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IndoorDame
Unbought and Unbossed | Shirley Chisholm
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Happy International Women‘s Day Litsy Fam! What have you read lately by inspiring women? #womensupportingwomen

BeeCurious I've been reading a historical fiction novel about a woman born into an aristocratic family during the mid-1800s, whose dearest goal is to attend veterinary school. Of course the immediate family tries to dash those dreams. The story is compelling so far and I'm a picky HF reader. Available on HOOPLA, at least through my library's subscription level: 3w
IndoorDame @BeeCurious looks cool! I‘ll have to check Hoopla to see if it‘s available through my library as well! 3w
IuliaC Happy Women's Day! 3w
IndoorDame @IuliaC 💜💜💜 3w
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Hooked_on_books
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After financing their early endeavors in the nascent US with slave labor, the Jesuits and Georgetown University sold a group of 272 enslaved people in 1838 to keep the university afloat. Focusing on one of the families impacted, this book follows these actions and their impacts. I‘m rather embarrassed that when I got my masters there about 25 years ago, I knew nothing about this. I‘m glad I know now.

Librarybelle Wow! I‘m not familiar with this…stacking! 2mo
TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 2mo
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BarbaraBB Clever choice! I struggle with this one and my shelves are of no help! 2mo
tpixie Wow what an interesting and difficult read. Unfortunately, the world is made of a lot of bad history. Hopefully less and less with time 🩷 2mo
Hooked_on_books @BarbaraBB I found a couple other options. Any author named Hannah (Hannah Kent comes to mind). Then there‘s a book named Eve (authors with this name, too) I was going to use but I got to this one first. 2mo
BarbaraBB That‘s clever, to use the author‘s name! I didn‘t think of that and will now visit my shelves again! Thanks ❤️ 2mo
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Kenyazero
Root Magic | Eden Royce
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I don‘t remember who, but this is a #BlameItOnLitsy pick. Step into young Jezebel‘s life as she and her twin brother start learning root magic, and experience a vibrant story exploring Gullah life and culture, friendship, and history. I absolutely loved this. Every choice Jezebel makes feels authentic to her character, and we‘re brought on an emotional ride filled with friendship, grief, the terrors of racism, and magic. #Magic #BlackHistory

Kenyazero I also used this for two Wheezing prompts (features a positive change; nature is featured prominently) in #GottaCatchEmAll @PuddleJumper 2mo
PuddleJumper Amazing! 2mo
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Shelm1

“Neil's mind was launched ... into outer space!
In a single instant, his world expanded a hundred times, a thousand times, even more.”

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Shelm1

This book is amazing because it provides an inspiring narrative for young readers and gets them to feel Tyson‘s passion for the stars. The author is engaging and the illustrations help to give an enjoyable starting glance and the life and work of Neil DeGrasse Tyson.

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Shelm1
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This book shows just a glimpse into the life of renowned astrophysicist, Neil DeGrasse Tyson. This book skillfully weaves together Tyson's personal journey with his passion for the cosmos. The art in this book brings readers in and I feel that it captures the wonder that Tyson felt at a young age. This book is also one that doesn‘t shy away from a more extensive vocabulary.

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Shelm1
I Am Ruby Bridges | Ruby Bridges

“When I asked my mom, she said, "Yes. It was an all-white school, until the laws changed - when Brown v. Board of Education won their case in the Supreme Court."”

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Shelm1
I Am Ruby Bridges | Ruby Bridges

This book is so monumentally important because it helps black and white children see what happened in the past. Even though this is a very heavy subject, it‘s still important to have a classroom for children to discover for themselves. It‘s important, because a lot of children will never have been told these stories, or with some of the most important people went through.

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Shelm1
I Am Ruby Bridges | Ruby Bridges
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This book is about the life of civil rights activist Ruby Bridges. This story is an autobiography about her being the first black child to go to an all white school. This is a heavy subject but this book is written in a way that I feel kids who aren‘t black will understand the struggle of what black people have gone through. Black children will also understand what it took for us to come this far who the important people in our history are.