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- Great Books 2020 for Teens
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- Milwaukee County Teen Book Award Nominees 2019-20
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Malcolm and me : a novel
by Robin Farmer
After clashing with her Catholic school teacher over Thomas Jefferson’s enslavement of people, Roberta Forest, a thirteen-year-old, questions religion and hypocrisy—at school, home, and nationwide—as the Watergate scandal unfolds. Ages 15-18
View on CountyCatThe Many Faces of Josephine Baker
by Peggy Caravantes
Caravantes follows Baker's life from her childhood in the depths of poverty to her comedic rise in vaudeville and fame in Europe. Ages
View on CountyCatGirlish
by Alana Wulff
Being a girl freakin' rocks! But despite all the opportunities available to girls today, the fight for equality - and self-esteem - continues. Ages 15-18
View on CountyCatThe Self-Love revolution : radical body positivity for girls of color
by Virgie Tovar
Our messy world. Nine points that explode beauty standards. Ages 12-14.
View on CountyCatGirl rising : changing the world one girl at a time
by Tanya Lee Stone
Girl Rising, a global campaign for girls' education, created a film that chronicled the stories of nine girls in the developing world, allowing viewers the opportunity to witness how education can break the cycle of poverty. Ages 15-18
View on CountyCatShe represents : 44 women who are changing politics...and the world
by Caitlin Donohue
Each of the forty women profiled in this illustrated YA book demonstrates how women are capable of political and community leadership and activism. Ages 12-14
View on CountyCatAlice Paul and the fight for women's rights : from the vote to the equal rights amendment
by Deborah Kops
Alice Paul reignited the sleepy suffrage moment with dramatic demonstrations and provocative banners. Ages 12-14
View on CountyCatTaking cover : one girl's story of growing up during the Iranian Revolution
by Nioucha Homayoonfar
This coming-of-age memoir, set during the Iranian Revolution, tells the true story of a young girl who moves to Tehran from the U.S. and has to adjust to living in a new country. Age 12-14
View on CountyCatLast Night At the Telegraph Club
by Malinda Lo
America in 1954 is not a safe place for two girls to fall in love, especially not in Chinatown. Ages 15-18
View on CountyCatHappily Ever Afters
by Elise Bryant
Tessa Johnson has never felt like the protagonist in her own life. She's rarely seen herself reflected in the pages of the romance novels she loves. Ages 15-18
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