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Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 16
Lexile measure
1000L
Language
English
Description
When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education. On Tuesday October 9, 2012, she almost paid the ultimate price.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
830L
Language
English
Formats
Description
I Am Malala. This is my story. Malala Yousafzai was only ten years old when the Taliban took control of her region. They said music was a crime. They said women weren't allowed to go to the market. They said girls couldn't go to school. Raised in a once-peaceful area of Pakistan transformed by terrorism, Malala was taught to stand up for what she believes. So she fought for her right to be educated. And on October 9, 2012, she nearly lost her life...
Author
Publisher
Zed Books
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A panoramic account of the ever-evolving opportunities and challenges for girls, the new ways they have [been] able to present and speak up for themselves, and the popular hysteria that has frequently accompanied their progress"--Page 4 of cover.
Author
Publisher
Rodale
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Millennial women are changing what it means to be powerful and successful in the world--for everyone. Forever. You want The Big Life--that delicious cocktail of passion, career, work, ambition, respect, money, and a monumental relationship. And you want it on your own terms. Forget climbing some corporate ladder, you want a career with twists and turns and adventure. For you, success only matters if it's meaningful. Ann Shoket knows the evolving...
Author
Language
English
Description
"...a no-nonsense how-to guide to life for young women looking to reframe their thinking, to believe in themselves, to take risks, to understand their power, and to feel better overall through finding serenity and taking action."--
Young women seek out advice from Perino every day: at work, through friends, on social media, and through her mentorship program. She realized that life crises have begun following young women well into their thirties....
Author
Publisher
Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"A powerful resource for all women who want a better understanding of financial empowerment, this book provides an easy-to-follow approach for adults to teach girls about money--and for girls to do some learning on their own"--
16) Every single woman's battle: guarding your heart, and mind against sexual and emotional compromise
Author
Publisher
WaterBrook Press
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
The host of the Style Network series seeks to fill gaps in women's knowledge, offering practical advice on everything from basic home repair and sex to finding a bra that fits properly and making a decent cup of coffee.
Author
Series
Contact sheet volume 120
Publisher
Light Work, Robert B. Menschel Media Center
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Series
Advances in Autism volume Volume 5, Number 1
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
37 Ink/Atria
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"A collection of humorous essays on what it's like to be unabashedly awkward in a world that regards introverts as hapless misfits, and Black as cool ... [from] Issa Rae, the creator of the Shorty Award-winning ... series The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl"--