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Thanks to Frances Perkins: Fighter for Workers’ Rights

Thanks to Frances Perkins

By: Deborah Hopkinson
Illustrated by:
 Kristy Caldwell
ISBN: 9781682631362
Nonfiction, 7-12, Activism
Superheroes Are Everywhere

Superheroes Are Everywhere

By: Kamala Harris
Illustrated by:
 Mechal Renee Roe
ISBN: 9781984837493
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography
Sonia Sotomayor: A Judge Grows in the Bronx / La juez que crecio en el Bronx (Spanish and English Edition)

Sonia Sotomayor

By: Jonah Winter
Illustrated by:
 Edel Rodriguez
ISBN: 9781442403031
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography
Spring After Spring: How Rachel Carson Inspired the Environmental Movement

Spring After Spring

By: Stephanie Roth Sisson
ISBN: 9781626728196
Nonfiction, 4-6, Science
Fly Girls Young Readers’ Edition: How Five Daring Women Defined All Odds and Made Aviation History

Fly Girls Young Readers’ Edition

By: Keith O’Brien
ISBN: 9781328618429
Nonfiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale

By: Catherine Reef
ISBN: 9780544535800
Nonfiction, Teen, Health
Frida Kahlo (Little People, BIG DREAMS)

Frida Kahlo (Little People, BIG DREAMS)

By: Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
Illustrated by:
 Gee Fan Eng
ISBN: 9781847807830
Nonfiction, 4-6, Art
Georgia O’Keeffe (Little People, BIG DREAMS)

Georgia O’Keeffe (Little People, BIG DREAMS)

By: Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
Illustrated by:
 Erica Salcedo
ISBN: 9781786031228
Nonfiction, 4-6, Art
Girlhood: Teens Around the World in their Own Voices

Girlhood

By: Masuma Ahuja
ISBN: 9781643750118
Nonfiction, Teen, Memoir
Louise Bourgeois (Little People, BIG DREAMS)

Louise Bourgeois (Little People, BIG DREAMS)

By: Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
Illustrated by:
 Helena Perez Garcia
ISBN: 9780711246904
Nonfiction, 4-6, Art
Marching with Aunt Susan

Marching with Aunt Susan

By: Claire Rudolf Murphy
Illustrated by:
 Stacey Schuett
ISBN: 9781561455935
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography
Malala: Activist for Girls’ Education

Malala

By: Raphaële Frier
Illustrated by:
 Aurélia Fronty
ISBN: 9781580897853
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography
Make Trouble, Young Readers Edition

Make Trouble, Young Readers Edition

By: Cecile Richards
ISBN: 9781534451957
Nonfiction, Teen, Activism
Women Who Dared

Women Who Dared

By: Linda Skeers
Illustrated by:
 Livi Gosling
ISBN: 9781492653271
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
Be Bold! Be Brave! 11 Latinas who made U.S. History (English and Spanish Edition)

Be Bold! Be Brave! 11 Latinas who made U.S. History (English and Spanish Edition)

By: Naibe Reynoso
Illustrated by:
 Jone Leal
ISBN: 9781733710305
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
Audrey Hepburn (Little People, BIG DREAMS)

Audrey Hepburn (Little People, BIG DREAMS)

By: Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
Illustrated by:
 Amaia Arrazola
ISBN: 9781786030535
Nonfiction, 4-6, Entertainment
Anne Frank (Little People, BIG DREAMS)

Anne Frank (Little People, BIG DREAMS)

By: Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
Illustrated by:
 Sveta Dorosheva
ISBN: 9781786032294
Nonfiction, 4-6, History
Aretha Franklin (Little People, BIG DREAMS)

Aretha Franklin (Little People, BIG DREAMS)

By: Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
Illustrated by:
 Amy Blackwell
ISBN: 9780711246867
Nonfiction, 4-6, Music
Astrid Lindgren (Little People, BIG DREAMS)

Astrid Lindgren (Little People, BIG DREAMS)

