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SPOTLIGHT ON........Nonfiction Titles for Girls |
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Learn more about the Battle of the Sexes with titles selected for YA guys and gals.
All of these library materials are owned by the Metropolitan Library System. Log on to CyberMars with your library card to reserve any titles that interest you, or ask a librarian for assistance.
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Adventurous Women: Eight True Stories About Women Who Made a Difference
Colman, Penny (H. Holt, c2006)
Shelf Number: J920.72/C716a
This book profiles the lives of eight strong and determined women who let nothing stand in their way in the pursuit of their goals and dreams. It includes the story of Mary Gibson Henry's incredible botanical research and the devotion of Katharine Wormeley to heal the sick and wounded during the Civil War.
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All Made Up: A Girl's Guide to Seeing Through Celebrity Hype-- and Celebrating Real Beauty
Brashich, Audrey ( Walker , c2006)
Shelf Number: J305.2352/B8233a
Challenging the perfection and beauty seen in an endless barrage of magazine and television ads, an informative guide helps encourage young women to see the ads for what they are and begin to appreciate their own appearance--flaws and all--as the honest beauty it is. |
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I Wanna Re-do My Room
Hantman, Clea (Aladdin Paperbacks, c2006)
Shelf Number: J745.5/H2519i
The author shares her secrets for giving beds imaginary headboards, personalizing reading nooks, filling spaces with abstract art masterpieces, and more that will individualize a girl's room with just a few tools and a nice dose of artistic vision.
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Injeanuity
Warwick, Ellen (Kids Can Press, c2006)
Shelf Number: J746.92/W299i
Step-by-step instructions and full-colored illustrations provide readers with a fun "how-to" book for redesigning old jeans into something new or transforming the material into entirely different pieces of clothing, such as a purse, skirt, or wallet.
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Junk Drawer Jewelry
DiSalle, Rachel and Ellen Warwick (Kids Can Press, c2006)
Shelf Number: J745.5942/D6111j
With materials that can be found in junk drawers, recycling bins, and toolboxes, kids can use these instructions to make amazing jewelry such as hard-wear necklaces, duct tape wristbands, bathtub-chain anklets, and more. |
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Quick Knits
Sadler, Judy Ann (Kids Can Press, c2006)
Shelf Number: J746.432/SA1263q
By using big needles and thin yarn, young knitters can make useful projects in a flash, including an earflap hat, puffy pillow, fuzzy foot mat, and more.
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