack, Malala Yousafzai has come back stronger than ever, engaging in consciousness-raising and serving as an inspiration to girls and women all... |
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| Rosie Revere, Engineer
2014 - Selection(s) Shy Rosie dreams of being an engineer and is encouraged by her aunt to celebrate each failure as a raging success. |
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| The Movement of Stars: A Novel
2014 - Selection(s) Hannah’s interest in the night sky leads her to become an astronomer and an independent woman, despite the expectation that she would merely serve her... |
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| Minnie McClary Speaks Her Mind
2013 - Selection(s) The new language arts teacher Lindsay Marks inspires Minnie and her friend Amira to think critically about the world around them and stand up for... |
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| Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
2013 - Selection(s) A memoir of personal and natural discoveries, Strayed shares her story of hiking the Pacific Crest Trail from California to Oregon as a solo woman. |
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| Rachel Carson and Her Book That Changed the World
2013 - Selection(s) At a time when few women worked as biologists, Rachel Carson counted deep-sea fish off Nova Scotia and tracked alligators in the Everglades before tackling... |
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Grace and Grit
2013 - Selection(s) Lilly Ledbetter shares her inspiring journey from underpaid, mistreated factory employee to Supreme Court plaintiff, nationally renowned speaker and namesake of the Fair Pay Restoration... |
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| Here Come the Girl Scouts!: The Amazing All-True Story of Juliette “Daisy” Gordon Low and Her Great Adventure
2013 - Selection(s) “Whatever you take up, do it with all of your might.” This vibrant portrait of the intrepid founder of the Girl Scouts conveys the... |
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| Play Ball
2013 - Selection(s) In this graphic novel, Dash is excited to start at a new school– she’s determined to join the boy’s baseball team and take them all... |
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| In My Father’s Country
2013 - Selection(s) Escaping gender oppression and political strife, Saima immigrates to the US as a teen. Saima later ventures back to Afghanistan as an interpreter and offers... |
2013 - Selection(s) | |
| Paiute Princess: The Story of Sarah Winnemucca
2013 - Selection(s) Sarah Winnemucca encounters prejudice and fights fiercely for her people’s rights, winning the titles of Mother and Chief. |
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A Little F’d Up
2013 - Selection(s) Zeilinger makes feminist history and theory accessible and relevant to teen readers from “Part One, The Badasses Who Came Before Us” to “Part Six, Feminism... |
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| Life in the Ocean: The Story of Oceanographer Sylvia Earle
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| The Lions of Little Rock
2013 - Selection(s) In the tumultuous era following the desegregation of schools in Little Rock, 12-year old Marlee Nisbett finds her voice, as well as the courage to... |
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| The Unfinished Revolution
2013 - Selection(s) This collection of essays explores the status of rights for women and girls worldwide, through the topics of economic issues, violence against women, and harmful... |
2013 - Selection(s) | |
| First Girl Scout: The Life of Juliette Gordon Low
2013 - Selection(s) Juliette “Daisy” Gordon Low spends her childhood summers enjoying the outdoors. As an adult, Daisy is determined to bring new opportunities to all girls. |
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| Molly, by Golly!: The Legend of Molly Williams, America’s First Female Firefighter
2013 - Selection(s) When a fire breaks out and many of the volunteer firefighters are too sick with influenza to leave their houses, Molly Williams rushes to help... |
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| The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano
2013 - Selection(s) A visit from her progressive grandmother spurs the development of Evelyn’s personal and political identities. |
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Heart on Fire: Susan B. Anthony Votes for President.
2013 - Selection(s) Susan B. Anthony’s bold action to vote inspired like-minded friends to do the same even though it meant facing arrest. |
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| The Hallowed Ones
2013 - Selection(s) Catastrophic events in the outside world prevent Katie from leaving her Amish village for Rumspringa. She defies the commands of the Elders to protect the... |
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| Queen of the Track: Alice Coachman Olympic High-Jump Champion.
