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Girls surviveHoyt, Megan
Summary: When she was young, Katalin Karik decided she would study science--even though she had never even met a scientist! But she was determined to learn as much as she could about the human body, and once she made a decision, she stuck with it. Katalin had to learn English while attending university, but she worked hard until she became a doctor. After facing many challenges, including lack of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 KARLari, Zahra
Summary: "After watching an ice-skating movie, young Zahra sets her mind to learn how to ice skate even though her family and friends doubt her abilities. After all, she's too old to learn, the rink is too cold, and figure skaters don't look like her... not yet at least! Illustrated with Sara Alfageeh's energetic lines and colors that pop right off the page, we follow Zahra's story as she glides across...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2024
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Summary: "It's May 1963, and twelve-year-old Nina Norris is answering a call from civil rights leaders in Birmingham, Alabama. Black Americans are demanding the right to vote, but adults who protest risk losing their jobs. So, children are protesting in their place. As Nina prepares for her day, she knows she will likely be arrested and put in jail, but it's a price she is willing to pay so that all...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2024
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Summary: "A nonfiction account of a group of determined Black Americans who created a flying club and built their own airfield on Chicago's South Side in the period between World Wars I and II"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2024
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 629.13 SMICopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA 920 SMILong, Michael G.
Summary: "This powerful and triumphant picture book biography tells the story of Bayard Rustin, an openly gay civils rights leader, who, with the support of Dr. King and future congressman John Lewis, led 250,000 people to the doorstep of the U.S. government demanding change"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Bee Books 2023