Kids Book Index
Carrie S. Allen
Michigan Manning is devoted to ice hockey and hopes to have an important season. When her girls’ team is dissolved, she earns a place on the boys’ team instead. There, she must endure hazing through the season while confronting a culture of toxic masculinity. The novel places Michigan’s determination to keep playing hockey alongside the unequal treatment she encounters after joining the team.
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Women in the Military: From Drill Sergeants to Fighter PilotsConnie GoldsmithThis study examines women’s expanding roles in the United States armed forces through personal stories and historical examples. It covers work including nursing, ambulance driving, administration, mechanics, aviation, surveillance, ship command, and front-line combat. It also addresses discrimination women have faced, including limited advancement, economic inequity, inadequate veteran support, sexual harassment, and rape. The 2015 Pentagon change allowing women in front-line ground combat is among the developments discussed.Fourteen and OlderLexile Text Measure 1100LOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
1919: The Year That Changed AmericaMartin W. SandlerMartin W. Sandler’s nonfiction book examines events and movements that reached turning points in the United States in 1919. It covers the aftermath of World War I, racial violence known as the Red Summer, women’s suffrage, labor protests over conditions, the Red Scare, and Prohibition. It also considers the long-term impact of events such as the Great Molasses Flood and the changes it prompted in building codes, oversight, and corporate liability.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
My Body My Choice: The Fight for Abortion RightsRobin StevensonThis nonfiction book traces abortion’s past and the ways it has been criminalized in the United States, Canada, and other parts of the world. It also addresses the stigma that can prevent people from discussing their abortions. The book states that restricting abortion does not eliminate it and can make it unsafe. Color graphics and photographs accompany the historical material.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details