AMELIA BLOOMER PROJECT

Recommended Feminist Books for Young Readers 2008

Beginning Readers

Fiction

Funke, Cornelia. Princess Pigsty. Il. by Kerstin Meyer. trans. by Chantal Wright. 2007. unp. Chicken House/Scholastic, $16.99 (978-0-439-88554-6/ 0-439-88554-X). PreK-2.

Non-Fiction

Atkins, Jeannine. Anne Hutchinson's Way. Il. by Michael Dooling. 2007. unp. Farrar Strauss Giroux, $17.00 (978-0-374-30365-5/ 0-374-30365-7). PreK-Gr. 3.

Barasch, Lynne. Hiromi's Hands. 2007. unp. Lee & Low Books. $17.95 (978-1-58430-275-9). K-3.

Kay, Verla.  Rough, Tough Charley. il. by Adam Gustavson. 2007. unp. Tricycle Press, $15.95 (978-1-582-46184-8). PreK-Gr. 2.

Slade, Suzanne. Susan B. Anthony Fighter for Freedom and Equality. Il. Craig Orback. 2007. 24p. Picture Window Books, $23.93 (978-1-4048-3104-9/ 1-4048-3104-5). Gr. 1-3.

Shea, Pegi Deitz. Patience Wright: America's First Sculptor and Revolutionary Spy. Il. Bethanne Andersen.  2007. unp. Henry Holt and Company, $17.95 (978-0-8050-6770-5/ 0-8050-6770-1). Gr. 1-3.

Whelan, Gloria. Yatandou. il. by Peter Sylvada. 2007. 32p. Sleeping Bear, $17.95 (1-5852-6211-0).  Gr. K-2.

Middle Readers

Fiction

Perkins, Mitali. Rickshaw Girl. Il. by Jamie Hogan. 2007. 96 p. Charlesbridge Publishing, $13.95 (978-1-58089-308-4). Gr. 4-7.

Springer, Nancy.  The case of the left-handed lady. 2007. 233p. Sleuth Philomel/Penguin, $12.99 (0-399-24517-6). Gr. 4-8.

Non-Fiction

Batten, Jack. Silent in an Evil Time: the Brave War of Edith Cavell. 2007. 135p. Tundra, $16.95 (978-0-88776-737-1). Gr. 5-8..

Gourley, Catherine.  War, Women, and the News: How Female Journalists Won the Battle to Cover World War II. 2007. Atheneum, $21.99 (978-0-689-87752-0/ 0-689-87752-8  198p. Gr. 5-8.

Havelin, Kate. Victoria Woodhull: Fearless Feminist. 2007. 112p. Twenty-First Century Books, $31.93 (978-0-8225-5986-3/ 0-8225-5986-2).Gr. 4-8. 

Joinson, Carla. Civil War doctor: the story of Mary Walker. 2007. 128 pages.  Morgan Reynolds, $27.95 (1-59935-028-9). Gr. 4-6.  

Krull, Kathleen. Marie Curie. Il by Boris Kulikov. 2007. 142p. Viking, $15.99 (978-0-670-005894-5). Gr. 4-6.

Reber, Deborah, and Lisa Fyfe.  In Their Shoes: Extraordinary Women Describe Their Amazing Careers. 2007. 411p. Simon and Schuster/Simon Pulse, $12.99 (978-1-4169-2578-1/ 1-4169-2578-3). Gr. 5-8.

Woelfle, Gretchen. Jeannette Rankin: Political Pioneer. 2007. 104 p. Boyds Mill Press/ Calkins Creek, $18.95 (978-1-59078-437-2/ 1-59078-437-5). Gr. 5-8.

Woog, Adam.  Jyotirmayee Mohapatra: Advocate for India's Young Women. [Young Heroes Series] 2006. 48p. Kidhaven Press, $26.00 (0-7377-3611-9). Gr. 4-7.

Young Adult

Fiction

Brande, Robin.  Evolution, Me, & Other Freaks of Nature.  2007. 268p. Alfred A. Knopf, $15.99 (978-0-375-84349-5).  Gr. 8-12.

Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Uprising. 2007. 272p. Simon & Schuster, $16.99 (978-1-4169-1171-5/ 1-4169-1171-5). Gr. 7-12

Lott, Tim. Fearless. 2007. 263p. Candlewick, $15.99 (978-0-7636-3637-1/0-7636-3637-1). Gr. 7-10.

Martinez, A. Lee.  A Nameless Witch. 2007. 320p. TOR, $24.95 (978-0-7653-1868-8/ 0-7653-1868-7). Gr. 9-up. 

Sayres, Meghan Nuttall. Anahita's Woven Riddle. 2006. Harry N. Abrams, Inc./Amulet Books. $16.95 (978-0-8109-5481-6/ 0-8109-5481-8). Gr. 7-12

Tallman, Shirley.  The Cliff House Strangler. 2007. 320p. St. Martin's Minotaur, $24.95 (0-312-35756-7). Gr. 10-up.

Non-Fiction

Bollmann, Stefan. Women Who Write. Foreword by Francine Prose. 2007. 152p. Merrell, $24.95 (978-1-8589-4375-4/ 1-8589-4375-2). Gr. 8-12.

Bravo, Ellen. Taking on the Big Boys: Or Why Feminism is Good for Families, Business, and the Nation. 2007. 294 p. Feminist Press, $15.95 (978-155861545-8). Gr. 10-up.

Castelluci, Cecil and Jim Rugg. The Plain Janes. 2007. unp. Minx Books/DC Comics, $9.99 (978-1-4012-1115-8). Gr. 7-12.

Chicago, Judy. The Dinner Party: from Creation to Preservation. Photography by Donald Woodman. 2007. 308p. Merrell, $49.95 (978-1-8589-4370-1/ 1-8589-4370-1). Gr. 10-up.
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Ensler, Eve. Insecure at Last: Losing It in Our Security Obsessed World. 2006. 202p. Villard Books, $21.95 (1-4000-6334-5). Gr. 10-up. 

Ganz, Nicholas. Graffiti Women: Street Art from Five Continents. 2006. 222p. Abrams, $29.95 (0-8109-5747-7). Gr. 10-up. 

Hirsi Ali, Ayaan. Infidel. 2007. 353p. Free Press, $26.00 (978-0-7432-8968-4). Gr. 10-up.

Levine, Ellen. Rachel Carson: a Twentieth Century Life. "Up Close Series." 2007. 224p. Viking, $15.99 (978-0-670-06220-1/ 0-670-06220-1). Gr. 6-9.

Valenti, Jessica. Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman's Guide to Why Feminism Matters. 2007. 271p. Seal Press, $15.95 (978-1-58005-201-6/ 1-58005-201-0). Gr. 10-up.