Harper begins each chapter with a description of the history and political climate of the decade in which the books were published, explaining how and why depictions of girls were constructed and altered. As the series progresses, Dorothy incorporates bits of Tavia's personality into her own, ...
From exciting adventures to girlhood guides to playful crafts, our award-winning books are designed with the help of experts and written with girls in mind. Laughing while she learns, your girl will grow more confident with each turn of the page.Kaya: An American Girl...
This is the first of four of the “Neopolitan Novels,” and now, since I’ve seen seasons 1-3 of the series, I want to read the other books. The book gives so much more context and goes into the characters’ heads more than the series can do, so I think reading it adds much ...
“the war” of her life, which ultimately won both her own freedom and that of her two children, Jacobs proved the inadequacy of the image of victim that had been applied pervasively to enslaved women and girls. Her work and the antislavery and feminist oratory of the New York formerly ...
More books by Allen Say (Amulet series) Supernova by Kazu Kibuishi Emily has lost control of her Amulet and is imprisoned in the Void, where she must find a way to escape the influence of the Voice. Meanwhile, Emily’s brother, Navin, travels to Lighthouse One, a space station where ...
“choreopoem”For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enufmoved toBroadwayin 1976. Other well-received women playwrights includedMarsha Norman,Beth Henley, Tina Howe, andWendy Wasserstein. In a series of plays that includedMa Rainey’s Black Bottom(1984),Fences(1987), ...
Ordinary Girls: A Memoir by Jaquira Diaz (Algonquin Books, Oct 29, 2019) Sulwe by Lupita Nyong’o (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, Oct 15, 2019) The Clan of Southern Man by John Valentine (Amami Books, Oct 01, 2019) Life: Four Quarters Plus Overtime by Floyd L. Griffin...
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American Girls Art Club in Paris founder Margie White, standing in front of 4rue St. Petersbourg, the location of Manet’s studio in the 1870s. A close up of the door to Manet’s studio. He is said to have rented the studio on the first floor because of the pain in his leg and...
“This is not a book. This is a guest list for a party of my heroes. Thank you for inviting us.”—Lemony Snicket, author ofA Series of Unfortunate Eventsbooks “I feel honored to be included in this book. Women need to take radical steps to become feminists, and to be strong to ...