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81) Benchwarmers
Author
Series
Benchwarmers volume 1
Lexile measure
830L
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Jeff Michaels, son of a Philadelphia TV sports reporter, is just learning to play soccer on the new sixth-grade team at his middle school. Andrea Carillo has fought her way onto the squad, but the coach doesn't think girls should play with boys, so she's riding the bench with Jeff--even though she's one of the best players. With Jeff's help, the Philly media gets a hold of the story, and suddenly Andi is all over the news as she shows...
82) Lioness rampant
Author
Series
Song of the lioness volume 4
Pub. Date
1988
Edition
1st Simon Pulse ed.
Lexile measure
720L
Physical Desc
384 pages : map ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Alanna continues to create her own life as a female warrior when she and new companions journey to the Roof of the World seeking the powerful Dominion Jewel, perhaps the last hope of saving her country from dissension and hostile magic. "I'm not sure I want to be a hero anymore." Having achieved her dream of becoming the first female knight errant, Alanna of Trebond is not sure what to do next. Perhaps being a knight errant is not all that Alanna...
Author
Publisher
Lawrence Hill Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Lexile measure
1240L
Physical Desc
1 online resource : illustrations
Language
English
Description
Feminist icon Phyllis Chesler's pioneering work, Women and Madness, remains startlingly relevant today, nearly 50 years since its first publication in 1972. With over 2.5 million copies sold, this seminal book is unanimously regarded as the definitive work on the subject of women's psychology. Now back in print this completely revised and updated edition from 2005 adds to her original research and findings perspectives on the issues of eating disorders,...
Author
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xi, 225 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Outlines psychology-based strategies for focusing on a child's unique strengths rather than on gender expectations, counseling parents on how to avoid cultural inclinations that limit a child's potential.
Author
Series
Lexile measure
710L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Upon her mother's death, fifteen-year-old Catherine puts her courage and strength to the test by disguising herself as a boy to join her father, a pirate captain, on a ship whose crew includes men who are trying to steal a treasure from him.
Author
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxvii, 329 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"World-renowned folklorist Maria Tatar reveals an astonishing but long buried history of heroines, taking us from Cassandra and Scheherazade to Nancy Drew and Wonder Woman. How do we explain our newfound cultural investment in empathy and social justice? For decades, Joseph Campbell had defined our cultural aspirations in The Hero with a Thousand Faces, emphasizing the value of seeking glory and earning immortality. His work became the playbook for...
88) The breadwinner
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (1 hr., 33 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Parvana is an eleven-year-old girl growing up under the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2001. When her father is wrongfully arrested, Parvana cuts off her hair and dresses like a boy in order to support her family. Working alongside her friend Shauzia, Parvana discovers a new world of freedom, and danger. With undaunted courage, Parvana draws strength from the fantastical stories she invents, as she embarks on a quest to find her father and reunite her...
Author
Publisher
Abrams Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
xv, 411 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Data is fundamental to the modern world. From economic development, to healthcare, to education and public policy, we rely on numbers to allocate resources and make crucial decisions. But because so much data fails to take into account gender, because it treats men as the default and women as atypical, bias and discrimination are baked into our systems. And women pay tremendous costs for this bias, in time, money, and often with their lives. Celebrated...
90) Pink is for boys
Author
Publisher
RP Kids
Language
English
Formats
Description
A celebration of how colors are for everyone depicts characters engaging in their favorite activities.
91) Full cicada moon
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Pub. Date
[2015]
Lexile measure
790L
Physical Desc
388 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"In 1969 twelve-year-old Mimi and her family move to an all-white town in Vermont, where Mimi's mixed-race background and interest in 'boyish' topics like astronomy make her feel like an outsider." --
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
336 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"In the wake of an insignificant battle between two long-forgotten kingdoms in fourteenth-century southern India, a nine-year-old girl has a divine encounter that will change the course of history. After witnessing the death of her mother, the grief-stricken Pampa Kampana becomes a vessel for the goddess Parvati, who begins to speak out of the girl's mouth. Granting her powers beyond Pampa Kampana's comprehension, the goddess tells her that she will...
Author
Series
Song of the lioness volume 2
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
750L
Language
English
Description
Pursuing her desire to be a knight, Alanna learns many things in her role as squire to Prince Jonathan, but fears Duke Roger, an ambitious sorcerer with whom she knows she will one day have to deal.
Author
Series
Publisher
Sourcebooks Casablanca
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
303 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Sierra Cavanaugh has worked her whole life to become the first female elite warrior in Grey Wolf history. With her nomination finally put forward, all she needs is the pack council's approval. But those stuffy old wolves refuse to elect her unless she finds herself a mate. Packmaster Maverick Grey was reconciled to spending the rest of his life alone. Now, having entered into treaty renegotiations with all the Seven Range clans, he needs the elite...
Author
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
730L
Physical Desc
154 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Already downhearted due to the loss of her mother and her father's overwhelming grief, thirteen-year-old Fran decides to give up her dream of becoming the first female in professional baseball after a coach attacks her just for being a girl.
Author
Publisher
Poppy/Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
359 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"When high school junior Liv Rodriquez is kicked off her private school's softball team and loses her scholarship, she must join her new school's football team to prove she can be a team player, all while falling for the star quarterback" -- Provided by publisher.
100) Players in pigtails
Author
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
580L
Physical Desc
36 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Katie Casey was baseball mad. Had the fever and had it bad. A story that celebrates a brave girl's love of the game as she works to become a player in the first-ever All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.