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As fast as her: Dream big, break barriers, achieve success
By Kendall Coyne. 2022
Dream big, follow your passion and never give up. Decorated US Olympian and accomplished hockey star Kendall Coyne shares the…
grit and determination it took to break down barriers and achieve her dreams against tremendous odds, encouraging you to follow your passions and never give up. The world told Kendall Coyne to slow down. They said "not so fast" when she picked up hockey skates instead of figure skates. They said "just a minute" when she tried out for the boy's team. They told her "you're not enough" so often that she started to believe it. But Kendall had a passion and a dream, so instead of slowing down, she sped up, going on to win Olympic gold and a spot in the Fastest Skater Competition at the 2019 NHL All-Star Weekend. As Fast as Her explores how Kendall held on to her dream, overcame her insecurities, defied her naysayers, and pushed herself past barriers to achieve her goals—and how you can too! Inside this inspirational, sports-meets-real-life inspirational autobiography, Kendall shares: stories that illustrate the lessons she's learned and how to apply them for success affirmations to help young people believe you are can reach your dreams encouragement to fit in, to find your "why," and to create lasting change for others her personal trials and triumphs, inspiring you to discover what excites and exhausts you motivation to be relentless in achieving your own goals Kendall pauses throughout her story to equip you with practical take-aways from her journey to become a top athlete and Olympic medalist, appropriately dubbed "Golden Coynes." As Fast As Her also includes behind-the-scenes and personal photos in a full-color, 8-page insert. As Fast as Her is perfect for: readers 13 and up looking for an uplifting true story fans of the NHL, Olympic hockey, women's sports, and sports in general birthday, Christmas, and holiday gifts for teens and young adultsBaseball heroes: good sports (Good sports)
By Glenn Stout. 2011
Biographical sketches of baseball pioneers who fought prejudice to play: Hank Greenberg, one of the first Jewish players; Jackie Robinson,…
the first African American in the major leagues; Fernando Valenzuela, a Latino pitcher from Mexico; and Ila Borders, the first woman on a men's college team. For grades 3-6. 2010All things at once
By Mika Brzezinski. 2009
Television cohost of Morning Joe on MSNBC and daughter of former national security advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski recounts her achievements in…
journalism. Discusses the difficulty of having both a family and a high-profile career and offers advice to women with similar dilemmas. 2009Bylines: a photobiography of Nellie Bly (Photobiographies)
By Sue Macy. 2009
Biography of Elizabeth J. Cochrane (1864-1922), a pioneering female reporter who wrote her newspaper articles under the byline Nellie Bly.…
Discusses her travel reporting that took her around the world in seventy-two days and investigative journalism that included going undercover at the Women's Lunatic Asylum. For grades 4-7. 2009Rachael Ray: Food Entrepreneur (Women of Achievement Ser.)
By Dennis Abrams. 2009
Profiles the Food Network star Rachael Ray (b. 1968), the thirty-minute cook who never went to culinary school. Discusses the…
way her high energy level, perseverance, and love for food led to a successful career. Also covers her personal life and marriage to musician John Cusimano. For grades 5-8. 2009Miriam "Ma" Ferguson: first woman governor of Texas (Stars of Texas Ser. #3)
By Judy Alter, Patrick Messersmith. 2006
Miriam Ferguson was a quiet, private person who preferred to stay home in her big house in Temple, Texas, and…
take care of her husband, raise her two daughters, and tend to her flower garden. But in 1924 she was elected governor of Texas, the first woman governor elected in the United States. Her husband, Jim Ferguson, served two terms as governor, but during his second term he was impeached, which meant he could not run again for public office. So Miriam agreed to run to clear his name and restore the family's honor. For grades 3-6Ann Richards: "a woman's place is in the dome" (Stars of Texas Ser. #6)
By April D. Stumpff, Patrick Messersmith. 2008
Ann Richards was one of the best-known and beloved governors in Texas history, the only woman to be elected to…
that office on her own merits. But she was also a controversial figure, having been elected after admitting to struggling with alcoholism and divorce, and being a Democrat in a Republican state. For grades 3-6Fighting for equality: a life of May Wright Sewall
By Ray E. Boomhower. 2007
Written by award-winning author and historian Ray E. Boomhower, Fighting for Equality: A Life of May Wright Sewall, a biography…
aimed at young readers, showcases Sewall's important contributions to the history of Indianapolis, Indiana, the United States, and the world. A woman who had the "organizing touch," Sewall helped to establish such Indianapolis institutions as the Girls' Classical School, the Indianapolis Woman's Club, the Contemporary Club, the Art Association of Indianapolis (today known as the Indianapolis Museum of Art), and the Indianapolis Propylaeum. For junior and senior high readersNurse, soldier, spy: the story of Sarah Edmonds, a Civil War hero
By Marissa Moss, John Hendrix. 2011
The true story of Sarah Emma Edmonds, who at age nineteen disguised herself as a man in order to fight…
in the Civil War. She took the name Frank Thompson and joined a Michigan army regiment to battle the Confederacy. Sarah excelled as a soldier and nurse on the battlefield. Because of her heroism, she was asked to become a spy. For grades 4-7. 2011Great girls in Michigan history (Great Lakes Books Ser.)
