Kids Book Index
Melina Gerosa Bellows and Katie Hafner, illustrated by Karyn Lee
Drawn from the Lost Women of Science podcast, this collection profiles ten women scientists whose lives and contributions were overlooked or omitted from conventional histories.
Fight for the Right to Read: Samuel Wilbert Tucker and the 1939 Sit-Down Strike for Library Reading EqualityJeff Gottesfeld and Michelle Y. Green, illustrated by Kim HoltIn 1939, lawyer Samuel Wilbert Tucker organizes a peaceful sit-in at a segregated Virginia library and begins a long legal fight for equal access to public reading spaces.Third to Eighth GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Vanished: Seven Women Magicians Who Simply DisappearedAnna Hays, illustrated by Mary Kate McDevittThis illustrated history profiles seven women magicians who became internationally known for mind reading, levitation, escapes, and other stage illusions before fading from the historical record.Third to Eighth GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Under Attack (Kidnapped From Ukraine #1)Marsha Forchuk SkrypuchWhen Russia attacks Mariupol in February 2022, twelve-year-old twins Rada and Dariia are separated along with their parents. Dariia is sent to live with a Russian family while the sisters struggle to survive and reunite.Third to Eighth GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details