By: Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
Illustrated by:
 Linzie Hunter
ISBN: 9780711252172
Nonfiction, 4-6, Literature
Amelia Earhart (Little People, BIG DREAMS)

Amelia Earhart (Little People, BIG DREAMS)

By: Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
Illustrated by:
 Maria Diamantes
ISBN: 9781847808882
Nonfiction, 4-6, History
Turning Pages: My Life Story

Turning Pages

By: Sonia Sotomayor
Illustrated by:
 Lulu Delacre
ISBN: 9780525514084
Nonfiction, 4-6, Memoir
Maria Montessori (Little People, BIG DREAMS)

Maria Montessori (Little People, BIG DREAMS)

By: Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
Illustrated by:
 Raquel Martín
ISBN: 9781786037558
Nonfiction, 4-6, Education
Maya Angelou (Little People, BIG DREAMS)

Maya Angelou (Little People, BIG DREAMS)

By: Lisbeth Kaiser
Illustrated by:
 Leire Salaberria
ISBN: 9781847808899
Nonfiction, 4-6, Literature
Mary Shelley (Little People, BIG DREAMS)

Mary Shelley (Little People, BIG DREAMS)

By: Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
Illustrated by:
 Yelena Bryksenkova
ISBN: 9781786037480
Nonfiction, 4-6, Literature
The Extraordinary Life of Malala Yousfzai

The Extraordinary Life of Malala Yousfzai

By: Hiba Noor Khan
Illustrated by:
 Rita Petruccioli
ISBN: 9781684640768
Nonfiction, 7-12, Education
Ada Lovelace (Little People, BIG DREAMS)

Ada Lovelace (Little People, BIG DREAMS)

By: Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
Illustrated by:
 Zafouko Yamamoto
ISBN: 9781786030764
Nonfiction, 4-6, Math
Agatha Christie (Little People, BIG DREAMS)

Agatha Christie (Little People, BIG DREAMS)

By: Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
Illustrated by:
 Elisa Munso
ISBN: 9781847809605
Nonfiction, 4-6, Literature
¡Solo pregunta!: Sé Diferente, Sé Valiente, Sé Tú (Spanish Edition)

¡Solo pregunta!

By: Sonia Sotomayor
Illustrated by:
 Rafael López
ISBN: 9780525515500
Nonfiction, 4-6, Memoir
50+ African American Women Who Changed the World

50+ African American Women Who Changed the World

By: Cheryl Hudson
Illustrated by:
 Erin K. Robinson
ISBN: 9780525645818
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography, History, Picture Book
Marie Curie (Little People, BIG DREAMS)

Marie Curie (Little People, BIG DREAMS)

By: Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
Illustrated by:
 Frau Isa
ISBN: 9781847809629
Nonfiction, 4-6, Science
Mother Teresa (Little People, BIG DREAMS)

Mother Teresa (Little People, BIG DREAMS)

By: Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
Illustrated by:
 Natascha Rosenberg
ISBN: 9781786032300
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography
Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama

By: David Colbert
ISBN: 9780547247700
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography
No Steps Behind: Beate Sirota Gordon’s Battle for Women’s Rights in Japan

No Steps Behind

By: Jeff Gottesfeld
Illustrated by:
 Shiella Witanto
ISBN: 9781939547552
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
The Girl Who Drew Butterflies

The Girl Who Drew Butterflies

By: Joyce Sidman
ISBN: 9780544717138
Nonfiction, 7-12, Science
Give Us the Vote!: Over Two Hundred Years of Fighting for the Ballot

Give Us the Vote!

