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Born to Ride

Born to Ride: A Story About Bicycle Face
by Larissa Theule (Author) and Kelsey Garrity-Riley (Illustrator)

Booktalk: During the women’s suffrage movement, one girl sets out to prove that she can do everything the boys can do. Louise Belinda Bellflower lives in Rochester, New York, in 1896. She spends her days playing with her brother, Joe. But Joe gets to ride a bicycle, and Louise Belinda doesn’t. In fact, Joe issues a solemn warning: If girls ride bikes, their faces will get so scrunched up, eyes bulging from the effort of balancing, that they’ll get stuck that way FOREVER! Louise Belinda is appalled by this nonsense, so she strikes out to discover the truth about this so-called “bicycle face.”

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The Big Beyond

The Big Beyond: The Story of Space Travel
by James Carter (Author) and Aaron Cushley (Illustrator)

Booktalk: The mysteries of space have intrigued us since ancient times. Early observers named the constellations as a way to keep track of the starry patterns in the night sky. Through the years, astronomers discovered planets, moons, and many other objects. As technology improved, the dream of physically exploring space became reality, and space shuttles blasted into the world above our heads. Where will we go next?

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