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Très chère mère: récit autobiographique
By Éva Böröcz. 2012
Éva Böröcz est hongroise; elle a fui son pays en 1956 et a choisi le Québec. Ici, on ne parle…
pas de la guerre, mais d’un exil brutal et d’une intégration difficile. Éva est jeune et déterminée, et rien ne peut entamer son espoir d’une vie meilleure. Découvrez le Québec de la fin des années 1950 comme si vous y étiez, avec les yeux et le cœur d’une immigrante hongroise de 18 ans. Pour les lecteurs du collégial et plus. 2012.Three little words: [a memoir]
By Ashley Rhodes-Courter. 2008
Ashley spent nine years in foster care after being taken away from her mother. She endured many caseworkers, moving from…
school to school, and manipulative, humiliating and abusive treatment from one foster family. See how she survives and eventually thrives against the odds. For junior and senior high readers. 2008.The voice that challenged a nation: Marian Anderson and the struggle for equal rights
By Russell Freedman. 2005
In the 1930s, black singer Marian Anderson was not allowed to perform at Constitution Hall. But with help from Eleanor…
Roosevelt, Anderson staged an amazing concert at the Lincoln Memorial and became an activist for civil rights. Junior High. 2005.The pirate queen
By Emily Arnold McCully. 1995
Portrays the life of the legendary sixteenth-century Irish swashbuckler Grania O'Malley, who was known as the cunning and intrepid "sea…
queen." Her adventures included saving her father's life in battle, bearing a child at sea, and boldly opposing Ireland's English invaders. Grades 2-4. c1995.The mysterious rays: Marie Curie's world (Science Discovery Book Ser.)
By Victor Juhasz, Nancy Veglahn. 1977
The kids book of great Canadian women (Kids Book Of Ser.)
By Elizabeth MacLeod. 2006
From artists and inventors to astronauts and engineers, Canadian women have played an extraordinary role in the development of Canada.…
Meet more than 130 women and read about their amazing feats in exploration, science, the arts, politics and many other fields. Some made their mark hundreds of years ago, while others are changing Canada today. Grades 4-7. 2006.Meet Viola Desmond (Scholastic Canada biography)
By Elizabeth MacLeod. 2018
On the night of November 8th 1946, Nova Scotia businesswoman Viola Desmond stood up for her right to be in…
the "unofficial" whites-only section of a New Glasgow movie theatre... and was arrested for it. Supported by the Nova Scotia Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (NSCAACP) and the black-owned newspaper The Clarion, Viola took her quest for the right to freedom from discrimination to the courts. While she ultimately did not succeed, she was a beacon to other early civil-rights activists. Her sister Wanda worked hard to promote Viola's legacy, which has been finally honoured by Viola's inclusion on the new Canadian $10 bill. This new picture book features historical photos and a timeline. Grades K-3. Winner of the 2019 Silver Birch Express Award. 2018.We are displaced: my journey and stories from refugee girls around the world
By Liz Welch, Malala Yousafzai. 2019
With her powerful new book, Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai starts with her own story of displacement to show…
what it means to lose your home, your community, and the only world you've ever known. She also shares the personal stories of some of the incredible girls she has met on her various journeys to refugee camps and the cities where refugee girls and their families have settled. For junior and senior high readers and older. 2019.Women daredevils: thrills, chills and frills
By Julie Cummins. 2018
Annie Edson Taylor went over Niagara Falls in a barrel. Mabel Stark wrestled with tigers. Sonora Webster Carver plummeted forty…
feet on horseback into a tank of water. These and the eleven other women profiled in this audiobook performed between 1880 and 1929, when females were expected to stay home and raise families, not entertain crowds with acts of derring-do. Their bravado, equal to that of any male thrill-seeker, made them inspiring at a time when women were testing the waters of equality and freedom. Grades 2-4. 2018.Des cornichons au chocolat
By Stephanie, Philippe Labro. 1987
Stephanie a 13 ans. Elle partage sa vie entre le lycee, ses amis qui n'en sont pas vraiment, et ses…
parents qui ne s'entendent plus. Pour les lecteurs d'école secondaire. 1987.Girls think of everything: stories of ingenious inventions by women
By Catherine Thimmesh. 2000
Profiles ten women and two girls who through necessity, ingenuity, and hard work responded successfully to challenges by inventing such…
items as Toll House cookies, glow-in-the-dark paper, the Snugli baby carrier, and windshield wipers. Includes instructions on how to apply for a patent. For grades 4-7. 2000.Her story II: women from Canada's past
By Susan E Merritt. 1995
A second selection of 16 notable Canadian women. Their biographies describe people all born before 1900, who in some way…
helped to change society's attitudes about the abilities and rights of women. Merritt also introduces little-known but fascinating aspects of Canada's past through their stories. Sequel to "Her Story : women from Canada's past" (DC14784). For junior and senior high school readers. 1995.Child of the silent night: by Edith Fisher Hunter
By Edith Fisher Hunter. 1963
Laura Secord: a Canadian heroine (The Canadians)
By A. Roy Petrie, John M Bassett. 1981
During the war of 1812, Laura Secord overheard American soldiers planning a surprise attack. She travelled 32 kilometers across enemy…
lines to warn the British Army. Grades 5-8. c1981. (The Canadians)The young Jane Austen
By Rosemary Anne Sisson. 1963
Rosa Parks: my story
By James Haskins, 1913 Parks Rosa. 1992
In 1955 Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger, an action that sparked the…
year-long Montgomery bus boycott and helped launch the civil rights movement. Born in 1913 in rural Alabama, Rosa McCauley married Raymond Parks in 1932 and joined him in his civil rights activism, becoming secretary of the Montgomery branch of the NAACP. Grades 4-7 and older readers. c1992.Helen Keller: rebellious spirit
By Laurie Lawlor. 2001
Biography of the blind and deaf girl whose spirit knew no limitations. Discusses Keller's achievements in the context of the…
social expectations for women and people with disabilities in the early twentieth century. Describes her disappointments and frustrations as well as her accomplishments. Grades 5-8. 2001.Helen Keller (In their own words)
By George Sullivan. 2000
Biography of the gifted woman who successfully dealt with her own disabilities while trying to better the lives of other…
deaf and blind people. Uses excerpts from Helen Keller's writings. For grades 3-6. 2000.Helen Keller: from tragedy to triumph (The Childhood of famous Americans series)
By Katharine Elliott Wilkie. 1969
This biography focuses on the childhood years of the deaf and blind woman who learned to read, write, and speak…
with the help of her teacher, Anne Sullivan. Grades 3-6. 1986, c1969.The diary of a young girl: the definitive edition
By Anne Frank, Mirjam Pressler, Susan Massotty, Otto Frank. 1997
This notebook kept by a German-born Jewish girl includes material that was omitted from the first edition in 1947. Begun…
on her thirteenth birthday, the diary is a personal, sometimes humourous, account of years spent with her family in a Dutch attic hiding from the Nazis. After Anne heard a radio appeal about the importance of such papers, she expanded the scope of her entries. High school and older. Uniform title: Achterhuis.