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949671
Baseball's leading lady : Effa Manley and the rise and fall of the Negro Leagues by Williams, Andrea 

BTSB Prebound(Roaring Brook Press, 2021)


Publication Date: 01/05/2021

BTSB #: 949671 Available

Dewey: 796.357/BAges: 10-14   
AR: 8.8 MG Lexile: 1300

Subjects: Manley, Effa,|d1897-1981 Newark Eagles (Baseball team) Negro leagues - History Baseball - United States - History Baseball team owners - United States - Biography Women baseball team owners - United States - Biography African American women - Biography


Summary: The true story of Effa Manley, the first and only woman in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and the black female co-owner of the Newark Eagles in the Negro leagues.


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272118
Bea breaks barriers! : how Florence Beatrice Price's music triumphed over prejudice by DeLems, Caitlin 

BTSB Prebound(Calkins Creek, 2024)


Publication Date: 10/29/2024

BTSB #: 272118 Available

Dewey: 782/BAges: 6-9   
F&P: T

Subjects: Price, Florence,|d1887-1953 - Biography African American women - Biography African American composers - Biography


Summary: Florence Beatrice "Bea" Price faced many obstacles, including systemic racism and sexism, as she pushed forward to become one of the greatest Black classical musicians.


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Before she was Harriet by Cline-Ransome, Lesa 

Paperback(Holiday House, 2019)


Publication Date: 06/11/2019

BTSB #: 222866 Available

Dewey: 973.7115/BAges: 5-8   
AR: 4.5 LG Lexile: NP

Subjects: Tubman, Harriet,|d1820?-1913 Slaves African Americans - Biography African American women - Biography Underground Railroad


Summary: Poetry that celebrates the diverse accomplishments of Harriet Tubman as revealed by her many names.


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222880
Before she was Harriet by Cline-Ransome, Lesa 

BTSB Prebound(Holiday House, 2019)


Publication Date: 11/15/2017

BTSB #: 222880 Available

Dewey: 973.7115/BAges: 5-8   
AR: 4.5 LG Lexile: NP

Subjects: Tubman, Harriet,|d1820?-1913 Slaves African Americans - Biography African American women - Biography Underground Railroad


Summary: Poetry that celebrates the diverse accomplishments of Harriet Tubman as revealed by her many names.


827069
Bessie the motorcycle queen by Smith, Charles R. 

BTSB Prebound(Orchard Books, 2022)


Publication Date: 09/20/2022

BTSB #: 827069 Available

Dewey: 910/BAges: 6-8   
AR: 4.8 LG Lexile: NP

Subjects: Stringfield, Bessie,|d1911-1993 Women motorcyclists - United States - Biography Motorcyclists - United States - Biography African American women - Biography African Americans - Biography Rhyme


Summary: In 1929, 18-year-old Bessie Stringfield hopped on her motorcycle and headed out on an adventure, an unusual choice for a young Black woman at the time. Paying her way by winning motorcycle races, she criss-crossed the country through small towns, big cities, and wide open spaces. Bessie Stringfield was a figure who will inspire all children to pursue their dreams.


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469470
Brave. Black. First. : 50+ African American women who changed the world by Hudson, Cheryl 

BTSB Prebound(Crown Books for Young Readers, 2020)


Publication Date: 01/07/2020

BTSB #: 469470 Available

Dewey: 920.72/CAges: 8-12   
AR: 8.9 MG Lexile: 1270 NC F&P: X

Subjects: African American women - Biography


Summary: Over fifty remarkable African American women whose unique skills and contributions paved the way for the next generation of young people.


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Flying high : the story of gymnastics champion Simone Biles [Who Did It First? Book]by Meadows, Michelle 

BTSB Prebound(Holt, 2020)


Publication Date: 12/29/2020

BTSB #: 634326 Available

Dewey: 796.4409/BAges: 4-8   
AR: 3.1 LG Lexile: 610 AD

Subjects: Biles, Simone,|d1997- Women gymnasts - United States - Biography Gymnasts - United States - Biography African American women - Biography


Summary: A lyrical picture book biography of Simone Biles, international gymnastics champion and Olympic superstar.


