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Year Sort by Relevance,Author Sort by Relevance,Title Sort By Stoplight Sort By Title Display 10 items Display 15 items Display 20 items Display 25 items Display 30 items Display 35 items Display 40 items Display 45 items Display 50 items 1 each from this page1 each from all results 108 total titles found Page 2 of 6 View page of 6 1 2 3 Simply add a title by clicking the . * Your Discounted Price Complete Persepolis by Satrapi, Marjane Paperback(Pantheon, 2007)Publication Date: 10/30/2007 BTSB #: 779151 Available Dewey: 955.05/BAges: 12-16 Genres: Subjects: Satrapi, Marjane,|d1969- Iranians - Biography Women - Biography Family life Refugees - Biography Muslims - Biography Autobiographical comic books, strips, etc Iran Summary: The story of Satrapi's unforgettable childhood and coming of age within a large and loving family in Tehran during the Islamic Revolution; of the contradictions between private life and public life in a country plagued by political upheaval; of her high school years in Vienna facing the trials of adolescence far from her family; of her homecoming--both sweet and terrible; and, finally, of her self-imposed exile from her beloved homeland. In graphic novel format. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 22.14 * 0.00 +- Coretta : the autobiography of Mrs. Coretta Scott King by King, Coretta Scott BTSB Prebound(Godwin Books, 2024)Publication Date: 01/02/2024 BTSB #: 518482 Available Dewey: 323.092/AAges: 4-8 Genres: Subjects: King, Coretta Scott,|d1927-2006 Civil rights workers - Biography Women - Biography African Americans - Biography Summary: Celebrate the life of the extraordinary civil and human rights activist Coretta Scott King with this picture book adaptation of her critically acclaimed adult memoir. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 23.28 * 0.00 +- Courage like Kate : the true story of a girl lighthouse keeper by Redding, Anna Crowley BTSB Prebound(Random House Studio, 2023)Publication Date: 08/16/2022 BTSB #: 741876 Available Dewey: 973/BAges: 4-8 Lexile: 830 AD F&P: R Genres: Subjects: Moore, Kathleen,|d1812?-1899 Women - Biography Lighthouses Fayerweather Island Light (Conn.) Summary: A picture book biography based on the life of Kate Moore, a twelve-year-old lighthouse keeper in the 19th century who saved the lives of twenty-three sailors. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 22.58 * 0.00 +- Dear Librarian by Sigwarth, Lydia M. BTSB Prebound(Farrar Straus Giroux, 2021)Publication Date: 06/01/2021 BTSB #: 824152 Available Dewey: EAges: 4-8 AR: 3.2 LG Lexile: 530 AD Genres: Subjects: Sigwarth, Lydia M. - Childhood and youth Home Homeless persons Libraries Librarians Women - Biography Summary: In this story from the author's life, a young homeless girl finds a different kind of home in the library. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 23.98 * 0.00 +- Download a Teacher's Guide Dorothy Height [She Persisted]by Lyons, Kelly Starling Paperback(Philomel, 2023)Publication Date: 02/07/2023 BTSB #: 591541 Temp OS Dewey: 323.092/BAges: 6-9 Genres: Subjects: Height, Dorothy I.|q(Dorothy Irene),|d1912-2010 African Americans - Biography Civil rights workers - United States - Biography Women - Biography Summary: Growing up as a Black girl in the 1920s and 1930s, Dorothy Height was denied access to a local swimming pool as well as admission to Barnard College because of her race. But she persisted in pushing for change, and became a seminal figure in both the civil rights and women's rights movements. She went on to be awarded the prestigious Presidential Medal of Freedom. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 5.73 * 0.00 +- Ella Fitzgerald : the tale of a vocal virtuosa by Pinkney, Andrea Davis Paperback(Disney/Jump at the Sun, 2007)Publication Date: 01/01/2007 BTSB #: 713224 Temp OS Dewey: 782.421/BAges: 5-9 AR: 3.5 LG RC: 3.6 K-2 Lexile: 520 F&P: X Genres: Subjects: Fitzgerald, Ella,|d1917-1996 Singers Jazz music African Americans - Biography Women - Biography Summary: A biography of Ella Fitzgerald told from the point of view of a cat named Scat Cat Monroe. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 5.73 * 0.00 +- Embrace your size : my own body positivity by Hara Paperback(Yen Press, 2022)Publication Date: 11/22/2022 BTSB #: 418596 Available Dewey: 306.4/AAges: 12-16 Genres: Subjects: Hara - (Mangaka) - Comic books, strips, etc Obesity Self-esteem Identity (Psychology) Women - Biography Summary: A love letter to those who dream of being fashionable but consider their weight as an obstacle, this uplifting comic essay by a plus-sized author chronicles her own journey with body positivity and learning to love herself as she is. In manga graphic novel format. