She Persisted: Sally Ride
By: Atia Abawi
4.08
Format: 80 pages, Paperback
Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger …
Want to Read $ 5.99"Many people at that time thought that physics wasn't a good subject for women to study. They thought women couldn't handle it, and some people at Stanford agreed. One male professor is said to have stood up and declared, "What are these girls doing here? You are taking jobs away from men!" But Sally persisted, because she knew what she wanted. She had been raised to believe she could do anything a man could do."-Atia Abawi, She Persisted: Sally Ride
"Many people at that time thought that physics wasn't a good subject for women to study. They thought women couldn't handle it, and some people at Stanford agreed. One male professor is said to have stood up and declared, "What are these girls doing here? You are taking jobs away from men!" But Sally persisted, because she knew what she wanted. She had been raised to believe she could do anything a man could do."-Atia Abawi, She Persisted: Sally Ride
"Many people at that time thought that physics wasn't a good subject for women to study. They thought women couldn't handle it, and some people at Stanford agreed. One male professor is said to have stood up and declared, "What are these girls doing here? You are taking jobs away from men!" But Sally persisted, because she knew what she wanted. She had been raised to believe she could do anything a man could do."-Atia Abawi, She Persisted: Sally Ride
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4. Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir
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5. Logan Likes Mary Anne!: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #8)
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4.37
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It's the first day of a new school year, and while Mary Anne doesn't know what to expect from the e… read more
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6. Frizzy
By: Claribel A. Ortega
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7. Four Eyes: A Graphic Novel (Four Eyes, #1)
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4.11
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13. The Name Drop
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3.53
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14. The New Girl (The New Girl #1)
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4.33
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15. She Persisted: Simone Biles
By: Kekla Magoon
4.31
Format: 88 pages, Kindle Edition
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16. She Persisted: Sally Ride
By: Atia Abawi
4.08
Format: 80 pages, Paperback
Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger … read more
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"Many people at that time thought that physics wasn't a good subject for women to study. They thought women couldn't handle it, and some people at Stanford agreed. One male professor is said to have s…"-Atia Abawi, She Persisted: Sally Ride
17. She Persisted: Pura Belpré
By: Meg Medina
4.22
Format: 96 pages, Hardcover
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18. She Persisted: Deb Haaland
By: Laurel Goodluck
4.10
Format: 92 pages, Kindle Edition
As a child of two military parents, Deb Haaland moved around a lot when she was young before finall… read more
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19. She Persisted: Rachel Levine
By: Lisa Bunker
4.10
Format: 96 pages, Hardcover
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20. She Persisted: Opal Lee
By: Shelia P. Moses
4.14
Format: 90 pages, Kindle Edition
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21. She Persisted: Diana Taurasi
By: Monica Brown
3.83
Format: 80 pages, Hardcover
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