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ISBN: 9780805095180
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Published: Metropolitan Books - April 30th, 2013
The woman who brought us the amazing "Vagina Monologues" is back with an equally important, yet sobering, memoir. Ensler draws irrefutable parallels between her cancer and the raping of Congolese women: each is undeserved, a violent upset to the balance of the body/world, irreversibly damaging, leaving tangible marks upon its victims through disconnect and guilt. Simply astounding. ~ Reviewed by Jess Hanlon
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ISBN: 9780316194679
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - September 10th, 2013
A coming of age novel that takes a realistic look at the people around a teenage girl coming to terms with who she really might be. But she has been forced to live within the rules, constraints and “boxes” of how a small town and society as a whole looks at people for so long, can she find out who that is? Ages (mature) 13 up. ~ Reviewed by Jeanette
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ISBN: 9781250032096
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Published: Picador - June 4th, 2013
Some have called Badinter "downright offensive." I, however, call her "necessarily blunt." Birthrates are plummeting across the globe, women and men are waiting until later in life to have children (if at all), and more mothers are rejecting the stay-at-home-mom model set by their mothers to pursue careers. These changes have not gone unnoticed by sociologists, yet the main cause remains a mystery. Badinter claims the main culprit is a return to naturalism, which rejects any model of motherhood that doesn't include on-demand breastfeeding, reusable diapers, organic foods, co-sleeping, or attending to the needs of their children 24 hours a day. This is a thorough, well-researched examination of the double-edged sword facing women today as they are pitted against each other in pursuit of the "ideal" mother figure. ~ Reviewed by Jess Hanlon
I like short story collections. It is a great way to be introduced to a number of authors all at once. Plus, no handshaking involved! You just have to turn a page. Two new collections that are great page-turners and are as unique as they powerful are Letter Q by Sarah Moon and James Lecesne and the collection edited by Jon Scieszka, Who Done It?
Moon and Lecesne collected over 60 author’s advice to their younger selves in Letter Q. Each letter gives his or her adolescent self the counsel they wish they had when they were coming of age. A time when it is difficult for anyone, but even more so for young men and women coming to terms with how “different” they think they are. Open and honest, each letter (written or illustrated) gives the reader (be they questioning their own sexuality or trying to understand friends or family dealing with the same situations) a look at people who have “gone before.” Written with humor, love and understanding this book is a refreshing look at the GLBT community. References in the back (and some even in the letters) are provided to help find more information. (READ MORE)
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ISBN: 9780545399333
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Published: Arthur A. Levine Books - April 29th, 2014
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ISBN: 9780545399333
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Published: Arthur A. Levine Books - April 29th, 2014
Over 60 authors were asked to write a letter to their younger self. Each author gives his or her younger self the advice they wish they had back then. Open and honest, each letter (written or illustrated) gives the reader (be they questioning their own sexuality, dealing with the same issues, or trying to understand friends or family dealing with the same situations) a look at people who have “gone before.” References in the back and some even in the letters provided. ~ Reviewed by Jeanette
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ISBN: 9780684850139
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Published: Scribner Book Company - February 5th, 2002
As the first comprehensive history of the role of women in the civil rights movement, this book fills the huge gap in both the literature of the civil rights movement and in women's history. Olson places the civil rights movement in the larger context of women's activism in America and details the lives of more than sixty revolutionary women—many of whom were never written about or have been forgotten. She reveals the difficult choices these women made as they tried to balance their responsibilities as wives and mothers while defying society's standards.
