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Almost a Woman
by Esmeralda Santiago.
Perseus Books, 1998.
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Esmeralda does not
want to become her mother who taught her to stay away from men
because they only �want one thing� and yet lived with three men,
bore eleven illegitimate children, and never married.
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Anne Frank: The
Diary of a Young Girl
by Anne Frank. Doubleday, 1993.
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During WWII, Anne,
her Jewish family, and four others successfully hide for two
years from
the Gestapo in the back half of an old office building.
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Anna Pavlova:
Genius of the Dance
by Ellen Levine. Scholastic, 1995.
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Anna Pavlova was a
maker of dreams. During
her life, she was considered the world�s greatest ballerina.
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Barefoot Heart:
Stories of a Migrant Child
by Elva Trevino Hart.
Bilingual Press, 1999.
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Elva's family were
migrant workers. This is her story.
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Eleanor
Roosevelt: A Life of Discovery
by Russell Freedman; Clarion
Books; 1993
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Eleanor Roosevelt
was an amazing woman. She was the first presidents' wife to take
an active role in American politics. She spent many years after
her husband's death as a delegate to the United Nations.
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In My Own Words:
Growing up inside the Sanctuary of My Imagination
by Nicholasa Mohr. Simon &
Schuster,1994.
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The rich oral
tradition of her youth taught Nicholasa to appreciate the power
and beauty of language.
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Jessie De La
Cruz: a Profile of a United Farm Worker
by Gary Soto. Persea Books, 2002.
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When Jessie de la
Cruz, a
migrant farm worker, heard Cesar Chavez speak in 1964 she was
ready to help make a better life for all the workers.
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My Forbidden
Face: Growing Up Under the Taliban: A Young Woman�s Story
by Latifa. Miramax, 2001.
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During four years of Taliban rule, Latifa and the women of Afghanistan were
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Picture the Girl:
Young Women Speak Their Minds
by Audrey Shehyn Vernick.
Hyperion, 2000.
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Strong young women
ages 14 to 18 tell the tales of their journey through
adolescence. Most girls are strong as children, but the teens
years can be a real challenge.
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Seen and Heard
by Mary Motley Kalergis.
Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1998.
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Interviews from
teens ages thirteen to nineteen.
It is necessary for teens to speak out about what they feel.
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Soldier: a Poet�s
Childhood
by June Jordan. Basic Civitas
Books, 2000.
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June Jordan was born
to extremely industrious,
hard-working West Indian immigrant parents who beat her and
abused her. She grew up to be called one of the late twentieth
century�s most prolific and versatile writers.
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Visions: Stories
about Women Artists
by Leslie Sills. Albert
Whitman & Company, 1993.
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The story of four
female artists. Mary Cassatt, Leonora Carrington, Betye Saar,
and Mark Frank. These women dared to choose their own destiny
and become who they wanted to be.
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