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25 Women Who Thought of it First

Jill Sherman · Compass Point Books
Pages: 64
Format: Library Binding

Discover 25 women who were trailblazers in science, technology, architecture, engineering, and more. Learn about some of the women who defied expectations and introduced the world to new ideas and creations big and small.
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1968: Today's Authors Explore a Year of Rebellion, Revolution, and Change

Marc Aronson · Candlewick
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

Welcome to 1968 - a revolution in a book. Essays, memoirs, and more by fourteen award-winning authors offer unique perspectives on one of the world's most tumultuous years.Nineteen sixty-eight was a pivotal year that grew more intense with each day. As thousands of Vietnamese and Americans...
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Trans Teen Survival Guide

Fox Fisher · Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback

Frank, friendly and funny, Trans Teen Survival Guide will leave transgender and non-binary teens informed, empowered and armed with all the tips, confidence and practical advice they need to navigate life as a trans teen.Wondering how to come out to your family and friends, what it's...
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Nevertheless, We Persisted: 48 Voices of Defiance, Strength, and Courage

Amy Klobuchar · Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages: 320
Format: Library Binding

A powerful collection of essays from actors, activists, athletes, politicians, musicians, writers, and teens, including Senator Amy Klobuchar, actress Alia Shawkat, actor Maulik Pancholy, poet Azure Antoinette, teen activist Gavin Grimm, and many, many more, each writing about a time in their...
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No Fixed Address

Susin Nielsen-Fernlund · Wendy Lamb Books
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

For fans of Wendelin van Draanen and Cynthia Lord, a touching and funny middle-grade story about family, friendship, and growing up when you're one step away from homelessness.Twelve-and-three-quarter-year-old Felix Knutsson has a knack for trivia. His favorite game show is Who What...
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The Beloved World of Sonia Sotomayor

Sonia Sotomayor · Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

In this adaptation for middle graders based on her bestselling adult memoir, My Beloved World, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Sonia Sotomayor's extraordinary life inspires. Her achievement serves as a true testament to the fact that no matter the obstacles, dreams can come true....
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Impostors

SCOTT WESTERFELD · Scholastic Press
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

Frey and Rafi are inseparable . . . two edges of the same knife. But Frey's very existence is a secret. Frey is Rafi's twin sister - and her body double. Their powerful father has many enemies, and the world has grown dangerous as the old order falls apart. So while Rafi was raised...
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Disney*Pixar: A Pop-Up Celebration

Matthew Reinhart · Disney Editions
Pages: 12
Format: Hardcover

Featuring five spreads with over 30 pop-ups from New York Times best-selling author, artist, and pop-up master Matthew Reinhart, this breathtaking work of art revisits Pixar's impressive history. Like each Pixar movie, each pop contains Easter eggs to other Disney*Pixar films. Disney*Pixar:...
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Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish

Pablo Cartaya · Viking Books for Young Readers
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

One boy's search for his father leads him to Puerto Rico in this moving middle grade novel, for fans of Ghost and See You in the Cosmos.Marcus Vega is six feet tall, 180 pounds, and the owner of a premature mustache. When you look like this and you're only in the eighth grade, you're...
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Toil & Trouble: 15 Tales of Women & Witchcraft

Tess Sharpe · Harlequin Teen
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

Scorn the witch. Fear the witch. Burn the witch.History is filled with stories of women accused of witchcraft, of fearsome girls with arcane knowledge. Toil & Trouble features fifteen stories of girls embracing their power, reclaiming their destinies and using their magic to create,...
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