2013 - Selection(s) As the first African American woman to win an Olympic gold medal, Alice Coachman overcomes the obstacles of class, gender, and race. |
2013 - Selection(s) | |
| May B.: A Novel
2013 - Selection(s) Young May is sent to work at a neighboring homestead on the Kansas prairie. After a series of dramatic events, May is stranded and fights... |
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In the Bag!: Margaret Knight Wraps It Up
2013 - Selection(s) Despite narrow societal expectations, Margaret Knight fights sexism to become an inventor with multiple patents to her name. |
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| Rift
2013 - Selection(s) Ember escapes an arranged marriage to pursue her destiny as a warrior. |
2013 - Selection(s) | |
| Sarah Gives Thanks: How Thanksgiving Became a National Holiday
2013 - Selection(s) Sarah Hale campaigned to make Thanksgiving a National Holiday and worked as the editor of women’s magazines, highlighting articles on history, science, and new schools... |
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| PrinceLess: Book One, Save Yourself.
2013 - Selection(s) Princess Adrienne doesn’t need anyone to rescue her. She and her trusty girl dragon, Sparky, are on a quest to prove that girls have the... |
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Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workers
2013 - Selection(s) Teacher, organizer, warrior, peacemaker – Dolores Huerta organizes migrant workers, calls for nonviolent protest, advocates for women’s rights, and creates a foundation to train future... |
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| Blue Thread
2013 - Selection(s) Inspired by her ancestors and the suffrage movement, Miriam matures into a strong, independent woman who fights for her political convictions and her professional ambitions |
2013 - Selection(s) | |
| Touch the Sky: Alice Coachman, Olympic High Jumper
2013 - Selection(s) Alice Coachman teaches herself to high jump and becomes the first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal. |
2013 - Selection(s) | |
| Rebel in a Dress: Adventurers
2013 - Selection(s) Aviator, athlete, and astronaut are some of the jobs held by the pioneering women in this engaging book. |
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Code Name Verity
2013 - Selection(s) Maddie and Verity risk their lives fighting for Allies during World War II. Their friendship gives them the strength and courage to do what’s right... |
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| Scarlet
2013 - Selection(s) Will Scarlet is Robin Hood’s most trusted and dangerous lieutenant. Few know this knife-wielding thief is a young woman. |
2013 - Selection(s) | |
| Eight Girls Taking Pictures
2013 - Selection(s) Eight women photographers work to find their voices as independent artists against backdrops of war, social change, and romance. |
2013 - Selection(s) | |
| Rebel in a Dress: Cowgirls
2013 - Selection(s) From the first cowgirls to modern rodeo heroines, this book covers a number of brave women who fought to be included in the male-dominated ranch... |
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King Peggy
2013 - Selection(s) A phone call awakens Peggielene Bartels in the middle of the night with news that she’s been chosen the next king of her home village... |
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| Silhouette of a Sparrow
2013 - Selection(s) Set in 1920s Minnesota, artist and ornithologist Garnet longs for independence. A summer away from home presents choices that expand her world. |
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| Angela James
2013 - Selection(s) The story of Canadian hockey great Angela James and her trailblazing successes as an athlete and woman. |
2013 - Selection(s) | |
| Founding Mothers: Women who Shaped America
2013 - Selection(s) This book introduces women from the early colonial period through the Civil War who helped shape America despite expectations that they should only serve as... |
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Rookie Yearbook One
2013 - Selection(s) A thoughtful and provocative collection of the year’s best writing from the feminist online magazine, Rookie. |
