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By Agnes Smedley. 1987
Marie Rogers grows up in rural America, torn between helping her family financially and furthering her own education. She eventually…
travels to San Francisco and then on to Asia, involved with the Socialist Party. Includes foreword by Alice Walker and afterword by Nancy Hoffman. Some violence and some strong language. 1929By Ann Turner, Ann Warren Turner, James Ransome. 2015
By Garth Nix, Kathleen Jennings, Tehani Wessely, Tansy Rayner Roberts. 2015
This collection of twenty-two stories features an array of women challenging conventional wisdom about appropriate female behavior throughout history. The…
protagonists include both the iconic and all-but-forgotten. Authors include, among others, Garth Nix, Jane Yolen, Liz Barr, Kirstyn McDermott, and Foz Meadows. 2015By Julia Finley Mosca. 2017
As a girl coming of age during the Civil Rights Movement, Patricia Bath made it her mission to become a…
doctor. When obstacles like racism, poverty, and sexism threatened this goal, she persevered--brightening the world with a game-changing treatment for blindness! For grades K-3By Daniel Rieley, Julia Finley Mosca. 2017
Meet Dr. Temple Grandin--one of the world's quirkiest science heroes! When young Temple was diagnosed with autism, no one expected…
her to talk, let alone become one of the most powerful voices in modern science. Yet, the determined visual thinker did just that. Her unique mind allowed her to connect with animals in a special way, helping her invent groundbreaking improvements for farms around the globe! For grades K-3By Kathleen Teahan. 2017
This fact-filled picture book for young readers celebrates the delicious cookie that got its start in a small town Massachusetts…
restaurant during the darkest days of the Great Depression. For grades 3-6By Monica Kulling, Qin Leng. 2016
Deciding to enjoy her birthday in spite of her friend Gertrude forgetting it, Alice spends a delightful day in Paris,…
where she rides the carousel and watches a puppet show, unaware that Gertrude is cooking up a special birthday surprise for her. For grades 3-6By Laurie Halse Anderson, Matt Faulkner. 2002
By Linda LeGarde Grover. 2014
Dale Ann, Theresa, and Margie, are American Indian women coming of age in the 1970's. They navigate love, economic hardship,…
loss, and changing family dynamics on Mozhay Point reservation. When Theresa meets Michael Washington, he introduces her to his father, Zho Wash, and the three women begin looking at their people's history. UnratedBy Doreen Rappaport, Matt Tavares. 2012
This biography of Helen Keller introduces young readers to one of the world's most influential women. Using quotes from Keller…
herself, the author brings to life her story of courage and achievement. For grades K-3By Jennifer Thermes, Holly M. Barry, Holly Barry. 2013
By Karl H. Schlesier. 2008
Idaho, 1877. Eighteen-year-old John Seton, whose father was white, lives among his late mother's people, the Nez Perces. When nontreaty…
bands are pressured by the U.S. government to move onto a reservation, they flee north. On the journey, Seton struggles to safeguard the horses, elude soldiers--and survive. Some violence. 2008By Joseph Bruchac. 2006
Fictional autobiography of Native American athlete Jim Thorpe (1887-1953). Recounts his early life on an Oklahoma reservation and at Carlisle…
Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania, where he excelled in sports. Describes winning two Olympic gold medals and the scandal of losing them on a technicality. For grades 6-9. 2006By James Alexander Thom, Dark Rain Thom. 2004
Fictionalized account of Shawnee women's peace chief Nonhelema, who attempts to negotiate an armistice with both the Americans and British…
during the Revolutionary War. Nonhelema's loyalties are divided as her white allies betray her and she is alienated from her people. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some violence. 2003Author of The Kennedy Curse (DB 56880) assesses the New York senator and her aspirations for the presidency. Comments on…
Mrs. Clinton's successes and failures as First Lady and her ambitions for the 2008 Democratic nomination. Covers the Lewinsky scandal. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2005By Tim Tingle, Norma Howard. 2003
Twelve traditional stories reflecting the history and beliefs of the Choctaw nation spanning almost two centuries of tribal life. "Saltypie"…
is Tingle's own story of his family's close bond with his blind grandmother. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2003By Nawāl Saʻdāwī, Nawal El Saadawi, Sherif Hetata. 1999
The memoir of an Egyptian-born feminist, essayist, and novelist. Relates her Islamic village upbringing, her fight for education, her resistance…
to arranged marriage, and her growing awareness of the problems of being an intelligent female in a patriarchal society. Covers her early years, from 1931 through her medical studies in Cairo. 1999By Lynda Durrant. 1998
On her twelfth birthday, wearing a new lace-trimmed dress, Mary is captured by Delaware Indians and forced to march west…
with them. She is chosen to replace the leader's dead granddaughter and becomes part of his family. Based on a historical incident in Pennsylvania in 1759. For grades 5-8By Ed Young, Jean Fritz. 1983
A biography of the famous American Indian princess emphasizes her lifelong admiration of John Smith and the difficulties she faced…
as an Indian princess married to an Englishman. For grades 4-7 to share with older readersBy Kit Bakke. 2006
Kit Bakke imagines an exchange of emails with Louisa May Alcott that discuss life and society. She compares the radical…
politics of her youth and career as a nurse with Louisa's progressive beliefs and experiences as a Civil War nurse. Adult. Unrated