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 13.94 * 0.00 +- Fastest drummer : clap your hands together for Viola Smith! by Robbins, Dean BTSB Prebound(Candlewick Press, 2024)Publication Date: 03/05/2024 BTSB #: 757804 Available Dewey: 700/BAges: 6-8 Genres: Subjects: Smith, Viola,|d1912-2020 Drummers (Musicians) - Biography Jazz musicians - Biography Women - Biography Summary: Viola took to the road with her family orchestra, learned from the greats, formed her own band in the face of discrimination and ridicule, mastered twelve- and seventeen-piece drum kits, and played so fast she left no room for doubt: women could not only keep the beat-they could beat the odds. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 22.58 * 0.00 +- For spacious skies : Katharine Lee Bates and the inspiration for "America the beautiful" by Churnin, Nancy BTSB Prebound(Whitman, 2020)Publication Date: 04/15/2020 BTSB #: 214846 Available Dewey: 811/BAges: 5-8 Lexile: 790 AD Genres: Subjects: Bates, Katharine Lee,|d1859-1929 American authors|y19th century - Biography American authors|y20th century - Biography Women - Biography Summary: Katharine Lee Bates first wrote the lines to "America the Beautiful" on a summer evening after a stirring visit to Pikes Peak in 1893. But the story behind the song begins with Katharine herself, who grew up with memories of the country divided by the Civil War and pushed beyond conventional expectations of women to become an acclaimed writer, scholar, suffragist, and reformer. Katharine believed in the power of words to make a difference. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 6.50 * 0.00 +- Friends forever [Real Friends Volume: #3]by Hale, Shannon BTSB Prebound(First Second, 2021)Publication Date: 08/15/2021 BTSB #: 714312 Available Dewey: 302.34/AAges: 12-16 AR: 3.2 MG Lexile: 420 HL Genres: Subjects: Hale, Shannon - Childhood and youth Hale, Shannon - Childhood and youth Women - Biography Junior high schools Schools Friendship Identity (Psychology) Autobiographies Summary: Shannon is in eighth grade, and life is more complicated than ever. Everything keeps changing, her classmates are starting to date each other (but nobody wants to date her!), and no matter how hard she tries, Shannon can never seem to just be happy. As she works through her insecurities and undiagnosed depression, she worries about disappointing all the people who care about her. In graphic novel format. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 19.08 * 0.00 +- Girl who thought in pictures : the story of Dr. Temple Grandin by Mosca, Julia Finley Paperback(Innovation Press, 2017)Publication Date: 03/05/2019 BTSB #: 660923 Available Dewey: 636.0092/BAges: 5-10 AR: 3.5 LG RC: 3.2 K-2 Lexile: 680 AD Genres: Subjects: Grandin, Temple Women animal scientists - United States - Biography Animal scientists - United States - Biography Autistic people - United States - Biography Livestock - Handling - United States Women animal scientists Women - Biography Summary: Describes the life and accomplishments of the animal scientist and designer of cruelty-free livestock facilities, from her early life and autism diagnosis through her journey to become a livestock expert. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 8.16 * 0.00 +- Girl who thought in pictures : the story of Dr. Temple Grandin by Mosca, Julia Finley BTSB Prebound(Innovation Press, 2017)Publication Date: 08/29/2017 BTSB #: 661048 Available Dewey: 636.0092/BAges: 5-10 AR: 3.5 LG RC: 3.2 K-2 Lexile: 680 AD Genres: Subjects: Grandin, Temple Women animal scientists - United States - Biography Animal scientists - United States - Biography Autistic people - United States - Biography Livestock - Handling - United States Women animal scientists Women - Biography Summary: Describes the life and accomplishments of the animal scientist and designer of cruelty-free livestock facilities, from her early life and autism diagnosis through her journey to become a livestock expert. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 17.27 * 0.00 +- Girls can! : smash stereotypes, defy expectations, and make history! by Sebastian, Marissa BTSB Prebound(National Geographic, 2020)Publication Date: 10/06/2020 BTSB #: 794419 Available Dewey: 305.4092/CAges: 10-14 Genres: Subjects: Women - Biography Women - History Women - Miscellanea Summary: Fascinating profiles of more than 75 game-changing women who have excelled in many areas. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 20.48 * 0.00 +- Girls rule! : amazing tales of female leaders [Savvy. Girls rock]by Tougas, Shelley BTSB Prebound(Capstone Press, 2014)Publication Date: 08/01/2013 BTSB #: 885792 Available Dewey: 920.72/CAges: 10-14 AR: 6 MG Lexile: 800 Genres: Subjects: Women - Biography Women executives Leadership in women Summary: Through narrative stories, explores female leaders who have made major contributions in business, government, or other organizations. