Claudette Colvin [She persisted (Philomel Books)]by Cline-Ransome, Lesa 

BTSB Prebound(Philomel, 2021)

BTSB #: 222911 Available

Dewey: 323.092/BAges: 6-9   
AR: 6.3 LG Lexile: 1170 NC F&P: S

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Subjects: Colvin, Claudette,|d1939- African Americans - Alabama - Montgomery - Biography African American civil rights workers - Alabama - Montgomery - Biography African Americans - Segregation - Alabama - Montgomery - History Segregation in transportation - Alabama - Montgomery - History Montgomery (Ala.) - Biography Montgomery (Ala.) - Race relations - History|y20th century

Summary: Before Rosa Parks famously refused to give up her seat on a bus, fifteen-year-old Claudette Colvin made the same choice. She insisted on standing up-or in her case, sitting down-for what was right.

Florence Griffith Joyner [She persisted (Philomel Books)]by Williams-Garcia, Rita 

Paperback(Philomel Books, 2021)

BTSB #: 953084 Available

Dewey: 796.4209/BAges: 6-9   


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Subjects: Griffith Joyner, Florence Delorez,|d1959-1998 Runners (Sports) - United States - Biography African American women athletes - Biography Olympic athletes - Biography

Summary: A chapter book biography of track and field Olympian Florence Griffith Joyner.

Harriet Tubman [She persisted (Philomel Books)]by Pinkney, Andrea Davis 

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BTSB #: 719046 Available

Dewey: 326/BAges: 6-9   
AR: 5.8 LG Lexile: 930 NC F&P: R

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Subjects: Tubman, Harriet,|d1820?-1913 Underground railroad Fugitive slaves African American women - Biography

Summary: Born enslaved, Harriet Tubman rose up to become one of the most successful, determined and well-known conductors of the Underground Railroad.

Malala Yousafzai [She persisted (Philomel Books)]by Saeed, Aisha 

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BTSB #: 774505 In Bindery

Dewey: 371.822/BAges: 6-9   
F&P: T

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Subjects: Yousafzai, Malala,|d1997- Women social reformers - Pakistan - Biography Women political activists - Pakistan - Biography Girls - Education - Pakistan Girls - Violence against - Pakistan

Summary: A biography of the Pakistani, Nobel Prize-winning activist who was targeted by the Taliban because of her defense of education for girls.

Patsy Mink [She persisted (Philomel Books)]by Keller, Tae 

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BTSB #: 512063 In Bindery

Dewey: 328.73/BAges: 6-9   
F&P: T

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Subjects: Mink, Patsy T.,|d1927-2002 United States.|tEducation Amendments of 1972.|pTitle IX United States.|bCongress.|bHouse - Biography Japanese Americans - Biography Women legislators - Biography

Summary: When Patsy Mink won her seat in the House of Representatives as a Democrat from Hawaii, she became the first woman of color and the first Asian American woman elected to Congress. A co-author of the Title XI amendment of the Higher Education Act, she was a champion of rights for women, children, immigrants, and minorities throughout her twenty-four years in Congress.

Sally Ride [She persisted (Philomel Books)]by Abawi, Atia 

BTSB Prebound(Philomel, 2021)

BTSB #: 040123 In Bindery

Dewey: 629.45/BAges: 6-9   
F&P: R

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Subjects: Ride, Sally United States.|bNational Aeronautics and Space Administration - Biography Women astronauts - United States - Biography Astronauts - United States - Biography Women physicists - United States - Biography

Summary: As the first American woman in space, Sally Ride broke barriers and accomplished things she'd been told she wouldn't be able to do.

Virginia Apgar [She persisted (Philomel Books)]by DasGupta, Sayantani 

BTSB Prebound(Philomel, 2021)

BTSB #: 258841 Available

Dewey: 617.9/BAges: 6-9   
F&P: R

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Subjects: Apgar, Virginia,|d1909-1974 Anesthesiologists - United States - Biography Women physicians - United States - Biography Physicians - United States - Biography

Summary: There weren't many women who tried to become doctors when Virginia Apgar went to medical school. Among her many accomplishments, she's best known for creating the Apgar test to check the health of newborn babies.