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623016
Go forth and tell : the life of Augusta Baker, librarian and master storyteller by McDaniel, Breanna J. 

BTSB Prebound(Dial Books For Young Readers, 2024)


Publication Date: 01/30/2024

BTSB #: 623016 Available

Dewey: 20/BAges: 5-8   
Lexile: 1050 AD F&P: O

Subjects: Baker, Augusta,|d1911-1998 New York Public Library Librarians - Biography Storytelling - Biography African American women - Biography New York (N.Y.)


Summary: Picture book biography about librarian and story teller Augusta Braxton Baker, the first Black coordinator of children's services at all branches of the New York Public Library.


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Harriet Tubman [Ella Persistio]by Pinkney, Andrea Davis 

PaperbackSPANISH(Vintage Espanol, 2022)


Publication Date: 03/22/2022

BTSB #: 718978 Available

Dewey: 326/BAges: 6-9   


Subjects: Tubman, Harriet,|d1822-1913 Underground railroad Fugitive slaves African American women - Biography Spanish language - Reading materials


Summary: Born enslaved, Harriet Tubman rose up to become one of the most successful, determined and well-known conductors of the Underground Railroad. In Spanish.


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Harriet Tubman [She Persisted]by Pinkney, Andrea Davis 

BTSB Prebound(Philomel, 2021)


Publication Date: 01/05/2021

BTSB #: 719046 Available

Dewey: 326/BAges: 6-9   
AR: 5.8 LG Lexile: 930 NC F&P: R

Subjects: Tubman, Harriet,|d1820?-1913 Underground railroad Fugitive slaves African American women - Biography


Summary: Born enslaved, Harriet Tubman rose up to become one of the most successful, determined and well-known conductors of the Underground Railroad.


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811926
Hidden figures : the American dream and the untold story of the Black women mathematicians who helped win the space race by Shetterly, Margot Lee 

Paperback(William Morrow, 2016)


Publication Date: 12/06/2016

BTSB #: 811926 Available

Dewey: 510.92/CAges: 12-16   
Lexile: 1350

Subjects: United States.|bNational Aeronautics and Space Administration - Officials and employees Women mathematicians - United States - Biography African American women - Biography African American mathematicians - Biography Space race


Summary: Starting in World War II and moving through to the Cold War, the civil rights movement, and the space race, this true story follows the interwoven accounts of Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden, four African American women who participated in some of NASA's greatest successes. It chronicles their careers over nearly three decades they faced challenges, forged alliances, and used their intellect to change their own lives, and their country's future.


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811992
Hidden figures : the true story of four black women and the space race by Shetterly, Margot Lee 

BTSB Prebound(Harper, 2018)


Publication Date: 01/16/2018

BTSB #: 811992 Available

Dewey: 520.92/CAges: 6-8   
AR: 5.8 LG RC: 10.6 6-8 Lexile: 980

Subjects: United States.|bNational Aeronautics and Space Administration African American mathematicians - Biography African American women - Biography Space race


Summary: The inspiring true story of four black women who helped NASA launch men into space.


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878570
History of me by Theodore, Adrea 

BTSB Prebound(Holiday House, 2022)


Publication Date: 01/18/2022

BTSB #: 878570 Available

Dewey: 306.874/AAges: 4-8   
AR: 3.6 LG F&P: O

Subjects: Theodore, Adrea - Childhood and youth African American women - Biography African American girls - Education Racism - United States - History Mother-daughter relationship - United States United States - Race relations


Summary: A mother's account of her experience as the only Black child in school serves as an empowering message to her daughter.


