Kids Book Index
Veronica Chambers
This illustrated account follows the life of Shirley Chisholm, an activist and politician described as a pioneering figure in politics. Rachelle Baker’s artwork accompanies a dynamic narration of Chisholm’s life and legacy. The book centers her work as a trailblazing woman whose actions changed politics, and connects that legacy with dreaming, speaking up, and inspiring others.
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Finish the Fight!: The Brave and Revolutionary Women Who Fought for the Right to VoteVeronica Chambers, the Staff of the New Y ork TimesThis book examines the campaign for women’s suffrage through a broad group of leaders. Along with familiar figures such as Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, it brings forward women whose contributions have received less attention. Its account includes Black, Asian, Latinx, and Native American women who helped lead the fight for voting rights. The book presents suffrage as an intersectional struggle for equality, using illustrations alongside its historical profiles. It focuses on the people and movements involved in expanding women’s political participation.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Everything Sad Is UntrueDaniel NayeriDaniel, who was once called Khosrou, tells an autobiographical story of his family’s journey from Iran to a refugee camp and then to a new home in Oklahoma. In a classroom where others doubt him, he tells tales as he tries to state his own truth. Written by Daniel Nayeri, the novel draws on an account of displacement, resettlement, and a name that has changed. Daniel’s storytelling holds together his family’s movement across countries and his effort to be understood in his new surroundings.All readersLexile Text Measure 800LATOS Book Level 5.3On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Blackbird GirlsAnne BlankmanAfter the Chernobyl nuclear-power-plant explosion, neighbors Valentina Kaplan and Oksana Savchenko must leave for Leningrad. They begin as enemies: Oksana has bullied Valentina. Facing difficult circumstances together, the two girls have to develop trust despite their hostility and the racial tensions around them. The novel begins with the girls waking to a red sky on a spring morning, then follows their forced journey after the disaster. Friendship develops amid danger, displacement, and worsening adversity.All readersOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details