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Series
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Relates the story of transgender Latina Sylvia Rivera, an influential gay liberation and transgender rights activist who fought especially for transgender people of color and, with Marsha P. Johnson, founded the Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR), a group devoted to providing services and advocacy for homeless LGBTQ+ people"--
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Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Taylor Swift is one of the most popular singers in the world, and a billionaire who writes her own songs and plays several instruments. Find out how she became the star she is today from growing up on a Christmas tree farm in Pennsylvania.
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Series
Publisher
Philomel
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"As the first openly transgender government official to hold an office that requires Senate confirmation, the first openly transgender four-star officer in uniform service, and the first female four-star admiral in the commissioned corps, Rachel Levine faced many obstacles throughout her life. But she persisted through them all and showed kids of all genders that they can succeed in their dreams too"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Philomel
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Born and raised in India, Kalpana Chawla was discouraged from pursuing a career in aeronautical engineering because there were limited career options for women in that field. But she persisted, getting her degree and then moving to the US to obtain other, more advanced education before joining NASA and becoming the first Indian-born woman to go to space. Though she was killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, she continues to inspire girls...
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Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Meet Beulah Louise Henry, a girl with a knack for problem-solving who grew up to be a world-famous inventor, in this captivating picture book biography. When Beulah Louise Henry spotted a problem, she fixated on it until, AHA! She had a hunch. That's what Beulah called the inventions she came up with to solve the problems she saw all around her. Beulah's brain worked differently. She had hyperphantasia, which meant she saw things in extreme detail...
Author
Series
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
"Conozca a la veterana del levantamiento de Stonewall, Sylvia Rivera, una vez una niña de la ciudad de Nueva York. Una latina transgénero, Sylvia se convirtió en una influyente activista por la liberación gay y los derechos de las personas transgénero que luchó especialmente por las personas transgénero de color. En la década de 1970, Sylvia y Marsha P. Johnson fundó Street Travestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR), un grupo dedicado a brindar...
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