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In honor of Women's History Month, Carrie and Melissa talk about some books with strong girl characters. Check out the books below to find some inspiring young women!
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Global baby girls
by Global Fund for Children
Appealing photographs of baby girls from around the globe celebrate diversity as well as the potential within all girls, no matter where they are born, to grow up and change the world!
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Gator, gator, gator!
by Daniel Bernstrom
A follow-up to One Day in the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree finds a plucky young girl inviting readers to join her on an adventure in the bayou, where a search for a giant gator leads to the discovery of other fun animals. Illustrated by the artist of The Journey Home.
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Louisiana's way home
by Kate DiCamillo
Awakened in the middle of the night by her fanatically paranoid grandmother, who declares they must leave and never return because the day of reckoning has arrived, a young girl bonds with people in a new community and wonders how long she will be allowed to remain. By the Newbery Medal-winning author of The Tale of Despereaux
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Goldie Vance. Volume one
by Hope Larsen
When in-house detective Charlie comes up against a case he can't crack, he calls upon sixteen-year-old Goldie, who uses her skills, smarts, and connections to solve the case.
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Aru Shah and the end of time
by Roshani Chokshi
Telling fibs in order to fit in better with her wealthier peers, 12-year-old Aru Shah spends her school break at the Museum of Ancient Indian Art and Culture, where her decision to light a cursed lamp unwittingly releases an ancient demon. By the author of The Star-Touched Queen.
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Gracefully Grayson
by Ami Polonsky
Hiding the truth about her awareness that she is a girl trapped inside a male body, Grayson finds new strength to embrace her true identity from an unexpected friendship and a supportive teacher. Available as an ebook from HooplaDigital.
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Ms. Marvel : No Normal
by G. Willow Wilson
Kamala Khan, a Pakistani American girl from Jersey City who lives a conservative Muslim lifestyle with her family, suddenly acquires superhuman powers and, despite the pressures of school and home, tries to use her abilities to help her community.
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Malala's magic pencil
by Malala Yousafzai
A first picture book by history's youngest Nobel Prize laureate describes how as a child in Pakistan she wished for a magic pencil to make others happy and to make her home cleaner and safer before she learned how to make positive changes without magic.
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Join us in person or on the air!
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Davis Conference Room Enjoy some refreshments and good conversation with other book lovers in this no-pressure book club! JCPL librarians will provide lists of recommended books. We'll also discuss your recent favorites. Please register.
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Jessamine County Public Library 600 South Main Street Nicholasville, Kentucky 40356 859-885-3523www.jesspublib.org |
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