In 1925, fourteen-year-old Ida Bidson secretly takes over as the teacher when the one-room schoolhouse in her remote Colorado area closes unexpectedly.
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Author:Alderman, NaomiSummary:One of the New York Times's Ten Best Books of 2017A Los Angeles Times Best Book of 2017. One of the Washington Post's Ten Best Books of 2017. An NPR Best Book of 2017. One of Entertainment Weekly's Ten Best Books of 2017. A Bustle Best...
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Author:Hashimi, NadiaSummary:In Kabul, 2007, with a drug-addicted father and no brothers, Rahima and her sisters can only sporadically attend school or leave the house. Their only hope lies in an ancient custom that will allow Rahima to dress and be treated as a...
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When the Eastwood sisters join the suffragists of New Salem, they begin to delve into the oldest magics and draw new alliances in aims of turning the women's movement into the witch's movement.
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From the beloved World Fantasy Award-winning author of Witchmark comes a sweeping, romantic new fantasy set in a world reminiscent of Regency England, where womens magic is taken from them when they marry. A sorceress must balance her...
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From the author of Mr. Malcolm's List comes a delightful romantic comedy set in Regency England about a widow who takes high society by storm. Diana Boyle, a wealthy young widow, has no desire to ever marry again. Particularly not...
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Author:Oyěwùmí, Oyèrónkẹ́Summary: -
Author:Esping-Andersen, GøstaSummary:Our future depends very much on how we respond to three great challenges of the new century, all of which threaten to increase social inequality: first, how we adapt institutions to the new role of women; second, how we prepare our...
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In The Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer told a story that mocked a strong woman--the bold and libidinous Wife of Bath. It became a literary classic. But what if she had a chance to tell her own version?
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Author:Cochrane, MickSummary:Eighth-grader Molly's ability to throw a knuckleball earns her a spot on the baseball team, which not only helps her feel connected to her recently deceased father, who loved baseball, it helps in other aspects of her life, as well.
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Author:Kimmel, Michael S.Summary:In The Gendered Society, Michael S. Kimmel examines our basic beliefs about gender, arguing that men and women are more alike than we have ever imagined. The issues surrounding gender are complex, and in order to clarify them, the...
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Two transgender elders must learn to weave from Death in order to defeat an evil ruler-in the debut full-length work set in R. B. Lemberg's award-winning queer fantasy Birdverse universe The Surun' nomads do not speak of the...
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Author:Ellis, DeborahSummary:"All girls [should read] The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis." — Malala Yousafzai, New York TimesThe first book in Deborah Ellis’s riveting Breadwinner series is an award-winning novel about loyalty, survival, families and friendship under...
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This program includes a bonus conversation between the author and narrator about the novel, family, and neurodivergency. Sunyi Dean's The Book Eaters is "a darkly sweet pastry of a book about family, betrayal, and the lengths we go to...
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Starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Booklist * YALSA Top Ten Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers * ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults List * 2017 Rainbow. A sharply honest and moving debut perfect for fans of The Perks of Being a...
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In this epic conclusion to the Seafire trilogy, which Booklist Aric Athair is dead. But the fight for the Bullet Seas is far from over. Caledonia's nemesis, Lir--the one responsible for destroying her family--has seized control of...
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Author:Huser, GlenSummary:Travis has been waiting to get to junior high. When that time finally comes, things are both better, and worse, than he had hoped. On the plus side are two great new teachers. On the minus side there's Shon Docker, Travis's old...
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Caledonia may have lost her crew, and nearly died at the hand of a powerful foe, but she's been nursed back to health by a crew of former Bullets. Calling themselves the Blades, they escaped Aric Athair's clutches and now live...
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Author:Quarles, AngelaSummary:Jack the Ripper might be in town. But is marriage more terrifying? In an alternate Deep South in 1890, society reporter Adele de la Pointe wants to make her own way in the world, despite her family’s pressure to become a society wife....
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Author:Bow, ErinSummary:Twelve--year-old Aisulu defies the expectations of her Kazakh family and tradition to train an eagle in order to save her brother, Serik, and prevent her family from giving up their nomadic life forever.
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