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779151
Complete Persepolis by Satrapi, Marjane 

Paperback(Pantheon, 2007)


Publication Date: 10/30/2007

BTSB #: 779151 Available

Dewey: 955.05/BAges: 12-16   


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.


22.14 *

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518482
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   


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.


23.28 *

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741876
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

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.


22.58 *

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824152
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

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.


591541
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   


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.


5.73 *

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713224
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

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.


5.73 *

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418596
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   


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.


13.94 *

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757804
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   


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.


22.58 *

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214846
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

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.


6.50 *

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714312
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

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.


19.08 *

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660923
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

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.


8.16 *

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661048
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

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.


17.27 *

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794419
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   


Subjects: Women - Biography Women - History Women - Miscellanea


Summary: Fascinating profiles of more than 75 game-changing women who have excelled in many areas.


20.48 *

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885792
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

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.


26.97 *

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879048
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   


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.


P06169
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   


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.


47.49 *

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652611
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

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.


16.79 *

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812003
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   


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.


25.10 *

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812036
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

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.


7.37 *

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428032
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   


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.


14.75 *

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