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| Endangered
2013 - Selection(s) When war breaks out and her mother’s bonobo sanctuary is attacked, Sophie escapes into the jungle with the great apes. Their survival depends on her... |
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| Susan B. Anthony
2013 - Selection(s) Susan B. Anthony crusades for women’s suffrage, emancipation of slaves, and temperance. |
2013 - Selection(s) | |
| Coal to Diamonds
2013 - Selection(s) Beth Ditto, feminist punk lead singer of Gossip, shares her journey from humble and troubled beginnings in Arkansas to a member of a world-renowned band. |
2013 - Selection(s) | |
| Rightfully Ours: How Women Won the Vote, 21 Activities
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Summer of the Mariposas
2013 - Selection(s) 15-year old Odilia and her four sisters journey to Mexico to return the body of a dead man they found floating in the Rio Grande... |
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| Zephyr Takes Flight
2013 - Selection(s) Zephyr adores airplanes and lets her imagination soar to amazing heights. The author flips gender stereotypes and imbues his heroine’s tale with the clear meaning... |
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| Sophia’s War: A Tale of the Revolution
2013 - Selection(s) Sophia joins the fight for American independence, eventually working as a spy whose work contributes to the downfall of a traitor to the Patriot cause. |
2013 - Selection(s) | |
| Cyndi Lauper: A Memoir
2013 - Selection(s) In this inspiring memoir, Cyndi Lauper shares her trials and successes, including her escape from a traumatic home life, her rise in the music industry... |
2013 - Selection(s) | |
| Annie Sullivan and the Trials of Helen Keller
2013 - Selection(s) Annie Sullivan overcomes personal obstacles and resistance from society to become Helen Keller’s groundbreaking teacher in this beautiful graphic novel. |
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Womanthology: Heroic
2013 - Selection(s) This engaging and empowering collection of women and girl created comics features strong female characters and historical figures. |
2013 - Selection(s) |
| Bon Appetit!: The Delicious Life of Julia Child
2013 - Selection(s) Feminist icon Julia Child led an unexpected and exciting life culminating with her success as America’s favorite chef. |
2013 - Selection(s) |
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| Wideness & Wonder: The Life and Art of Georgia O’Keeffe
2012 - Selection(s) Gr.6-up. At a time when women had not made an impact on the art world, O’Keefe was the first woman to have a solo exhibition... |
2012 - Selection(s) | |
| Daughter of Xanadu
2012 - Selection(s) Gr.8-10. Skilled in the manly arts of warfare, Emmajin earns a place in her grandfather the Great Khan’s army. With experience and time, her goals... |
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| Promise the Night
2012 - Selection(s) Growing up in British East Africa, Beryl hunts lions, trains as a warrior, and refuses to be a proper lady. She learns traditionally male skills... |
2012 - Selection(s) | |
| Red bird sings: the story of Zitkala-Sa, Native American author, musician and activist
2012 - Selection(s) Gr.2-5 In spite of the challenges of a life divided between two-cultures, Red Bird persevered to become an accomplished musician and vocal activist for women’s... |
2012 - Selection(s) | |
| Beautiful You: A Daily Guide to Radical Self-Acceptance
2012 - Selection(s) Gr.9-up. Embark on a yearlong journey of care and compassion for yourself and others. |
2012 - Selection(s) | |
| Hatshepsut of Egypt
2012 - Selection(s) Daringly dressed in the same clothes worn by male Pharaohs, Hatshepsut increased Egypt’s influence and wealth, established new trade routes, and left a lasting legacy... |
2012 - Selection(s) | |
| The Daughter’s Walk
2012 - Selection(s) Gr.9-up. Clara and her mother make an historic walk from Washington State to New York City in 1896 in an attempt to save their farm... |
2012 - Selection(s) | |
| Strength in Numbers: Industrialization and Political Activism, 1861-1899
2012 - Selection(s) Gr.5-up. |
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| F’em : Goo Goo, Gaga, and Some Thoughts On Balls.
