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Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters: The Questioneers Book #1
by Andrea Beaty (Author) and David Roberts (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Rosie Revere is no stranger to flops and fails, kerfuffles and catastrophes. After all, engineering is all about perseverance! But this time, Rosie has a really important project to tackle–one that feels much bigger than herself.

Rosie’s beloved Aunt Rose and her friends, the Raucous Riveters–a group of fun-loving gals who built airplanes during World War II–need help inventing something new. And Rosie is just the engineer for the job!

After one flop . . . then another . . . and another . . . Rosie starts to lose hope.

Snippet: Rosie tripped, flipped, and landed on her back with a THUD! The easel teetered then tottered then fell on top of her. CRASH!

She lay on the ground under the easel and sighed.

Rosie knew that failing was part of engineering, but she didn’t like it. The Raucous Riveters were counting on her, and she would not let them down.

The Princess and the Absolutely Not a Princess
by Emma Wunsch (Author) and Jessika von Innerebner (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Princess Miranda does not want to go to school. She wants to shoe shop, plan parties, and decorate the castle. Maude cannot wait for school. She loves rules and social justice and getting good grades. She also loves hard-boiled eggs, much to Miranda’s dismay. When a tense first week of school results in Maude getting excluded from the Royal Birthday Party, Maude decides she’s found her first fight for social justice: a birthday boycott.

Snippet: Using Mountain River Valley’s official school directory, Maude found her classmate’s addresses. She rang doorbells, buzzed buzzers, and knocked on doors with heavy brass knockers. And, when her classmates weren’t home, Maude found them at soccer games, origami instruction, and indoor swimming pools. Maude’s classmates thought it was strange that Maude had found them on a Saturday, but they also liked it. It made them feel special to have Maude skate over and say, “I must talk to you about something important!”