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How do you spell unfair? : MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee by Weatherford, Carole Boston 

BTSB Prebound(Candlewick Press, 2023)


Publication Date: 04/11/2023

BTSB #: 924812 Available

Dewey: 400/BAges: 7-10   
AR: 5.1 MG Lexile: 840 F&P: U

Subjects: Cox, MacNolia National Spelling Bee African American women - Biography Race discrimination


Summary: In 1936, eighth grader MacNolia Cox became the first African American to win the Akron, Ohio, spelling bee. And with that win, she was asked to compete at the National Spelling Bee in Washington, DC, where she and a girl from New Jersey were the first African Americans invited since its founding. But celebration turned to chill when the train crossed the state line into Maryland, where segregation was the law of the land. Prejudice and discrimination ruled--sadly, at the spelling bee itself.


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636295
I am Harriet Tubman [Ordinary people change the world]by Meltzer, Brad 

Paperback(Rocky Pond Press, 2023)


Publication Date: 03/28/2023

BTSB #: 636295 Available

Dewey: 326/BAges: 5-9   
AR: 3.7 LG Lexile: 560 F&P: P

Subjects: Tubman, Harriet,|d1820?-1913 Slaves African American women - Biography African Americans - Biography Underground railroad


Summary: A biography of Harriet Tubman, the abolitionist leader who played a key role in helping enslaved people escape via the Underground Railroad.


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636305
I am Harriet Tubman [Ordinary people change the world]by Meltzer, Brad 

BTSB Prebound(Dial Books for Young Readers, 2018)


Publication Date: 01/16/2018

BTSB #: 636305 Available

Dewey: 326/BAges: 5-8   
AR: 3.7 LG Lexile: 560 F&P: P

Subjects: Tubman, Harriet,|d1820?-1913 Slaves African American women - Biography African Americans - Biography Underground railroad


Summary: A biography of Harriet Tubman, the abolitionist leader who played a key role in helping enslaved people escape via the Underground Railroad.


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636319
I am Oprah Winfrey [Ordinary people change the world]by Meltzer, Brad 

BTSB Prebound(Dial Books for Young Readers, 2021)


Publication Date: 10/19/2021

BTSB #: 636319 Available

Dewey: 791/BAges: 6-8   
AR: 3.7 LG Lexile: 650 F&P: Q

Subjects: Winfrey, Oprah African American television personalities - Biography Television talk show hosts - Biography African American women - Biography


Summary: A biography of the critically acclaimed talk show host Oprah Winfrey, who used her struggles in childhood as motivation to become a cultural icon.


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773166
Justice rising : 12 amazing black women in the civil rights movement by Russell-Brown, Katheryn 

BTSB Prebound(Viking, 2023)


Publication Date: 01/10/2023

BTSB #: 773166 Available

Dewey: 323.092/CAges: 3-7   
F&P: S

Subjects: African American women - Biography Civil rights workers - Biography Civil rights movements


Summary: A celebration of twelve Black women who were pivotal to the civil rights movement and the fight for justice and equal rights in America.


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689778
Life of Sojourner Truth [Change Maker Biographies]by Olson, Gillia M. 

BTSB Prebound(Amicus, 2022)


Publication Date: 01/01/2022

BTSB #: 689778 Available

Dewey: 326/BAges: 6-9   
AR: 3.7 LG Lexile: 550

Subjects: Truth, Sojourner,|d1799-1883 African American abolitionists - Biography Abolitionists - United States - Biography African American women - Biography Social reformers - United States - Biography


Summary: Explore Sojourner Truth's incredible life as a preacher and abolitionist.


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280267
Lifting as we climb : black women's battle for the ballot box by Dionne, Evette 

Publisher Edition - Large Print Hardcover(Thorndike Press, 2021)


Publication Date: 09/01/2021

BTSB #: 280267 Temp OS

Dewey: 324.6/CAges: 10-14   
AR: 9.4 MG+ F&P: Z+

Subjects: United States.|tConstitution.|n19th Amendment Large print books Suffrage - United States - History|y20th century Women - Suffrage - United States African American women - Biography Race relations


Summary: Tells the important, overlooked story of black women as a force in the suffrage movement. Large print hardcover format.


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