2012 - Selection(s) Provocative essays and interviews address evolving views of feminism, reproductive justice, and gender roles. |
2012 - Selection(s) | |
| Flutter: The Story of Four Sisters and One Incredible Journey
2012 - Selection(s) Maple and her sister embark on a dangerous quest in the wilderness hoping to find the Wise Woman of the Mountains, whose mystic powers could... |
2012 - Selection(s) | |
| The Bravest Woman in America
2012 - Selection(s) PreS-Gr.2. |
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| Sojourner Truth: A Biography
2012 - Selection(s) “If the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down all her one lone, all these together ought to... |
2012 - Selection(s) | |
| Isabella of Castile
2012 - Selection(s) Strong and independent, Queen Isabella forged an equal marriage with Ferdinand and led Spain to become a world power. |
2012 - Selection(s) | |
| In Trouble
2012 - Selection(s) Gr.8-up Jamie and Elaine are best friends, juniors in high school, and “in trouble,” a chilling account of a time (not so long ago) when... |
2012 - Selection(s) | |
| Women Claim the Vote: The Rise of the Women’s Suffrage Movement 1828-1860
2012 - Selection(s) Gr.5-up. |
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| Knowing Your Value: Women, Money, and Getting What You’re Worth
2012 - Selection(s) Gr.11-up. |
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| The Floating Islands
2012 - Selection(s) Trei and Araené dream of unconventional futures that defy cultural expectations. They call upon their unique abilities and unite forces when the floating islands are... |
2012 - Selection(s) | |
| Liberty’s Voice: The Story of Emma Lazarus
2012 - Selection(s) Gr.1-3. |
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| Who is Ana Mendieta?
2012 - Selection(s) Gr.10-12 This visually arresting look at Ana Mendieta’s life and work confronts attitudes about violence towards women in the academic and art worlds. |
2012 - Selection(s) | |
| Dazzling Women Designers
2012 - Selection(s) In a field traditionally dominated by men, these women designers have pioneered techniques and pursued artistic visions in many areas including: urban planning, interior design... |
2012 - Selection(s) | |
| Huntress
2012 - Selection(s) Gr.8-up. The fate of the human realm rests in the hands of two seventeen-year-old girls, Kaede and Taisin. They embark on a treacherous and unprecedented... |
2012 - Selection(s) | |
| Anya’s War
2012 - Selection(s) Gr.5-9. |
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| Supreme Court Justices: Sonia Sotomayor
2012 - Selection(s) Gr.4-up. |
2012 - Selection(s) | |
| Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony: A Friendship that Changed the World
2012 - Selection(s) In 1851, a serendipitous meeting of these two women began a friendship that altered the course of women’s history. |
2012 - Selection(s) | |
| I Shall Wear Midnight
2012 - Selection(s) Tiffany Aching, a teenage witch, must defeat the Cunning Man, a source of ancient evil, to save her community. |
2012 - Selection(s) | |
| The Taxing Case of the Cows
2012 - Selection(s) K-Gr.3. |
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| Reading Women
2012 - Selection(s) Gr.10-up. |
2012 - Selection(s) | |
| Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart
2012 - Selection(s) Gr.3-7. |
2012 - Selection(s) | |
| Akata Witch
2012 - Selection(s) Sunny seeks to discover herself and uncover her mystical connection to the mysterious Nigerian Leopard community. As her power grows, so does her ability to... |
2012 - Selection(s) | |
| Threads and Flames
2012 - Selection(s) Raisa voyages to America to find her sister, embracing independence and newfound possibilities in spite of the trials and tragedies she encounters, including the monumental... |
2012 - Selection(s) | |
| Good Sports: Yes, She Can!
