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Because I was a girl true stories for girls of all ages

The collection includes writings from an impressive array of girls and women who are trailblazers in their fields, including bestselling authors Victoria Aveyard, Libba Bray, and Margaret Stohl; Hollywood heavy-hitters such as Quvenzhane Wallis; renowned chef Katie Button; aerospace and mechanical e...

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Other Authors: De la Cruz, Melissa, 1971- (Editor, Contributor), Huerta, Dolores, 1930- (Contributor), Bartlett, Bonnie, 1929- (Contributor), Molina, Gloria (Contributor), Morrison, Susan (Contributor), Davis, Williabel Jones, 1947- (Contributor), McEvoy, Trish (Contributor), Semrud-Clikeman, Margaret (Contributor), Steinkellner, Cheri (Contributor), Bowen, Brenda (Contributor), Zambello, Francesca (Contributor), Davis, Babette (Contributor), Knight, Holly (Contributor), Stohl, Margaret (Contributor), Ponder, Anna Katheryn (Contributor), Lorie, Jill, 1967- (Contributor), Adams, Katrina (Contributor), Bray, Libba (Contributor), Falik, Abby (Contributor), Soffer, Rebecca (Contributor), Hay, Tina (Contributor), Johnston, Anjanette (Contributor), Jaffery, Zareen (Contributor), Acevedo, Elizabeth (Contributor), Friedman, Jena (Contributor), Calandrelli, Emily (Contributor), Hawley, Jane (Contributor), Houser, Jody (Contributor), Miranda, Loretta (Contributor), Zion, Lenore (Contributor), Button, Katie (Contributor), Aveyard, Victoria (Contributor), Hanawi, Joan (Contributor), Tagouri, Noor (Contributor), Walden, Tillie, 1996- (Contributor), Wallis, Quvenzhané, 2003- (Contributor), Luna, Zoey (Contributor), Johnston, Mattie (Contributor)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York, NY : Henry Holt and Company, [2017]
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
Women > Anecdotes > Young adult nonfiction.
Sex role > History > Young adult nonfiction.
Young adult nonfiction.
Anecdotes > Young adult
Summary: The collection includes writings from an impressive array of girls and women who are trailblazers in their fields, including bestselling authors Victoria Aveyard, Libba Bray, and Margaret Stohl; Hollywood heavy-hitters such as Quvenzhane Wallis; renowned chef Katie Button; aerospace and mechanical engineer Emily Calandrelli; and many more.
Brief writings from an array of girls and women who are trailblazers in their fields, discussing the barriers they've faced, the battles they've fought, and the dreams they've brought to life. The entries are arranged by decade, from Dolores Huerta learning how organizations contribute to the community in the 1920s, to Mattie Johnston explaining that no one every told her she couldn't do anything "because I was a girl" in the 2000s.
Physical Description: 241 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
ISBN: 9781250154460
1250154464
Author Notes: Melissa de la Cruz is the #1 New York Times, #1 Publisher's Weekly and #1 Indie Bound bestselling author of many critically acclaimed and award-winning novels for readers of all ages, and edited the inspiring anthology of true stories, Because I Was a Girl . She grew up in Manila and moved to San Francisco with her family, where she graduated high school salutatorian from The Convent of the Sacred Heart. At Columbia University, she majored in art history and English. Melissa lives in Los Angeles and Palm Springs with her husband and daughter.

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