It's 1861 and orphan Jo has made it from Carson City, Nevada, to San Francisco without anyone figuring out that she's a girl in boy's clothing. When she hears talk of gold strikes in the Cariboo, Jo and her friend Bart sign on for what...
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- Auteur:Tate, NikkiSommaire:
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Charlie loves the bright red purse that his grandmother let him have. One day, he decides to take it to school. First his father, then his friends, and even the crossing guard question him about his “strange” choice. After all, boys don...
- Auteur:Christakos, MargaretSommaire:
Her Paraphernalia, the new book of creative non-fiction from noted Canadian poet Margaret Christakos, presents an intimate and original collection of midlife writings that seeks to make readers think in a very personalized way about...
- Auteur:Milestone, KatieSommaire:
This book examines the role of popular culture in the construction of gendered identities in contemporary society. It draws on a wide range of popular cultural forms - including popular music, newspapers and television - to illustrate...
- Auteur:Pierce, TamoraSommaire:
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- Auteur:Ellis, DeborahSommaire:
Parvana es una chica de once años que vive en Kabul, Afganistán, durante la época del gobierno de los talibanes. Cuando su padre es detenido, su familia –sin recursos para poder vivir-, buscará una solución desesperada: Parvana, que por...
- Auteur:Swanson, GillianSommaire:
Examines the ways in which urban modernity reshapes 'cultural experience'. This work explores the ways that categories of sexual identity and behaviour were reformulated in relation to the restructuring of urban space and the...
- Auteur:Wallace, Joseph E.Sommaire:
Seventeen-year-old Ruby Thomas has an unusual skill: the ability to throw a ball as hard as the greatest pitchers. Based on a true story, Diamond Ruby chronicles the extraordinary life of a girl who rises from utter poverty to startling...
- Auteur:Rosin, Hanna, Dowd, Maureen, Moran, Caitlin, Paglia, CamilleSommaire:
For the first time in history, will it be better to be a woman than a man in the upcoming century? The twelfth semi-annual Munk Debate pits Hanna Rosin and Maureen Dowd against Caitlin Moran and Camille Paglia to debate one of the...
- Auteur:Wallin, MynaSommaire:
Bringing together the themes of death, of gender and sexuality, the poet creates a speaker whose language and experience, linked from poem to poem, reflects the true complexity of a woman's perspective. Death is a prevalent theme;...
- Auteur:Pierce, TamoraSommaire:
- Auteur:Pierce, TamoraSommaire:
Eleven-year-old Alanna, who aspires to be a knight even though she is a girl, disguises herself as a boy to become a royal page, a learning many hard lessons along her path to high adventure.
- Auteur:Million, MarkSommaire:
Most women think they know everything there is to know about the men in their lives. The truth is every man lives two lives. One is the deceptive illusion we are taught to present to society and the women in it. The second is the real...
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