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Author
Series
Kingdom of Wrenly volume 7
Language
English
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Description
As diverse subjects of Wrenly gather from far and wide to participate in the kingdom's Grand Tournament, a rude squire declares that girls cannot be knights, which makes Clara determined to prove that she can be anything she wants as long as she works hard enough for it.
3) Ruby's wish
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
In China, at a time when few girls are taught to read or write, Ruby dreams of going to the university with her brothers and male cousins.
Author
Language
English
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All About Music - Children's Book List
Pura Belpré Award Winners 2013-2023 / Los ganadores del premio Pura Belpré: 2013-2023
Pura Belpré Award Winners 2013-2023 / Los ganadores del premio Pura Belpré: 2013-2023
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Description
Follows a girl in the 1920s as she strives to become a drummer, despite being continually reminded that only boys play the drums, and that there has never been a female drummer in Cuba. Includes note about Millo Castro Zaldarriaga, who inspired the story, and Anacaona, the all-girl dance band she formed with her sisters.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Dandi enjoys nothing more than baseball, and so after the boys at school tell her their lunchtime game is now boys only, she enters an essay contest hoping to become a bat boy for the Kansas City A's, not realizing the contest is for boys only. Includes author's note on Title IX.
10) Madam President
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A little girl imagines what her day would be like if she were President of the United States.
11) 19 girls and me
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
John Hercules is worried about being the only boy in his kindergarten class, but after the first week he stops worrying.
Author
Publisher
Tricycle Press
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
In pioneer days, a young girl who is a talented artist is encouraged to paint portraits, Bible scenes, and other pictures, but told never to sign her work, either because it would be a sign of pride or because artists are expected to be men.
Author
Language
English
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Celebrate PRIDE Month! (Children's Edition)
Children's Books on Gender
Rainbow Reads for Young Readers
Children's Books on Gender
Rainbow Reads for Young Readers
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Description
Morris faces taunts and criticism when he wears an orange dress to school, but things begin to change for him after he uses his imagination to paint a fantastic picture that he shares with his classmates.
16) Grace the pirate
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
c1997
Language
English
Description
Grace O'Malley finds excitement and danger when she defies Irish tradition and goes off to sea with her father, a trader and pirate.
Author
Publisher
Disney/Hyperion Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
When Sal drives a stagecoach alone for the first time to pick up and deliver mail, her mother is afraid she will meet local outlaw Poetic Pete, but Sal not only excels at roping, riding, and shooting, she is also an excellent singer.
18) Téo's tutu
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
Publisher Annotation: Téo loves to dance, whether it's the cumbia with Papí, the bhangra with Amma, or ballet class with Miss Lila. He also loves the way his tutu makes him feel, inside and out. But when it comes time to decide which outfit to wear in the big dance recital--a sparkly tutu or shimmering silver pants--Téo wonders if being his most authentic self on stage will put him too much in the spotlight.
20) Counting sheep
Author
Series
Publisher
Godwin Books, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
In rural Texas in 1901, thirteen-year-old Callie nurses a butterfly with a broken wing and delivers a baby lamb, despite her mother's disapproval of Callie's "unladylike behavior."
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