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Liberty Porter, First Daughter: Cleared For Takeoff, Amanda Morgan
Liberty Porter, First Daughter: Cleared For Takeoff, Amanda Morgan
Children's Book and Media Review
Liberty Porter's dad is the President of the United States of America, and for the first time ever she is going to get to travel overseas with him. Liberty can't wait to represent the kids of America in a different country, but first she has to learn etiquette and how to be polite. Then she and her friend James get to practice what they were taught as they meet new friends and experience a new culture. Liberty has lots of fun on her travels, learning that you don't have to be perfect to be diplomatic and that the most important …
Because I Was A Girl: True Stories For Girls Of All Ages, Emilee Bell
Because I Was A Girl: True Stories For Girls Of All Ages, Emilee Bell
Children's Book and Media Review
This is the anthology of the modern age of women. Girls of all ages, from all walks of life, unfold the events of their lives to the eyes of the public. Raw, honest, positive, and hopeful stories line the pages of de la Cruz’s book. Read of the courage of trailblazing politicians, financial executives, and fiery entrepreneurs. Witness the bloom of young girls into fierce advocates, truth-speaking writers, and empathetic social innovators. Ache with the bruised, abused, and suppressed; rejoice as they rise above the cards they’re dealt to mentor and raise the ones behind them.
Betty Before X, Taylor Harris
Betty Before X, Taylor Harris
Children's Book and Media Review
No matter how hard she tries, Betty just can’t get her mother, Ollie Mae, to love her. One day, Betty decides that she has had enough of the beatings and lack of love, and so she runs away. A kind, well-off couple takes her in as their daughter. Soon, Betty and her friend Suesetta begin volunteering with the Housewives’ League, an organization that encourages people to not shop at places where Negroes can’t be hired. With all the prejudice, racism, and hate surrounding blacks at this time, Betty is determined to make a difference and learns from her new mother’s …