2012 - Selection(s) Gr.4-6. From Trude Ederly’s landmark swim across the English Channel in 1926 to Danica Patrick’s 2008 win of an Indy Racing League series, this book... |
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| My Name is Victoria: The Extraordinary Story of one Woman’s Struggle to Reclaim Her True Identity
2012 - Selection(s) Gr.10-up. |
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| Words in the Dust
2012 - Selection(s) In a society that vilifies education for girls, Zulaika finds solace in the ancient poetry her mother loved. A developing friendship with her mother’s mentor... |
2012 - Selection(s) | |
| Tillie the Terrible Swede: How one Woman, a Sewing Needle, and a Bicycle Changed History
2012 - Selection(s) K-Gr.2 Tillie Anderson dreams of riding a bicycle – but not like a lady! Tillie’s dreams of the “speedy, scorchy, racy kind of riding” inspire... |
2012 - Selection(s) | |
| Reshaping the Work-Family Debate
2012 - Selection(s) Gr.10-12 Without instrumental change in workplace culture and government policy, true gender equality will never exist. |
2012 - Selection(s) | |
| The Modern Feminist Movement: Sisters Under the Skin, 1961-1979
2012 - Selection(s) Gr.5-up. |
2012 - Selection(s) | |
| Mastiff
2012 - Selection(s) Gr.8-up In the course of her Hunt to recover a kidnapped prince, Beka Cooper challenges the belief systems of many in her world, and creates... |
2012 - Selection(s) | |
| True (. . . Sort Of)
2012 - Selection(s) When Ferris arrives in town, Delly gets an unexpected “surpresent,” RB uncovers a beautiful “hummin bin,” and Brud Kinney learns to play basketball “like nothin’... |
2012 - Selection(s) | |
| Every-day dress-up
2012 - Selection(s) PreS-2 A mother’s exciting stories of famous women inspire her young daughter to dress-up as her favorite heroines, including Amelia Earhart, Maria Tallchief, and Frida Kahlo. |
2012 - Selection(s) | |
| Mighty Be Our Powers: How Sisterhood, Prayer, and Sex Changed a Nation at War
2012 - Selection(s) Gr.11-up. |
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| Illegal
2012 - Selection(s) Nora and her mother smuggle themselves across the Mexico/Texas border in a mango truck. Once in the U.S., Nora procures an apartment, fake work papers... |
2012 - Selection(s) | |
| Eliza’s Cherry Trees: Japan’s Gift to America
2012 - Selection(s) Gr. 1-3 Eliza Scidmore had grand adventures traveling around the world. She worked for 20 years to bring beautiful Japanese cherry trees to Washington DC... |
2012 - Selection(s) | |
| Revolution
2012 - Selection(s) While Andi struggles with the impact of her brother’s death, she uncovers a surprising personal connection to history through Alex’s French Revolution Era diary. Both... |
2012 - Selection(s) | |
| Wheels of Change: How Women Rode the Bicycle to Freedom (With a Few Flat Tires Along the Way)
2012 - Selection(s) Through vintage cartoons, photographs, and songs, women pedal toward equal rights. |
2012 - Selection(s) | |
| Queen of Water
2012 - Selection(s) Gr.7-up. At age seven, Virginia is taken away from her small Ecuadorean village to work for a middle-class couple. She survives years of abuse, living... |
2012 - Selection(s) | |
| Zita the Spacegirl
2012 - Selection(s) Zita leaps into space and new territory for a female superhero when she travels to a doomed planet to save her friend Joseph from an... |
2012 - Selection(s) | |
| Tia Isa Wants A Car
2012 - Selection(s) PreS-3 A car means freedom to Tia Isa, but saving the money to buy one seems ridiculous to Tio Andrés. She and her resourceful niece... |
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| Jane Addams: Spirit in Action
2012 - Selection(s) Gr.11-up Jane Addams grows from a sheltered daughter of a senior statesman into a world renowned advocate for human rights, peace, and suffrage in the... |
2012 - Selection(s) | |
| Island’s End
2012 - Selection(s) Uido trains hard to become her tribe’s first female spiritual leader in generations. She learns ways to heal her people and saves them from a... |
2012 - Selection(s) | |
| Deadly
2012 - Selection(s) Gr.7-10. A mysterious outbreak of typhoid fever is sweeping New York. Could the city’s salvation rest with its most unlikely scientist, 16-year-old Prudence Galweski? |
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| Daughter of Winter
2012 - Selection(s) With her father away to strike it rich in the California Gold Rush, Addie must cope with the aftermath of the illness and deaths of... |
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| Flesh and Blood so Cheap: The Triangle Factory Fire and its Legacy
2012 - Selection(s) Find out what led up to the Triangle Factory Fire, as well as meeting some truly dynamic women like Rose Schneiderman, Triangle Factory worker, union... |
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| Steel
2012 - Selection(s) Gr. 7-9. Jill, a champion fencer, travels back in time after finding the tip of an old rapier on a Caribbean beach. Befriended by pirate... |
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| Addie on the Inside
