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• The Women's Atlas

  Seager, Joni,

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  Joni Seager provides a global view of the issues facing women and girls around the world today, including gender equality, literacy and information technology, feminism, beauty culture, LGBTQ rights, motherhood, and more.

• She Said

  Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement

  Kantor, Jodi • Twohey, Megan

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  The Pulitzer Prize-winning reporters who broke the story of Harvey Weinstein’s sexual abuses report on the #MeToo movement and the inspiring journeys of women who spoke up for other women and future generations.

• Design Justice

  Community-Led Practices to Build the Worlds We Need

  Costanza-Chock, Sasha

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  An explanation of how marginalized communities can use design to dismantle structural inequalities.

• Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud

  the Rise and Reign of the Unruly Woman

  Petersen, Anne Helen,

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  A popular BuzzFeed columnist discusses eleven contemporary powerhouse women such as Serena Williams, Hillary Clinton, and Caitlyn Jenner, exploring why they remain popular despite controversies in the media.

• No Visible Bruises

  What We Don't Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us

  Snyder, Rachel Louise

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  Explores America's epidemic of domestic violence, how it has been misunderstood, and why it remains a taboo topic despite accounting for 15% of violent crimes.

• Asking for It

  The Alarming Rise of Rape Culture—and What We Can Do about It

  Harding, Kate

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  What is rape culture, and how can we change it? Kate Harding offers ideas and suggestions for how we as a culture can take rape much more seriously and listen to victims without compromising the rights of the accused.

• Brotopia

  Breaking Up the Boys' Club of Silicon Valley

  Chang, Emily

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  An exposé on why bro culture endures in the corporate world reveals how women are starting to fight back against the sexism of Silicon Valley.

• Women Talking

  Toews, Miriam

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  This novel, based on real events, tells a story of Mennonite women who must decide whether or not to challenge their patriarchal community to fight against abuse.

• We Ride Upon Sticks

  A Novel (Alex Award Winner)

  Barry, Quan

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  A novel about a contemporary field hockey team whose players are descendants of the Salem Witch Trials, combining their individual and collective talents with 1980s iconography to storm their way to the state finals.

• The Empress of Salt and Fortune

  Vo, Nghi

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  A young royal from the far north is sent south for a political marriage. Alone and sometimes reviled, she has only her servants on her side. This feminist, high fantasy debut chronicles her rise to power through the eyes of her handmaiden.

• Fiebre Tropical

  A Novel

  Juliana Delgado Lopera

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  Lit by the hormonal neon glow of Miami, this heady, multilingual debut novel follows a Colombian teenager's coming-of-age and coming out as she plunges headfirst into lust and evangelism.

• Whisper Network

  A Novel

  Baker, Chandler

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  Follows four women who speak out when their misognyistic boss is slated to become CEO, a decision that triggers catastrophic shifts throughout every department of their company.

• The Last Story of Mina Lee

  Kim, Nancy Jooyoun

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  Suspecting foul play in the wake of her mother’s accidental death, Margot Lee investigates her mother’s past as a Korean War orphan and undocumented immigrant before uncovering profound secrets.

• Crooked Hallelujah

  Kelli Jo Ford

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  A collection by an award-winning Cherokee writer traces four generations of Native American women as they navigate cultural dynamics, religious beliefs, the 1980s oil bust, devastating storms, and unreliable men.

• Nana Akua Goes to School

  Walker, Tricia Elam,

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  Young Zura participates in Grandparents Day at her elementary school by introducing her classmates to her West African grandmother, who explains to the students why her traditional facial tattoos are special.

• I Can Make This Promise

  Day, Christine

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  A young girl learns about her Native American mother’s adoption and investigates her family history and identity.

• HerStory

  50 Women and Girls Who Shook Up the World

  Halligan, Katherine (Children's book editor),

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  Illustrated stories present the lives and accomplishments of fifty women, describing their childhoods, the obstacles they faced, and the impact their achievements had on the world around them.

• Lifting as We Climb

  Black Women's Battle for the Ballot Box

  Dionne, Evette

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  Explores the efforts of black suffrage activists, including NAACP founder Mary Church Terrell, education advocate Anna Julia Cooper, and journalist Ida B. Wells, in helping Black women obtain the same rights as their white feminist counterparts.

• You Should See Me in a Crown

  Johnson, Leah

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  A Black misfit from a wealthy, prom-obsessed midwestern community competes for her school’s prom-queen scholarship and begins to fall for the competition.

• Amal Unbound

  Saeed, Aisha

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  A Pakistani girl works as a servant for a wealthy family and must decide whether to challenge them for the increasingly deadly measures they will take in order to remain in control.