Amelia Bloomer Project Unveils its 2013 List
“The books on this year’s AB list of recommended feminist books portray stories of women and girls finding their individual and collective voices. Protagonists advocate for civil rights, equal pay for equal work, treatment of marginalized communities, ecofeminism and the rights to vote and obtain quality education. These books trace the journey from antiquity through the U.S suffrage movement to contemporary feminist manifestos.”
EARLY READERS
Fiction
Light, Steve.Zephyr Takes Flight. 2012. Unpaged. Candlewick
Nonfiction
Allegra, Mike. Sarah Gives Thanks: How Thanksgiving Became a National Holiday. Illus. by David Gardner. 2012. Unpaged. Albert Whitman & Co.
Corey, Shana. Here Come the Girl Scouts!: The Amazing All-True Story of Juliette “Daisy” Gordon Low and Her Great Adventure. Illus. by Hadley Hooper. 2012. Unpaged. Scholastic Press
Hartland, Jessie. Bon Appetit!: The Delicious Life of Julia Child. 2012. Schwartz & Wade Books
Kulling, Monica. In the Bag!: Margaret Knight Wraps It Up. Illus. by David Parkins. 2011. Unpaged. Tundra Books
Lang, Heather. Queen of the Track: Alice Coachman Olympic High-Jump Champion. Illus. by Floyd Cooper. 2012. Unpaged. Boyds Mills Press, $16.95
Malaspina, Ann. Heart on Fire: Susan B. Anthony Votes for President. Illus. by Steve James. 2012. Unpaged. Albert Whitman & Co.
Malaspina, Ann. Touch the Sky: Alice Coachman, Olympic High Jumper. Illus. by Eric Velasquez. 2011. Unpaged. Albert Whitman & Co.
Nivola, Claire A. Life in the Ocean: The Story of Oceanographer Sylvia Earle. 2012. Unpaged. Frances Foster Books
Ochiltree, Dianne. Molly, by Golly!: The Legend of Molly Williams, America’s First Female Firefighter. Illus. by Kathleen Kemly. 2012. Unpaged. Calkins Creek
Wallner, Alexandra. Susan B. Anthony. 2012. Unpaged. Holiday House
Warren, Sarah E. Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workers. Illus. by Robert Casilla. 2012. Unpaged. Marshall Cavendish
MIDDLE GRADE
Fiction
Avi. Sophia’s War: A Tale of the Revolution. 2012. 302p. Beach Lane Books
DeFilippis, Nunzio and Christina Weir. Play Ball. Illus. by Jackie Lewis. 2012. 144p. Oni Press
Hobbs, Valerie. Minnie McClary Speaks Her Mind. 2012. 224p. Farrar, Strauss and Giroux
Levine, Kristin. The Lions of Little Rock. 2012. 352p. Putnam Juvenile
Manzano, Sonia. The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano. 2012. 205p. Scholastic Press
Rose, Caroline Starr.May B.: A Novel. 2012. 231p. Schwartz & Wade Books
Whitley, Jeremy. PrinceLess: Book One, Save Yourself. Illus. by M. Goodwin. 2012. Unpaged. Action Lab Comics
Nonfiction
Branzei, Sylvia. Rebel in a Dress: Adventurers. Illus. by Melissa Sweet. 2011. 96p. Running Press Kids
Branzei, Sylvia. Rebel in a Dress: Cowgirls. Illus. by Melissa Sweet. 2011. 96p. Running Press Kids
Carosella, Melissa and Kuligowski, Stephanie. Founding Mothers: Women who Shaped America. 2012. 32p. Teacher Created Materials
Hollihan, Kerrie Logan. Rightfully Ours: How Women Won the Vote, 21 Activities. 2012. 129p. Chicago Review
Lambert, Joseph. Annie Sullivan and the Trials of Helen Keller. 2012. 92p. Disney Hyperion Books
Lawlor, Laurie. Rachel Carson and Her Book That Changed the World. Illus. by Laura Beingessner. 2012. 32p. Holiday House
Ray, Deborah Kogan. Paiute Princess: The Story of Sarah Winnemucca. 2012. 48p. Schwartz & Wade Books, Frances Foster Books, Farrar Straus Giroux
Wadsworth, Ginger. First Girl Scout: The Life of Juliette Gordon Low. 2012. 210p. Clarion Books
YOUNG ADULT
Fiction
Bickle, Laura. The Hallowed Ones. 2012. 311p. Graphia
Cremer, Andrea. Rift. 2012. 430p. Philomel
Feldman, Ruth Tenzer. Blue Thread. 2012. 302p. Ooligan Press
Gaughen, A.C. Scarlet. 2012. 292p. Walker Books for Young Readers
Griffin, Molly Beth. Silhouette of a Sparrow. 2012. 186p. Milkweed Editions
Otto, Whitney. Eight Girls Taking Pictures. 2012. 342p. Scribner Book Company
Schrefer, Eliot.Endangered. 2012. 264p. Scholastic Press
Various.Womanthology: Heroic. Illus. by Various. March 2012. 300p. IDW Publishing
Wein, Elizabeth.Code Name Verity. 2012. 352p. Hyperion
