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Ambitious Girl by Meena HarrisA girl sees a woman labeled as having too much ambition, but when the girl considers its definition she finds herself inspired and realizes ambition is required to make changes to the world and have her voice be heard.
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The Library Bus by Bahram RahmanInspired by Kabul’s first library bus and colored by family memories, a touching snapshot of one innovative way girls received education in a country disrupted by war.
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Eyes that Kiss in the Cornersby Joanna HoA young Asian girl notices that her eyes look different from her peers but by drawing from the strength of the powerful women in her life, she recognizes her own beauty and discovers a path to self-love and empowerment.
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The Sea in Winterby Christine DayAfter an injury sidelines her dreams of becoming a ballet star, Maisie is not excited for her blended family's midwinter road trip along the coast, near the Makah community where her mother grew up.
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Life in the Balance by Jen Petro-RoyPracticing all of her life to earn a spot on the All-Star softball team, young Veronica explores other opportunities and hobbies when her mother’s rehabilitation expenses prevent her family from affording team fees.
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The Blackbird Girlsby Anne BlankmanRelocating to Leningrad in the wake of the Chernobyl disaster, neighbors Valentina and Oksana, who have been taught to hate each other because of religious differences, uncover painful family secrets while learning what it means to trust another person.
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The Comeback by E. L. ShenTwelve-year-old Maxine Chen dreams of being a figure skating champion, but a remarkably talented new girl at the arena and a racist classmate at school test her resolve.
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Shirley Chisholm by Laurie CalkhovenAn introduction to the life and achievements of the first woman and first African American to enter a Democratic presidential race. Readers will learn about Chisholm’s unfailing resolve to promote equality and freedom and her ongoing influence as an advocate for positive change.
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Anna Strong : A Spy During the American Revolutionby Sarah Glenn MarshAn engaging account of the contributions of Culper Ring spy Anna Smith Strong and how she risked her life to send important messages to General Washington during the American Revolution.
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Pirate Queen : A Story of Zheng Yi Sao by Helaine BeckerTraces the story of the 19th-century woman pirate, covering such topics as her impoverished early life in Guangzhou, her unlikely rise to the head of a pirate fleet and the South China ocean battles that made her a powerful regional leader.
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Wood, Wire, Wings : Emma Lilian Todd Invents an Airplaneby Kirsten W. LarsonAn engaging picture book biography of self-taught engineer Emma Lilian Todd. Larson describes how Emma took apart and reassembled clocks as a child and imagined inventions as a patent clerk before becoming the first woman in history to design an airplane.
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Sheep Won't Sleep by Judy CoxA girl who cannot sleep decides to count sheep and other woolly animals by ones, twos, fives, and tens.
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Introduces Roman numerals, explaining how the letters of the system equate to modern numbers, how to count, add, and subtract in the system, and demonstrating the many instances of Roman numbers found in modern culture.
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