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No One Told Sandra Day O'Connor What to Do

The First Woman to Serve on the United States Supreme Court A TRUE TALE WITH A C HERRY O N T OP Sleeping Bear Press pub. 5.1.2025 40 pages Ages 6 - 9 A uthor: Molly Golden Illustrator: Julia Breckenreid C haracter: Sandra Day O'Connor O verview : "On September 25, 1981, Sandra Day O’Connor became the first woman to be a Supreme Court Justice in United States history. But who was Sandra Day O’Connor? In the 1930s, it was hard to imagine any woman sitting on the highest co

Nov 21, 2025

Fearless Benjamin

The Quaker Dwarf Who Fought Slavery A TRUE TALE WITH A C HERRY O N T OP PM Press pub. 10.14.2025 32 pages Ages 3 - 8 A uthor: Michelle Markel and Marcus Rediker Illustrator: Sarah Bachman C haracter: Benjamin Lay O verview : " Fearless Benjamin tells the story of a courageous little person, only four feet tall, who fought slavery at a time when almost everyone else accepted it. A shepherd, a sailor, and a Quaker, Benjamin Lay insisted that all people, of all nat

Nov 12, 2025

The Apprenticeship of Andrew Wyeth

Painting a Family Legacy A TRUE TALE WITH A C HERRY O N T OP Christy Ottaviano Books (Little, Brown and Company Books for Young Readers) pub. 10.7.2025 40 pages Ages 5 - 9 A uthor and Illustrator: Gene Barretta C haracter: Andrew Wyeth O verview : "Andrew Wyeth is one of the greatest American painters of the twentieth century. Before he found his creative voice, he was a boy growing up in an artistic family, spending his time in rural Pennsylvania and Maine. Andy, as he was

Nov 11, 2025