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Girls
The subtitle, A History of Growing Up Female in America, tells it all. The 10 chapters cover history from colonial America to the Millennium. A good index and Selections for Further Reading make this a good reference text. The author selects girls from
| Author: Colman, Penny |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Let It Shine
These ten essays on African American women introduce well-know and some lesser known freedom fighters. The colorful illustrations, the informative text, and the chatty tone will attract readers. The author's introducation and suggestions for further read
| Author: Pinkney, Andrea |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Madam President
Short biographies of some of the powerful and influential women who have been involved in politics. The biographies are woven into a simple story about a girl who wants to be president when she "grows up" despite the people around her who try to tell her
| Author: Thimmesh, Catherine |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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More Choices: Stories for Adult New Readers
These three stories fit with George Ella Lyon's collection Choices, but were not included in the original collection because some readers found them too controversial. Our readers found them powerful and moving, addressing life situations that m
| Author: Lyon, George Ella |
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Mr. Lincoln's Whiskers
Grace, an 11 year-old girl writes a letter to Abraham Lincoln suggesting that he grow whiskers to help him win the election.
| Author: Winnick, Karen |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Secret Life of Bees, The
Fourteen-year-old Lily and Rosaleen, the black servant who has look after her since her mother died 10 years earlier, run from Lily's abusive father and the brutality and racism of the police. Against the historical events of 1964 in South Carolina, they
With Courage and Cloth
This story of women's suffrage in the U.S. concentrates on the early 20th century, although previous activities serve as a context. Illustrated with archival photos from the time,the book includes a chronology, bibliography, profiles, and other sources.
| Author: Bausum, Ann |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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