By: Susan Goldman Rubin
ISBN: 9780823439577
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
Harriet Tubman

Harriet Tubman

By: Jeri Cipriano
Illustrated by:
 Scott R. Brooks
ISBN: 9781634402972
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography
Greta’s Story: The Schoolgirl Who Went On Strike To Save The Planet

Greta’s Story

By: Valentina Camerini
Illustrated by:
 Veronica Carratello
ISBN: 9781534468771
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography
Greta Thunberg (Little People, BIG DREAMS)

Greta Thunberg (Little People, BIG DREAMS)

By: Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
Illustrated by:
 Anke Weckmann
ISBN: 9780711256453
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography
Harriet Tubman (Little People, BIG DREAMS)

Harriet Tubman (Little People, BIG DREAMS)

By: Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
Illustrated by:
 Pili Aguado
ISBN: 9781786032270
Nonfiction, 4-6, Activism
How Women Won the Vote

How Women Won the Vote

By: Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Illustrated by:
 Ziyue Chen
ISBN: 9780062841308
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
Unsinkable

Unsinkable

By: Jessica Long
ISBN: 9780358238379
Nonfiction, Teen, Memoir
Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer

Voice of Freedom

By: Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by:
 Ekua Holmes
ISBN: 9780763665319
Nonfiction, 7-12, Activism
National Geographic Readers: Sonia Sotomayor (Readers Bios)

National Geographic Readers

By: Barbra Kramer
ISBN: 9781426322891
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
No Truth Without Ruth: The Life of Ruth Bader Ginsberg

No Truth Without Ruth

By: Kathleen Krull
Illustrated by:
 Nancy Zhang
ISBN: 9780062560117
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography
Path to the Stars: My Journey from Girl Scout to Rocket Scientist

Path to the Stars

By: Sylvia Acevedo
ISBN: 9780358206934
Nonfiction, 7-12, Memoir
Addie Slaughter: The Girl Who Met Geronimo

Addie Slaughter

By: Susan L. Krueger, Ed.D. with Reba Wells Grandrud, Ph.D
ISBN: 9781589851979
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Chance: Escape from the Holocaust

Chance

By: Uri Shulevitz
ISBN: 9780374313715
Nonfiction, Teen, Memoir
Encyclopedia Lumberjanica: An Illustrated Guide to the World of Lumberjanes SC

Encyclopedia Lumberjanica

By: Susan Coiner-Collier
Illustrated by:
 Kaiti Infante, Alexia Khodanian, Julia Madrigal, Kanesha C. Bryant
ISBN: 9781684155996
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
Elton John

Elton John

By: Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
Illustrated by:
 Sophie Beer
ISBN: 9780711258402
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography
Five on the Bed

Five on the Bed

By: Addie Boswell
Illustrated by:
 Addie Boswell
ISBN: 9781513264288
Nonfiction, 0-3, Math
Las mujeres en la biología

Las mujeres en la biología

By: Mary Wissinger
Illustrated by:
 Danielle Pioli
ISBN: 9781938492075
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography
Out!: How to Be Your Authentic Self

Out!

By: Miles McKenna
ISBN: 9781419739941
Nonfiction, Teen, How-to / Activity
Surviving the Angel of Death: The True Story of a Mengele Twin in Auschwitz (New Edition)

Surviving the Angel of Death

By: Eva Mozes Kor, Lisa Rojany Buccieri, and Afterword by Peggy Porter Tierney
ISBN: 9781939100450
Nonfiction, Teen, Biography
Wolfpack (Young Reader’s Edition)

Wolfpack (Young Reader’s Edition)

By: Abby Wambach
ISBN: 9781250766861
Nonfiction, Teen, Memoir
Women in Biology

Women in Biology

By: Mary Wissinger
Illustrated by:
 Danielle Pioli
ISBN: 9781938492303
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography
Rescatando palabras (Digging For Words Spanish Edition)

Rescatando palabras (Digging For Words Spanish Edition)

By: Angela Burke Kunkel
Illustrated by:
 Paola Escobar
ISBN:  9780593181706
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography
Camino a las estrellas

Camino a las estrellas

By: Sylvia Acevedo
ISBN: 9781328534811
Nonfiction, 7-12, Memoir
The LieOgraphy of Amelia Earhart: The Absolutely Untrue, Totally Made Up, 100% Fake Life Story of a Great American Aviator

