Kids Book Index
Leah Henderson, illustrated by George Doutsiopoulos
Mamie Peanut Johnson had one to play professional baseball. She was a talented player, but she wasn't welcome in the segregated All-American Girls Pro Baseball League due to the color of her skin.
Strong Voices: Fifteen American Speeches Worth KnowingTonya BoldenDiscover speeches that shaped America, from liberty cries to dreams of equality.Twelve to FourteenLexile 1140LATOS 8.2On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
MIGHTY JUSTICE: THE UNTOLD STORY OF CIVIL RIGHTS TRAILBLAZER DOVEY JOHNSON ROUNDTREEDovey Johnson Roundtree, Katie McCabeAn important informational book about a trailblazer who broke racial and gender barriers. In 1955, Dovey Johnson Roundtree won a desegregation case that helped dismantle Jim Crow laws.BIOGRAPHYOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of SoulCarole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Frank MorrisonA single word introduces the rhyming couplet on each page of this notable singer, musician, and activist’s biography. “M-U- S-I-C: Hand-clapping gospel—The Franklins’ pedigree. / Parents, children praise the Lord in stirring harmony.” Born into a musical family, Aretha made her first gospel album at the age of 14, later expanding into rhythm and blues.The ArtsOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details