Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women

Warning: this book contains a troll!

A witty twist on a favourite fairy tale, this bold and funny story removes the handsome prince altogether, making Rapunzel the mistress of her own destiny.

How do you teach tolerance, self-awareness, and responsibility?

How do you teach tolerance, self-awareness, and responsibility?

On December 21, 1848, Ellen Craft and her husband, William, slipped out into the cold, dark night and took their first steps towards freedom.

As the young daughter of a powerful Powhatan leader, Pocahontas befriended the English settlers in Jamestown, Virginia.

Trapped in silence and darkness, Helen Keller longed to communicate with the world.

The second volume in the True Tales for Young Readers series, this short biography of the civil rights leader is intended for middle school and high school readers.

What Should We Say?

This popular classic is a must for all Muslim children, parents, and teachers.

In 1946, six-year-old Wilma Rudolph dreamed of walking and playing like other children, but a sickness called polio had damaged her left leg.

As a successful former slave, Clara Brown used her money to help other freed slaves get a new start in life.

In 1946, six-year-old Wilma Rudolph dreamed of walking and playing like other children, but a sickness called polio had damaged her left leg.

Growing up in Albania, Agnes Bojaxhiu learned from her mother how to care for and give to those who had less than she did.

Dian Fossey was fascinated with the sad plight of the mountain gorilla and went to Africa.

As a successful former slave, Clara Brown used her money to help other freed slaves get a new start in life.

From the time she was a very young girl, Rachel Carson felt a bond with nature.

Growing up in China as the child of American missionaries, Pearl read and listened to stories from both the East and the West.

Abbie was afraid.

Sarah Winnemucca, a Northern Plains Indian, lived in the last half of the nineteenth century when white settlers were moving west into land the Paiutes had inhabited for thousands of years.

Tea with a hedgehog and supper with a rabbit?

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NHS GP and This Morning's resident doctor, Dr Zoe Williams, explains everything girls need to know about puberty - plus lots more!

Sisters against Slavery recounts the lives of Sarah Grimke and Angelica Grimke Weld.

Eleanor Roosevelt is perhaps best known for her role as First Lady, wife to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

Maya Moore was a basketball star long before she joined the Minnesota Lynx.

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People who knew Queen Latifah as a kid in Newark, New Jersey, would never have guessed at the fame in her future.

As a young girl, Margaret Bourke-White dreamed of having great adventures-the kind only a brave and fearless woman would have.

From the time she was a young child, Willa Cather had a gift with words and she loved stories.

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Born a slave in Georgia in 1818, Bridget "e;Biddy"e; Mason learned to survive in a harsh world.

It was a clear autumn night in 1847.

When Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a little girl in the early 1800s, she realized that most people seemed to think that boys were better than girls.

At the age of nine, Clara Wieck gave her first public performance as a concert pianist.

In 1942, polio epidemics raged out of control, and medical treatments were largely unsuccessful in fighting the disease.

Born in England and raised in the bush of East Africa, Beryl Markham was an extraordinary child--and lived an extraordinary life.

Mary Church Terrell grew up after the Civil War with many opportunities.

"e;We want to live, we do not want to face persecution for expressing our political opinion; as women we don't want to walk on the street with the constant horror that we could be intimidated for showing an inch of hair.

During the biggest game of her life .

"e;Ponytails and braids!

As USA TODAY, The Nation's No.

As USA TODAY, the Nation's No.

Danica Patrick is the most popular driver in the Indy Racing League (IRL).

Jackie Mitchell has always wanted to be a great pitcher, and she finally has the chance to become one!

On a dark, cold, and rainy night in April 1777, Sybil Ludington sets out on a journey to warn American soldiers that danger is headed their way.

Six days a week Minnie and Tessa sit, shoulder to shoulder, bent over sewing machines in a big room overflowing with piles of fabric, patterns, and lace.

The war of 1812 is raging, and from the lighthouse where their father works, Rebecca Bates and her sister Abigail can see a British ship coming.

Babe Didrikson was running and jumping hedges at the age of eight.

For every girl who loves beads, Beautiful Beads provides hours of creative fun!