The LieOgraphy of Amelia Earhart

By: Alan Katz
Illustrated by:
 Tracy Hill
ISBN: 9781939100481
Fiction, 4-6, Historical Fiction
Generation Brave: The Gen Z Kids Who Are Changing the World

Generation Brave

By: Kate Alexander
ISBN: 9781524860684
Nonfiction, Teen, Biography
The LieOgraphy of Thomas Edison: The Absolutely Untrue, Totally Made Up, 100% Fake Life Story of the World’s Greatest Inventor

The LieOgraphy of Thomas Edison

By: Alan Katz
Illustrated by:
 Tracy Hill
ISBN: 9781939100474 
Fiction, 4-6, Biography
The Christmas Barn

The Christmas Barn

By: John and Jennifer Churchman
ISBN: 9781499810196
Fiction, 4-6, Memoir
The LieOgraphy of Babe Ruth: The Absolutely Untrue, Totally Made Up, 100% Fake Life Story of Baseball’s Greatest Slugger

The LieOgraphy of Babe Ruth

By: Alan Katz
Illustrated by:
 Tracy Hill
ISBN: 9781939100467 
Fiction, 4-6, Biography
RuPaul Charles (People of Pride Series)

RuPaul Charles (People of Pride Series)

By: Vincent Chen
ISBN: 9781499810172
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Seen: Edmonia Lewis

Seen

By: Jasmine Walls
Illustrated by:
 Bex Glendining
ISBN: 9781684156344
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography
The Undefeated

The Undefeated

By: Kwame Alexander
Illustrated by:
 Kadir Nelson
ISBN: 9781328780966
Nonfiction, 7-12, Poetry
Survivors of the Holocaust: True Stories of Six Extraordinary Children

Survivors of the Holocaust

By: edited by Kath Shackleton
Illustrated by:
 Zane Whittingham
ISBN: 9781492688921
Nonficion, 7-12, History
Rising Water: The Story of the Thai Cave Rescue

Rising Water

By: Marc Aronson
ISBN: 9781534444133
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
It’s Trevor Noah: Born a Crime

It’s Trevor Noah

By: Trevor Noah
ISBN: 9780525582168
Nonfiction, Teen, Memoir
Queen of Tejano Music: Selena

Queen of Tejano Music

By: Sylvia Lopez
Illustrated by:
 Paola Escobar
ISBN: 9781499811421
Nonfiction, 4-6, Memoir, Picture Book
Thanks to Frances Perkins: Fighter for Workers’ Rights

Thanks to Frances Perkins

By: Deborah Hopkinson
Illustrated by:
 Kristy Caldwell
ISBN: 9781682631362
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography
Before She Was Harriet

Before She Was Harriet

By: Lesa Cline-Ransome
Illustrated by:
 James E. Ransome
ISBN: 9780823420476
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography
Malala’s Magic Pencil

Malala’s Magic Pencil

By: Malala Yousafzai
Illustrated by:
 Kerascoët
ISBN: 9780316319577
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History

Little Leaders

By: Vashti Harrison
ISBN: 9780316475112
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography
Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets

Out of Wonder

By: Kwame Alexander, Chris Colderley, and Marjory Wentworth
Illustrated by:
 Ekua Holmes
ISBN: 9780763680947
Nonfiction, 7-12, Poetry
Becoming Kareem: Growing Up On and Off the Court

Becoming Kareem

By: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Raymond Obstfeld
ISBN: 9780316555388
Nonfiction, Teen, Biography
Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War

Most Dangerous

By: Steve Sheinkin
ISBN: 9781250180834
Nonfiction, Teen, Biography
My Family Divided: One Girl’s Journey of Home, Loss, and Hope

My Family Divided

By: Diane Guerrero and Erica Moroz
ISBN: 9781250308788
Nonfiction, Teen, Biography
Roses and Radicals: The Epic Story of How American Women Won the Right to Vote