By Patricia Majher. 2015
Highlighting 20 girls from Michigan's past who did amazing things before they turned 20, Majher's subjects include aviator Nancy Harkness…
Love, pioneer Anna Howard Shaw, escaped slave Dorothy Butler, professional baseball player Marilyn Jenkins, union leader Myra Komaroff (Wolfgang), Native American writer Jane Johnston Schoolcraft, former First Lady Betty Bloomer Ford, Motown star Diana Ross, tennis champion Serena Williams and others. For junior and senior high readers. A 2016 Michigan Notable book. 2015.Ruth Law: the queen of the air (Goldminds Time Traveller Ser. #2)
By Billie Holladay Skelley. 2016
Jean Jennings Bartik: computer pioneer (Notable Missourians)
By Kim D. Todd. 2015
At a time when many people thought women could not work in technical fields like science and mathematics, Jean Bartik…
became one of the world's first computer programmers. For grades 4-7Ella Ewing: the Missouri giantess (Notable Missourians)
By Jason Offutt. 2016
At eight feet, 4 inches tall, Ella Kate Ewing was the tallest woman in the world while she lived. She…
grew up on a Missouri farm, but because of her height became famous, traveling far and wide as a circus performer. For grades 4-7Luella Agnes Owen: going where no lady had gone before (Goldminds Time Traveler series #1)
By Billie Holladay Skelley. 2015
Luella Agnes Owen was a female pioneer in the study of caves. Luella had to overcome many obstacles to reach…
her goal of becoming a scientist, she became one of the world’s leading authorities on caves at a time when such a career was unusual for a woman. For grades 3-6Dr. Kate: angel on snowshoes (Badger Biographies Ser.)
By Rebecca Hogue Wojahn, Rebecca Wojahn. 2009
Biography of the life of Kate Pelham, describing her success of building a hospital in Northern Wisconsin with the help…
from the Million Penny Paraders. Part of the Badger Biographies Series. For grades 4-7Olive Boone: frontier woman (Notable Missourians)
By John Hare, Greta Russell. 2014
Olive Boone lived in Missouri in the early 1800s. Her husband, Nathan, was often away on hunting and trading trips,…
leaving her to maintain the family farm and raise their fourteen children alone. She helped her family survive and prosper on the dangerous American frontier. For grades 4-7Marie Meyer Fower: barnstormer (Notable Missourians)
By Christine Montgomery. 2015
When Marie Meyer got her pilot's license in 1921, she was one of the first women in Missouri to qualify…
to fly an airplane. But Marie was not just a pilot, she was a barnstormer and wing-walker. For grades 4-7The daring Nellie Bly: America's star reporter
By Bonnie Christensen. 2003
Introduces the life of Nellie Bly who, as a "stunt reporter" for the New York World newspaper in the late…
1800s, championed women's rights and traveled around the world faster than anyone ever had. For grades 2-4The V-word: true stories about first-time sex
By Amber J. Keyser. 2016
An honest and poignant collection of essays by women about losing their virginity in their teens.The V-Word captures the complexity…
of this important life-decision and reflects diverse real-world experiences. Includes helpful resources for parents and teens. Explicit descriptions of sex and strong languageJessie Benton Frémont, Missouri's trailblazer: Missouri's Trailblazer (Missouri Heritage Readers Ser. #1)
By Ilene Stone, Suzanna M. Grenz. 2005
A biography of Missouri native, Jessie Benton Fremont, daughter of Senator Thomas Hart Benton and wife of army explorer and…
first Republican Party nominee John Charles Fremont, that describes her childhood, family, marriage, and life as a writer and firm opponent of slavery