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Girls with guts! the road to breaking barriers and bashing records

Nonfiction picture book of the history of women's participation in sports around the world. Briefly explains the legal battle to pass Title IX for women's equality and ongoing challenges to equal treatment for girls.

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Main Author:	Gonzales, Debbie (Author)
Other Authors:	Gibbon, Rebecca (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2019]
Subjects:	Women athletes > History > Juvenile nonfiction. Sports for women > United States > History > Juvenile nonfiction. Sex discrimination in sports > United States > History > Juvenile nonfiction. Picture books.
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Summary:	Nonfiction picture book of the history of women's participation in sports around the world. Briefly explains the legal battle to pass Title IX for women's equality and ongoing challenges to equal treatment for girls.
Physical Description:	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9781580897471 1580897479
Author Notes:	Debbie Gonzales is an educator, curriculum consultant, former school administrator, and adjunct professor. She's the author of six books for New Zealand publisher Giltedge. She earned an MFA in writing for children and young adults from the Vermont College of Fine Arts and lives with her husband John and dog in Michigan. Rebecca Gibbon is an acclaimed illustrator whose credits include Players in Pigtails and Elizabeth Leads the Way . She paints in watercolor ink and colored pencil, and bases her characters on the people she has met and seen over the years. Rebecca lives with her husband and two boys in the UK. www.rebeccagibbon.com