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Questioneers volume 3.
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4.9 stars
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Ada Twist is a very curious girl who shows perseverance by asking questions and performing experiments to find things out and understand the world.
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5 stars
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Working in a big house owned by two refined ladies to support her mother and brothers, a young scullery maid in early-twentieth-century England borrows books and dreams of a better life before saving her employers from a kitchen fire.
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5 stars
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Follows a girl in the 1920s as she strives to become a drummer, despite being continually reminded that only boys play the drums, and that there has never been a female drummer in Cuba. Includes note about Millo Castro Zaldarriaga, who inspired the story, and Anacaona, the all-girl dance band she formed with her sisters.
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4 stars
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A biographical novel in verse of three different girls in three different time periods who grew up to become groundbreaking scientists.
6. Firebird
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5 stars
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American Ballet Theater soloist Misty Copeland encourages a young ballet student, with brown skin like her own, by telling her that she, too, had to learn basic steps and how to be graceful when she was starting out, and that some day, with practice and dedication, the little girl will become a firebird, too. Includes author's note about dancers who led her to find her voice.
7. The gardener
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3.7 stars
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A series of letters relating what happens when, after her father loses his job, Lydia Grace goes to live with her Uncle Jim in the city but takes her love for gardening with her.
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1.5 stars
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Tells the story of how Margaret spent her early years observing the natural world before mastering the art of photography and became the first female war photojournalist in World War II.
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3.3 stars
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When Grace discovers that there has never been a female U.S. president, she decides to run for school president.
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A mother shares with her daughter stories of the generations of women in their family as each individual has passed along the tales and a glittering necklace to her own daughter. Includes notes on the author's exploration of her ancestry.
11. I like myself!
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3.4 stars
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In rhyming text, a little girl expresses confidence and joy in her uniqueness, no matter her outward appearance.
12. The journey
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4.5 stars
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Two young children and their mother escape the dangers of war, but before them lies a journey; one filled with fear of the unknown, but also great hope.
13. Julia, child
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2.5 stars
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Friends Julia and Simca belive you can never use too much butter and being a child forever is best, with this in mind the pair decide to create recipes for growing young that will be served to the busy adults around them.
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As an elderly woman, Lillian recalls that her great-great-grandparents were sold as slaves in front of a courthouse where only rich white men were allowed to vote, then the long fight that led to her right--and determination--to cast her ballot since the Voting Rights Act gave every American the right to vote.
15. Me-- Jane
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4 stars
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Holding her stuffed toy chimpanzee, young Jane Goodall observes nature, reads Tarzan books, and dreams of living in Africa and helping animals. Includes biographical information on the prominent zoologist.
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4 stars
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While Julia is in the kitchen learning to cook up elaborate, delicious dishes, the only feast Minette is truly interested in is that of fresh mouse. Includes biographical information about Julia Child.
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Most magnificent volume 1.
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4 stars
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A little girl has a wonderful idea. With the help of her canine assistant, she is going to make the most magnificent thing! She knows just how it will look. She knows just how it will work. But making the most magnificent thing turns out to be harder than she thinks.
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5 stars
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Rhyming text affirms that girls can pursue their many interests, from playing sports to planting flowers in the dirt, without giving up their tiaras.
19. One green apple
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While on a school field trip to an orchard to make cider, a young immigrant named Farah gains self-confidence when the green apple she picks perfectly complements the other students' red apples.
20. The other side
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5 stars
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Two girls, one white and one African-American, gradually get to know each other as they sit on the fence that divides their town.