2012 - Selection(s) Gr.5-8 Outspoken Addie struggles to define herself according to her own terms. She fights against bullying and oppression, and takes time to look inside herself... |
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| Basketball Belles: How Two Teams and One Scrappy Player Put Women’s Hoops on the Map
2012 - Selection(s) Gr.1-4. Agnes plays rearguard for Stanford University women’s basketball team. Join her for the game against Berkeley in 1896 that sets in motion the future... |
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| The Dressmaker of Khair Khana: Five Sisters, One Remarkable Family, and the Woman Who Risked Everything to Keep Them Safe
2012 - Selection(s) Gr.7-up. When the Taliban take control of Kabul, life for the city’s people – especially its women – changes overnight. Enterprising and ingenious, Kamila finds... |
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| Small Acts of Amazing Courage
2012 - Selection(s) Rosalind was raised in a British colony in India. Her curiosity evolves into a social conscience which she can no longer ignore. |
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| Wildthorn
2012 - Selection(s) Gr.9-12 Excessive book reading, nursing an ambition to be a doctor, and self-assertiveness in the face of male authority land seventeen-year-old Louisa in an insane... |
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| Irena Sendler and the Children of the Warsaw Ghetto
2012 - Selection(s) Gr.2-4 Using disguises, falsified documents, and a network of courageous friends and trusted helpers, a young Polish social worker named Irena Sendler risks her life... |
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| Ruth Bader Ginsburg: U.S. Supreme Court Justice
2012 - Selection(s) Ruth Bader Ginsburg provides steadfast support of women’s rights through the Women’s Rights Project and her work to provide justice for all on the Supreme... |
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| The Mockingbirds
2012 - Selection(s) Gr.10-12. |
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| Hush
2012 - Selection(s) Young Gittel’s close-knit ultra-Orthodox community seems comforting until she witnesses a horrific act of violence against her best friend Devory. Can she find the courage... |
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| Me… Jane
2012 - Selection(s) PreS-Gr.2 Young Jane Goodall, brave and determined, dreams of living in Africa and helping the animals she loves… until the day her dream comes true. |
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| Girls Like Us
2012 - Selection(s) Gr.11-up. |
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| Queens of the Ice: They were Fast, They were Fierce, They were Teenage Girls
2012 - Selection(s) Gr.5-8 These hockey queens hip-check sexism in this fast paced profile of the Preston Rivulettes. |
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| Sister Mischief
2012 - Selection(s) Esme Rockett and her all-girl hip-hop posse are out to shake up their suburban Minneapolis neighborhood. Taking their cue from hip-hop through the ages, including... |
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| Marching with Aunt Susan: Susan B. Anthony and the Fight for Women’s Suffrage
2012 - Selection(s) Grades K-3. After Susan B. Anthony visits for a suffrage tea, young Bessie, her family, and friends are inspired to campaign for an upcoming referendum... |
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| Nurse, Soldier, Spy: The Story of Sarah Edmonds, a Civil War Hero
2012 - Selection(s) Escaping an arranged marriage, Sarah Emma Edmonds, disguised as a man, supported herself by working as a Civil War nurse, soldier, spy, and postman. After... |
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| Pink
2012 - Selection(s) Ava, a 16-year-old Goth lesbian, secretly wants to try out being “normal” and transfers to another school to debut a new pink-wearing, boy-dating persona. |
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| Beauty Queens
2012 - Selection(s) What happens when the Miss Teen Dream contestants are stranded on a desert island? They subvert their beauty queen skills to survive and thwart an... |
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| Pirate vs. Pirate
2012 - Selection(s) PreS – Gr. 2 Bad Bart and Mean Mo – two fierce pirate captains – compete to claim the title of “biggest, burliest, maddest, mightiest... |
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| Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution
2012 - Selection(s) Gr.10-up. |
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| Women Heroes of World War II: 26 stories of espionage, sabotage, resistance, and rescue
2012 - Selection(s) Meet courageous women and girls who risked their lives to help defeat the Nazis. |
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| This Girl is Different
2012 - Selection(s) Evie leaves homeschooling and agitates for social justice and free speech in her new public high school. When things get out of hand and everyone... |
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| The Year We Were Famous
