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Women’s Text Set Collection Grades PreK-8
This Women's Text Set Collection contains all of the books that are for Grades PreK-2, Grades 3-5, and Grades 6-8. The text sets include fiction, historical fiction, and biographical titles that feature compelling stories that all students will enjoy. This text set is an excellent tool to help you include not only diverse books in your classroom, but diverse books that feature empowering female characters.
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Themes & Categories
- Bilingual
- Biography / Memoir
- Biracial / Multiracial
- Breaking Gender Barriers
- Conflict resolution
- Courage
- Cultural Diversity
- Discrimination
- Diversity
- Dreams & Aspirations
- Education
- Empathy / Compassion
- Families
- Fiction
- Forgiveness
- Friendship
- Heroism
- History & Civics
- Kindness / Caring
- Latinx / Latino / Hispanic
- Mentors
- Middle Grade
- Mothers
- Multiple Ethnicities Represented
- Nonfiction
- Peace
- Persistence / Grit
- Poetry
- Women's History
- English
- Spanish
Books in This Collection
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Aani and the Tree Huggers
By Jeannine Atkins, Venantius PintoPaperback: $11.95 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageAani and the Tree Huggers
By Jeannine Atkins, Venantius PintoAhimsa
By Supriya KelkarAhimsa
By Supriya KelkarView DetailsIn this historical middle-grade novel, Gandhi asks for one member of each family to join the fight for independence from the British, and when Anjali's mother is jailed for doing so, Anjali must step out of her comfort zone to take over her mother's work.
Allie's Basketball Dream
By Barbara Barber, Darryl LigasanAllie's Basketball Dream
By Barbara Barber, Darryl LigasanView DetailsAllie's story of self-determination is one that young athletes, both boys and girls, will recognize. Perfect for anyone who has experienced the ups and downs of practicing and playing hard, Allie's Basketball Dream is a spirited tribute to perseverance.
Black All Around
By Patricia Hubbell, Don TatePaperback: $11.95 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageBlack All Around
By Patricia Hubbell, Don TateView DetailsA young girl discovers all the wonderful and beautiful things around her that are black.
Catching the Moon
The Story of a Young Girl's Baseball DreamBy Crystal Hubbard, Randy DuburkeView DetailsThe spirited story of Marcenia Lyle, the African American girl who grew up to become "Toni Stone," the first woman to play for an all-male professional baseball team.
Ink and Ashes
By Valynne MaetaniHardcover: $19.95 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageInk and Ashes
By Valynne MaetaniView DetailsIn this heart-pounding YA mystery, teenager Claire Takata stumbles on a secret from the past and must race to outrun her father's dangerous legacy.
Irena's Jars of Secrets
By Marcia Vaughan Crews, Ron MazellanPaperback: $10.95 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageIrena's Jars of Secrets
By Marcia Vaughan Crews, Ron MazellanView DetailsA picture book biography of Irena Sendler, a Polish Catholic social worker who helped save nearly 2500 Jewish children during the Nazi occupation of Poland during World War II.
Little Melba and Her Big Trombone
By Katheryn Russell-Brown, Frank MorrisonLittle Melba and Her Big Trombone
By Katheryn Russell-Brown, Frank MorrisonView DetailsA biography of African American jazz virtuoso Melba Doretta Liston, a pioneering twentieth-century trombone player, composer, and music arranger at a time when few women, of any race, played brass instruments and were part of the jazz scene.
Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match / Marisol McDonald no combina
By Monica Brown, Sara PalaciosMarisol McDonald Doesn't Match / Marisol McDonald no combina
By Monica Brown, Sara PalaciosView DetailsMismatched and fabulous Marisol McDonald celebrates her Peruvian and Scottish heritage.
Bilingual English/Spanish.Midnight Teacher
Lilly Ann Granderson and Her Secret SchoolBy Janet Halfmann, London LaddView DetailsThis historical fiction picture book reveals the unknown story of Lilly Ann Granderson, an African-American teacher who risked her life to teach others during slavery.
Rattlesnake Mesa
Stories from a Native American ChildhoodBy Ednah New Rider Weber, Richela RenkunPaperback: $19.95 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageRattlesnake Mesa
Stories from a Native American ChildhoodBy Ednah New Rider Weber, Richela RenkunView DetailsA true account of a spirited Native American girl's experiences growing up on a reservation and attending Phoenix Indian School in the 1920s, written in an engaging, unconventional style and accompanied by 38 dramatic photographs.
Seeds of Change
Planting a Path to PeaceBy Jen Cullerton Johnson, Sonia Lynn SadlerView DetailsA picture book biography of scientist Wangari Maathai, the first African woman--and first environmentalist--to win a Nobel Peace Prize (in 2004) for her work planting trees in her native Kenya.
Shining Star
The Anna May Wong StoryBy Paula Yoo, Lin WangView DetailsThe true story of Chinese American film star Anna May Wong, whose trail-blazing career in Hollywood in the 1930s and 1940s broke new ground for future generations of Asian American actors.
Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh
By Uma Krishnaswami, Nidhi ChananiStep Up to the Plate, Maria Singh
By Uma Krishnaswami, Nidhi ChananiView DetailsNine-year-old Maria Singh learns to play softball just like her heroes in the All-American Girls' League, while her parents and neighbors are struggling through World War II, working for India's independence, and trying to stay on their farmland.
Summer of the Mariposas
By Guadalupe García McCallPaperback: $15.95 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageSummer of the Mariposas
By Guadalupe García McCallView DetailsIn this young adult retelling of The Odyssey, Odilia and her four sisters journey to Mexico to return a dead man to his family and encounter magical creatures along the way.
Tofu Quilt
By Ching Yeung RussellPaperback: $13.95 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageTofu Quilt
By Ching Yeung RussellView DetailsA collection of poems telling the story of Yeung Ying, a young girl in Hong Kong in the 1960s who, against the conventions of society and family members, aspires to become a writer
Under the Mesquite
By Guadalupe García McCallUnder the Mesquite
By Guadalupe García McCallView DetailsLupita, a budding actor and poet in a close-knit Mexican American immigrant family, comes of age as she struggles with adult responsibilities during her mother's long illness.
Zora Hurston and the Chinaberry Tree
By William Miller, Cornelius Van Wright, Ying-Hwa HuZora Hurston and the Chinaberry Tree
By William Miller, Cornelius Van Wright, Ying-Hwa HuView DetailsThe true story of the famous writer, who as a young girl, learned about hope and strength from her mother.
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