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One Step Forward

One Step Forward
by Marcie Flinchum Atkins (Author)
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Booktalk: Matilda Young was the youngest American suffragist imprisoned for picketing the White House to demand women’s right to vote.

Raised in a politically divided family, Matilda wondered if she could be as courageous as her older sister who fought for suffrage. Joining the radical protest movement came with plenty of risk. Women were routinely scorned, harassed, arrested—and worse. And taking a stand for her rights could tear her family apart.

Snippet: On this date in 1913 . . .

The author, Marcie Flinchum Atkins, is one of my former students.
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Face-Off

Face-Off
by Anastasia Suen (writing as Jake Maddox) and Sean Tiffany (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: Kyle wants to be a great hockey player just like his older brother, but to do that, he must focus all of his energy on the game and not be distracted by a teammate’s injury.

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It’s #ThrowbackThursday!
I had to share this one after BOTH US hockey teams WON THE GOLD at the Winter Olympics!
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