Girl rising : changing the world one girl at a time / Tanya Lee Stone in association with GirlRising.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780553511468
- ISBN: 0553511467
- Physical Description: 193 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Wendy Lamb Books, 2017.
- Copyright: ©2017
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-174) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Why (and how) a film became a book -- The stakes -- The stories. Modern-day slavery ; Child marriage ; Limited access, or none at all -- The solutions. Can we change the world? ; Girls rising. |
Target Audience Note: | Age 12-up. Grade 9 to 12. |
Search for related items by subject
Genre: | Juvenile works. Cross-cultural studies. Nonfiction. |
Other Formats and Editions
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Homer Public Library | YA 371.822 STO (Text) | 000150451 | Teen Corner -- Nonfiction | Available | - |
Author Notes
Girl Rising : Changing the World One Girl at a Time
Tanya Lee Stone studied English at Oberlin College and was an editor of children's nonfiction for many years. She also has a Masters Degree. She teaches writing at Champlain College. After many years as an editor. Tanya moved to Vermont and returned to writing. This award-winning author has written titles that include the young adult novel, A Bad Boy Can Be Good for a Girl, Up Close: Ella Fitzgerald , picture books Elizabeth Leads the Way, Sandy's Circus, and Who Says Women Can't Be Doctors? She has also written narrative nonfiction with her titles: Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream, and The Good, the Bad, and the Barbie. In 2014 her title, Courage Has No Color: The True Story of the Triple Nickles, made The New York Times Best Seller List. (Bowker Author Biography)