Roses and Radicals

By: Susan Zimet and Todd Hasak-Lowy
ISBN: 9780425291467
Nonfiction, Teen, Biography
The Boys Who Challenged Hitler: Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club

The Boys Who Challenged Hitler

By: Phillip Hoose
ISBN: 9780374300227
Nonfiction, Teen, Biography
The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, & the Fall of Imperial Russia

The Family Romanov

By: Candace Fleming
ISBN: 9780375867828
Nonfiction, Teen, Biography
Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers

Vincent and Theo

By: Deborah Heiligman
ISBN: 9781250211064
Nonfiction, Teen, Biography
I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark

I Dissent

By: Debbie Levy
Illustrated by:
 Elizabeth Baddeley
ISBN: 9781481465595
Nonfiction, Biography, K-1 Grade
Trombone Shorty

Trombone Shorty

By: Troy Andrews
Illustrated by:
 Bryan Collier
ISBN: 9781419714658
Nonfiction, Biography, K-1 Grade
Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson’s Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions

Whoosh!

By: Chris Barton
Illustrated by:
 Don Tate
ISBN: 9781580892971
Fiction, Biography, K-1 Grade
Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart

Amelia Lost

By: Candace Fleming
ISBN: 9780593177846
Nonfiction, Biography, 2-3 Grade
Her Own Two Feet: A Rwandan Girl’s Brave Fight to Walk

Her Own Two Feet

By: Meredith Davis & Rebeka Uwitonze
ISBN: 9781338356373
Nonfiction, Biography, 2-3 Grade
The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian’s Art Changed Science

The Girl Who Drew Butterflies

By: Joyce Sidman
ISBN: 9780544717138
Nonfiction, Biography, 2-3 Grade
The One and Only Ivan

The One and Only Ivan

By: Katherine Applegate
Illustrated by:
 Patricia Castelao
ISBN: 9780062641946
Nonfiction, Biography, 2-3 Grade
What Do You Do with a Voice Like That?

What Do You Do with a Voice Like That?

By: Chris Barton
Illustrated by:
 Ekua Holmes
ISBN: 9781481465618
Nonfiction, Biography, 2-3 Grade
Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World

Women in Science

By: Rachel Ignotofsky
ISBN: 9781607749769
Nonfiction, Biography, 2-3 Grade
Girl Rising: Changing the World One Girl at a Time

Girl Rising

By: Tanya Lee Stone
ISBN: 9780553511499
Nonfiction, Biography, 4-5 Grade
Legends, Icons & Rebels: Music that Changed the World

Legends, Icons & Rebels

By: Robbie Robertson et al.
ISBN: 9781101918685
Nonfiction, Biography, 4-5 Grade
Lincoln’s Grave Robbers

Lincoln’s Grave Robbers

By: Steve Sheinkin
ISBN: 9780545405720
Nonfiction, Mystery / Thriller, 4-5 Grade
Pathfinders: The Journeys of 16 Extraordinary Black Souls

Pathfinders

By: Tonya Bolden
ISBN: 9781419714559
Nonfiction, History, 4-5 Grade
Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor’s Story

Sachiko

By: Caren Stelson
ISBN: 9781467789035
Nonfiction, History, 4-5 Grade
Samurai Rising: The Epic Life of Minamoto Yoshitsune

Samurai Rising

By: Pamela S. Turner
Illustrated by:
 Gareth Hinds
ISBN: 9781580895842
Nonfiction, Biography, 4-5 Grade
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

By: William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer
Illustrated by:
 Anna Hymas
ISBN: 9781984816122
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
This Promise of Change: One Girl’s Story in the Fight for School Equality

This Promise of Change

By: Jo Ann Allen Boyce
Illustrated by:
 Debbie Levy
ISBN: 9781681198521
Nonfiction, History, 4-5 Grade
We Will Not Be Silent

We Will Not Be Silent

By: Russell Freedman
ISBN: 9780544223790
Nonfiction, Biography, 4-5 Grade
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