| Description |
64 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm |
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8-12 years. |
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Grades 3-7. |
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840L Lexile |
| Contents |
Foreword -- Alana Smith, skateboarder -- Alok Vaid-Menon, writer and performance artist -- Belle Brockhoff, snowboarder -- Billie Jean King, tennis player -- Clara Barker, material scientist -- Darcie Little Badger, Earth scientist and writer -- Fiore De Henriquez, sculptor -- Fischer Wells, student athlete and activist -- Hannah Gadsby, comedian -- Ireen Wüst, speed skater -- Janelle Monáe, singer, songwriter, actor, and author -- Lauren Esposito, arachnologist -- Lavern Cox, actor and activist -- Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera, activists -- Menaka Guruswamy & Arundhati Katju, lawyers -- Moji & Margaret Solar-Wilson, entrepreneurs -- Molly Pinta, activist -- Patricia Campos Doménech, naval aviator and soccer coach -- Patricia Velásquez, actor and model -- Phyll Opoku-Gyimah, activist -- Quinn, soccer player -- Sherenté, dancer and activist -- Theresa Goh, paralympic swimmer -- Will Larkins, activist -- X González, activist -- |
| Summary |
This collection features 25 inspiring tales of proud members of the LGBTQIA+ community. Read about how these women, girls, and nonbinary people broke down barriers, honored their identities, and lived authentically no matter what anyone else said. Find your voice with Janelle Monae. Play for equality with Billie Jean King. Protect your community with Marcia P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera. And organize joyful celebrations with Dr. Lady Phyll and Molly Pinta. With a foreword by Elena Favilli, this book pairs inspiring, easy-to-read text with colorful full-page portraits created by female and nonbinary artists from all around the world. Plus, scannable codes let you listen to longer stories on the Rebel Girls app! |
| Audience |
8-12 years. |
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Grades 3-7. |
| Subject |
LGBTQ+ people -- Juvenile literature.
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Sexual minorities -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Lesbians -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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| Added Author |
Ware, Jestine, author.
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Mallory, Shadae, author.
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Favilli, Elena, writer of foreword.
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| ISBN |
9781953424280 |
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1953424287 |
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