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Book of Gutsy Women, The
Clinton, H. R.; Clinton, C.

This resource provides biographies of women across history and the world to show...
#Not Your Princess: Voices of Native American Women
Charleyboy, L.; Leatherdalde, M.

This collection of poetry, opinions, interviews, artworks, and photography...
Women’s Rights

This 29 min. video depicts the struggle of women to attain basic civil liberties...
The Woman All Spies Fear
Butler Greenfield, A.

This work details the life of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, a top American code...
Fatal Throne: The Wives of Henry VIII Tell All
Anderson, M.T.

A legendary story of King Henry VIII and his six wives, this novel brings...
Woman in Berlin, A
Anonymous

The diary of a citizen of Berlin during the months of April through June of 1945...
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History
Harrison, B.

This resource presents brief biographies and illustrations of forty American...
Great Women from our First Nations
Fournel, K.

One of eight books in The First Nations Series for Young Readers, this resource...
I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World (Young Readers Edition)
Yousafzai, M.

Redesigned for readers in grades 7-12, this is the story of Nobel Prize winner...
Woman Who Smashed Codes, The
Fagone, J.

This is the little-known story of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, first hired by an...
How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child
Uwiringiymana, S.

Ten-year-old Sandra witnesses a massacre at a refugee camp in Burundi where she...
Blood Water Paint
McCullough, J.

At age seventeen, young painter Artemisia Gentileschi, of 17th century Rome, is...
Way Back Home, The
Stratton, A.

Zoe’s Granny Bird is her beloved best friend, so when Zoe’s parents want to...
October Sky
Hickam, Homer

Fourteen year-old Sonny Hickam knows that after high school, his foreman father...
One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia
Paul, M.

This informative picture book traces the journey of Isatou Ceesay and four women...
Girls who Green the World: Thirty-Four Rebel Women Out to Save our Planet
Kapp, D.

Thirty-four women strive to combat climate change, and their stories and efforts...
Caterpillar Woman, The
Sammurtok, N.

This traditional Inuit transformation tale tells of Piujuq, who is transformed...
Firekeeper's Daughter
Boulley, A.

Torn between her Euro-American mother’s side and her Indigenous father’s side, a...
Educated
Westover, T.

A memoir written by Tara Westover, “Educated” is gripping story about a young...
Missing Nimâmâ
Florence, M.

This engaging picture book traces the life of a young girl watched over by her...
What Would She Do?: 25 True Stories of Trailblazing Rebel Women
Woodward, K.

This engaging resource introduces twenty-five trailblazing women from all over...
Vanishing Half, The
Bennett, B.

Desiree and Stella Vignes are identical twin sisters who have embarked on very...
Hidden Figures: The True Story Of Four Black Women and the Space Race
Shetterly, M. L.

The young readers’ edition of Hidden Figures tells the story of four amazing...
Invention of Wings, The
Kidd, S.

Based on the true story of abolitionist and suffragette, Sarah Grimke, this...
Handmaid's Tale, The
Atwood, Margaret

This dystopian novel is set in Gilead and narrated by Offred. Readers follow...
Wintersong
Jae-Jones, S.

Liesl, a young woman who feels she can’t compete with her beautiful sister and...
sun and her flowers, the
kaur, r.

This collection of poems by young Canadian poet rupi kaur details her experience...
A Song Below Water
Morrow, B.C.

High school and family drama are not the only challenges for Tavia and Effie...
Pirate Queen: A Story of Zheng Yi Sao
Becker, H.

Zheng Yi Sao was born into poverty in China in the late eighteenth century. But...
Genius Jolene
Cassidy, S.

Eight-year-old Jolene and her truck-driving father set off on their annual...
Findings Wonders: Three Girls Who Changed Science
Atkins, J.

The stories of three women scientists from the 16th-18th centuries—astronomer...
Missing, The
Florence, M.

After a young Indigenous girl turns up dead in the Red River, Mia mysteriously...
Letters of Margaret Butcher, The: Missionary-Imperialism on the North Pacific Coast
Kelm, M.

This collection of letters from the early 1900's, written by a missionary...
Bridge Home, The
Venkatraman, P.

Eleven-year-old Viji and her younger sister Rukku run away from home after their...
We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir
Habib, S.

Samra Habib has been struggling to find her true self her entire life. As an...
Radical Element, The
Spotswood, J.

This anthology of short historical fiction features female protagonists hindered...
When the Sky Falls
Earle, P.

When 12-year-old Joseph’s father joins the forces during World War II, Joseph...
A Girl Like That
Bhathena, T.

Offering a contemporary perspective of complex cultural topics, this is a story...
One for All
Lainoff, L.

Set in seventeenth-century France, this story follows Tania, the daughter of a...
Skin We're In, The: A Year of Black Resistance and Power
Cole, D.

An informative and relevant month-by-month examination of racial and social...
Rose Under Fire
Wein, Elizabeth

Written by the author of "Code Name Verity", this historical fiction novel tells...
Evolution of Alice, The
Robertson, D.

Alice’s difficult life on a Manitoba reservation is detailed by multiple voices...
How to Pronounce Knife
Thammavongsa, S.

In this collection of fourteen short stories written by award-winning Souvankham...
Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali, The
Khan, S.

Seventeen-year-old Rukhsana is Bangladeshi-American and faces typical teenage...
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Lisa See

This well-written novel details the interior life of a young Chinese woman who...
Roman Empire, The: In the First Century
https://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/empire/index.html

This informative website, based on a PBS series, introduces high school students...
Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel
Coben, H

The first in a series, the novel would be engaging for reluctant male readers at...
Moonlit Cage, The
Linda Holeman

The novel, set in Afghanistan during the 1850s, tells the story of a Darya, a...
Key to Extraordinary, The
Lloyd, N.

This adventure story tells of Emma Pearl, who comes from a long line of...
Thousand Splendid Suns, A
Hosseini, Khaled

This novel tells the story of two generations of women, Mariam and Laila, whose...

Featured Resource

Speaking Our Truth: A Journey of Reconciliation
Smith, M. G.
This easy-to-read and well-designed resource introduces upper elementary students to Residential Schools and reconciliation in Canada. Useful as a text for independent reading or read-aloud, it includes many interviews with survivors of Residential Schools and their ancestors who are elementary students. The resource clearly explains concepts and introduces topics such as Orange Shirt Day and the Witness Blanket, and lends itself to discussions that would provide opportunities to extend thinking. Includes an index, additional reading list, online resource list, glossary, list of Residential Schools, and an accompanying teacher’s resource guide.
Collections:
Indigenous
Subject:
English Language Arts
Grades:
  • 4-7
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