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Author
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
"A captivating novel about two women, centuries apart, fighting to be heard - one of whom may be the real author of Shakespeare's plays - from the New York Times bestselling author of Wish You Were Here. As an undergraduate, Melina Green had a rare opportunity to have one of her first plays judged by famous theater critic Jasper Tolle, only to be publicly humiliated by a harsh and biased critique. Ten years later, her confidence as a playwright has...
2) Lucky
Author
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
"Before Jodie Rattler became a star, she was a girl growing up in St. Louis. One day in 1955, when she was just six years old, her Uncle Drew took her to the racetrack, where she got lucky - and that roll of two-dollar bills she won has never since left her side. Jodie thrived in the warmth of her extended family, and then - through a combination of hard work and serendipity - started a singing career, which catapulted her from St. Louis to New York...
Author
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
"Oklahoma 1909. Eleven-year-old Olive Augusta Radley knows that her stepfather doesn't have good intentions toward the two Choctaw girls boarded in their home as wards. When the older girl disappears, Ollie flees to the woods, taking six-year-old Nessa with her. Together they begin a perilous journey to the rugged Winding Stair Mountains, the notorious territory of outlaws, treasure hunters, and desperate men. Along the way, Ollie and Nessa form an...
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Connecticut, 2022. Mallory Dunne has spent her life trying to be a good mother to her son, Sam. Raising him alone is hard, even with the help of her sister. Two years ago, Sam ingested a toxic mushroom and fell into a coma. Now recovered, he needs a newkidney to live a normal life, forcing Mallory to track down his father in the hope that they're a match. Her journey to find him again transports her back to the summer they spent on the paradise of...
Author
Publisher
Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Esther's family has always believed they were descended from a great, though scandalously underappreciated Impressionist-era artist. But when questions arise about her ancestor's greatest work--The Lady with the Dark Hair--her once-solid family history rests on shaky ground as a search for the truth begins"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Abbeville Press Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Discover 28 of the greatest players in women's soccer today, including the stars of the dominant U.S. national team, like Megan Rapinoe and Mallory Pugh, and their top competitors around the world, such as Marta and Vivianne Miedema"--
Author
Publisher
Sounds True
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Within every woman lies a powerful force. Yet, somewhere along the line, the burdens of responsibility and desire to nurture the ones they love cause that fire to dim, and they lose their sense of self. The Vital Spark brings women on an immersive journey that reunites them with their innate humor, cunning, and assertiveness"--
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
This eye-opening biography of the two-time Nobel Prize winner - and the first woman in France to earn the highest degree in physics - shows how she made her dream of being a scientist come true and how her life and legacy continue to inspire to this very day.
12) Ellen Ochoa
Author
Series
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Meet award-winning engineer and veteran astronaut Ellen Ochoa--once just a girl from Los Angeles, California. The granddaughter of Mexican immigrants, Ellen would pursue a career in physics at a young age and go on to earn master's and doctorate degreesin electrical engineering from Stanford University. In 1993, Ellen became the first Latina in space. As a retired astronaut, she became the first Hispanic and second female director of the Johnson...
Author
Publisher
Green Mountain College
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
To engage more women in primary farm ownership, a multilayered outreach approach for girls and young women must be created. This approach must reach girls in agricultural programs like 4H, middle and high school girls in the form of camps and classes, and young women in agricultural programs in college. Girls have strong rates of participation in early development activities, but only constitute 17% of primary Virginia farm owners Meta analysis showed...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
This affectionate portrait of Viola Smith, one of the few female professional drummers of the early 20th century, shows how she played so fast she left no room for doubt: women could not only keep the beat--they could beat the odds.
Author
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
1220L
Language
English
Description
"Follow the remarkable journey of Jeanne Villepreux-Power from her childhood in a small French village to her life as a naturalist in nineteenth century Messina, Sicily, where she conducted groundbreaking research and invented aquariums."--Provided by publisher.
16) Sylvia Rivera
Author
Series
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Lexile measure
1160L
Language
English
Description
"Relates the story of transgender Latina Sylvia Rivera, an influential gay liberation and transgender rights activist who fought especially for transgender people of color and, with Marsha P. Johnson, founded the Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries(STAR), a group devoted to providing services and advocacy for homeless LGBTQ+ people"--
Author
Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Nancy Pelosi is a beacon of patriotism and integrity, demonstrating strength and leadership in her over 30 years in public office. A politician, mother of five, and tireless advocate for the underprivileged, she has dedicated her life to correcting injustice and inequality, and she serves her country with confidence and compassion. Rising from the California Democratic Party Chair to House Minority Leader to become the first woman Speaker of the...
Author
Publisher
WaterBrook
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"When Leona steps into Zarletti's Ristorante, she unexpectedly steps into another life--the one that could have been hers. And now she must choose between two paths: one with the love of her life and one with the daughter she's always longed for"--