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"Growing up with a mother suffering from paranoid schizophrenia and a mostly absent father, Nikki Grimes found herself terrorized by babysitters, shunted from foster family to foster family, and preyed upon by those she trusted. At the age of six, she poured her pain onto a piece of paper late one night - and discovered the magic and impact of writing. For many years, Nikki's notebooks were her most enduing companions. In this accessible and inspiring...
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A graphic-novel-style exploration of the lives of eighteen selected women writers from the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries, highlighting their influence, little-known facts about them, and where they found their inspiration. Includes biographical pieces on women authors like Charlotte Brontë, Elizabeth Gaskell, Anne Lister, and Beatrix Potter.
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"From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author and American Ballet Theatre principal dancer Misty Copeland comes a nonfiction picture book celebrating dancers of color who have influenced her on and off the stage. As a young girl living in a motel with her mother and her five siblings, Misty Copeland didn't have a lot of exposure to ballet or prominent dancers. She was sixteen when she saw a Black ballerina on a magazine cover for the first...
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Bestselling author Laurie Halse Anderson is known for the unflinching way she writes about, and advocates for, survivors of sexual assault. Now, inspired by her fans and enraged by how little in our culture has changed since her groundbreaking novel Speak was first published twenty years ago, she has written a poetry memoir that is as vulnerable as it is rallying, as timely as it is timeless. In free verse, Anderson shares reflections, rants, and...
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Documents the life and career of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, highlighting her childhood, family, and education, and the important cases that helped shape her identity as a fierce advocate for equality and human and constitutional rights. Include archival black-and-white photographs.
11) Cardi B
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An exploration of the life and career of rap musician Cardi B.
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"A biography for young adult readers on Florence Nightingale, the pioneering nurse best known for her work during the Crimean War, where she rectified horrifying conditions and made nightly rounds to check on patients, saving hundreds of lives and sparking worldwide healthcare reform"--
Pioneering nurse Florence Nightingale was best known for her work during the Crimean War, where she rectified horrifying conditions and made nightly rounds to check...
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"A brazen, uproarious collection of illustrations of tough women both historical and fantastical-too awesome, too fierce, and sometimes too weird. These are not fantasy tales of blushing ingenues and happily-ever-afters. Here are the real unsung women of history, real and from literature, mythology and folklore. Illustrated in a contemporary animation style, Rejected Princesses dismisses the 'pretty pink princess' stereotype and profiles, through...
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Profiles pop music star Megan Thee Stallion, covering her birth, first rise to stardom with songs like "Hot Girl Summer" and "Body," her current status in the music industry, and and her interests off the stage. Includes photographs, discussion questions, and glossary terms throughout.
20) Lizzo
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Profiles popular music star Lizzo, covering her first breakout hit, "Truth Hurts," and how she has become known not only for songwriting and singing but also rapping and playing the flute on stage. Also covers her forays into acting and running her own business. Includes photographs, comprehension questions, and glossary terms throughout.