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 26.97 * 0.00 +- Girls solve everything : stories of women entrepreneurs building a better world by Thimmesh, Catherine BTSB Prebound(Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2022)Publication Date: 03/01/2022 BTSB #: 879048 Available Dewey: 361/CAges: 10-14 Genres: Subjects: Women - Biography Business enterprises Problem solving Social problems Summary: Brave women from diverse backgrounds make the world a better place by solving common problems through their businesses in this inspiring companion to Girls Think of Everything. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 22.58 * 0.00 +- Download a Teacher's Guide HerStory : 50 women and girls who shook up the world by Halligan, Katherine Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2018)Publication Date: 11/23/2018 BTSB #: P06169 Available Dewey: 305.4/CAges: 8-12 Genres: Subjects: Women - Biography Summary: Celebrate fifty inspiring and powerful women who changed the world and left their mark in this compilation. Throughout history, girls have often been discussed in terms of what they couldn't or shouldn't do. Not anymore. Tells the stories of their childhood, the challenges they faced, and the impact of their achievements--a celebration of girl power in its many forms. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 47.49 * 0.00 +- Hidden figures by Shetterly, Margot Lee BTSB Prebound(Harper, 2016)Publication Date: 11/29/2016 BTSB #: 652611 Available Dewey: 510.92/CAges: 8-12 AR: 8.2 MG RC: 10.6 6-8 Lexile: 1120 F&P: Y Genres: Subjects: United States.|bNational Aeronautics and Space Administration - Biography Women mathematicians African American women African American mathematicians Space race African American - Biography Women - Biography Summary: Interweaves a history of scientific achievement and technological innovation with the intimate stories of four women whose work forever changed the world-and whose lives show how out of one of America's most painful histories came one of its proudest moments. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 16.79 * 0.00 +- Hidden figures by Shetterly, Margot Lee Publisher Edition - Large Print Hardcover(Thorndike Press, 2017)Publication Date: 12/06/2017 BTSB #: 812003 Temp OS Dewey: 510.92/CAges: 8-12 Genres: Subjects: United States.|bNational Aeronautics and Space Administration - Biography Large print books Women mathematicians African American women African American mathematicians Space race Women - Biography Summary: Interweaves a history of scientific achievement and technological innovation with the intimate stories of four women whose work forever changed the world-and whose lives show how out of one of America's most painful histories came one of its proudest moments. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 25.10 * 0.00 +- Hidden figures by Shetterly, Margot Lee Paperback(Harper, 2017)Publication Date: 11/29/2016 BTSB #: 812036 Available Dewey: 510.92/CAges: 8-12 AR: 8.2 MG RC: 10.6 6-8 Lexile: 1120 F&P: Y Genres: Subjects: United States.|bNational Aeronautics and Space Administration - Biography Women mathematicians African American women African American mathematicians Space race African American - Biography Women - Biography Summary: Interweaves a history of scientific achievement and technological innovation with the intimate stories of four women whose work forever changed the world-and whose lives show how out of one of America's most painful histories came one of its proudest moments. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 7.37 * 0.00 +- Home that was our country : a memoir of Syria by Malek, Alia Paperback(Nation Books, 2018)Publication Date: 03/13/2018 BTSB #: 428032 Available Dewey: 956.91/NAges: 14-18 Genres: Subjects: Malek, Alia,|d1974- Women - Biography Damascus (Syria) - Biography Damascus (Syria) - History Syria - History Summary: The author chronicles her return to her family home in Damascus at the time of the Arab Spring and shares Syria's complicated history, striving to understand it as the country began to disintegrate. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 14.75 * 0.00 +- * Your Discounted Price You can't see me! I am INVISIBLE! 108 total titles found Page 2 of 6 View page of 6 1 2 3 1 each from this page1 each from all results You are viewing: Subject Search for women - biographySort By Age Sort By Author Sort By Availability Sort By Dewey Sort By Media, Author, Title Sort By Price Sort By Pub. 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