Shaking Things Up

Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World
by Susan Hood (Author) and illustrated by Sophie Blackall, Emily Winfield Martin, Shadra Strickland, Melissa Sweet, LeUyen Pham, Oge Mora, Julie Morstad, Lisa Brown, Selina Alko, Hadley Hooper, Isabel Roxas, Erin Robinson, Sara Palacios

Booktalk: This poetry collection was written, illustrated, edited, and designed by women and includes an author’s note, a timeline, and additional resources.

Snippet:
BREAK IT DOWN
Angela Zhang, Scientist and Cancer Researcher

Science,
my friend, I grew up with you.
When I was five,
you were a Harry Potter potion kit–
I’d break flowers and leaves to mix
in beakers with colored powders.

A 2018 Cybils Poetry nominee

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