2012 - Selection(s) Gr.6-10 In 1896, Clara and her suffragist mother accept a challenge to walk across the United States to win $10,000 and save their family farm... |
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| The Elephant Scientist
2012 - Selection(s) Stunning photographs and exciting new information about elephant behavior document the groundbreaking work of the “mother of all elephants,” smart, strong, and courageous Caitlin O’Connell. |
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| The Way
2012 - Selection(s) Gr.10-up Anna lives in a world where a daughter is a disappointment and women are devalued. Forced to present herself as a boy to survive... |
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| Wrapped
2012 - Selection(s) Reluctant debutante Agnes stumbles upon an ancient Egyptian mystery that may provide the opportunity for her to prove herself and create a different future. |
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| Night flight: Amelia Earhart crosses the Atlantic
2012 - Selection(s) K-Gr.3 This uplifting picture book recounts Amelia Earhart’s sky-breaking solo trip across the Atlantic in 1932. |
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| The Girl With Three Legs
2012 - Selection(s) Mire survives genital mutilation with the courage to empower others as an activist to end this devastation around the globe. |
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| Women at War: The Progressive Era, World War I and Women’s Suffrage
2012 - Selection(s) This vivid presentation features the changes in women’s lives during this era. |
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| When She Woke
2012 - Selection(s) Gr. 10-up. Hannah Payne awakens in a cell with chemically altered red skin, stigmatizing her choice to have an abortion. She struggles to cope with... |
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| Divergent
2012 - Selection(s) Gr.9-12. |
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| 2011 Amelia Bloomer booklist
2011 - Selection(s) Recommended Titles 2011 Young Readers Fiction Browning, Diane. Signed, Abiah Rose. 2010. Unpaged. Tricycle Press/ Random House, $15.99 (978-1-58246-311-7). PreS-Gr. 3. Although she is a... |
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| 2010 bloomer list
2010 - Selection(s)
Beginning Readers
Fiction
DiCamillo, Kate. Louise, the adventures of a chicken. Illustrated by Harry Bliss. 2008. 56 p. Joanna Cotler Books, $17.00. (9780060755546). Grades...
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| 2009 Bloomer list
2009 - Selection(s) Picture books |
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| 2008 Bloomer list
2008 - Selection(s) please see the news link |
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| 2007 Bloomer list
2007 - Selection(s) Beginning ReadersFictionBaguley, Elizabeth. Meggie Moon. Il. Gregoire Mabire. 2005. unp. Good Books, $16.00 (1-56148-474-1). PreS-Gr. 2. When Meggie Moon walks through the gate... |
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| 2006 Bloomer list
2006 - Selection(s) Picture BookFiction Faulkner, Matt. The Pirate Meets the Queen. 2005. unp. Philomel, $15.99 (0-399-24038-1). Gr. K-2. |
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| 2005 Bloomer list
2005 - Selection(s) Picture Book
Fiction Funke, Cornelia.The Princess Knight. Illus. by Kerstin Meyer. 2004. unp. Scholastic/Chicken House, $15.95 (0-439-53630-8). Gr. K-3. The young princess Violetta proves... |
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| 2004 Bloomer list
2004 - Selection(s) Fiction
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2004 - Selection(s) |
A book must have a copyright date during the current calendar year or have been published from July to December of the previous calendar year to be considered for the list. A book originally published outside the United States will be considered according to its U.S. publication year. Books must be distributed in the United States to be considered for the list. Books which are revisions of previously published titles will be considered if the revision is to such an extent as to make the book substantially different from the previous edition. Any book which was discussed at any point during the previous year is not eligible for nomination the following year.
The Amelia Bloomer Project accepts field nominations from members of the reading public. These suggestions will be passed on to committee members, who will read the books and determine whether or not they should be officially nominated for the list. Field nominations are accepted each year between March 1st and September 30th.
Visit https://ameliabloomer.wordpress.com/field-nominations/ for further instructions.
The list of nominated titles will be available online and distributed to ALA-ODLOS, FTF, and Booklist at the close of Midwinter Meeting. Other print and non-print media will be used to publicize the list, such as magazines directed at children and teens, women, families, and library professionals. Visit https://ameliabloomer.wordpress.com/
