Gender roles

Bold Visions: Women in Science & Technology (2007)

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The inspiring stories told in Bold Visions: Women in Science & Technology give us a glimpse into the lives of a research scientist searching for genetic causes of diseases, an astronaut who applies her engineering expertise in space, and a technologist who is as agile leading a team of colleagues as she is playing soccer with her sons.

Our Only May Amelia (Unabridged)

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It isn't easy being a pioneer in the state of Washington in 1899 - particularly when you are the only girl ever born to the new settlement. With seven older brothers and a love of adventure, May Amelia Jackson just can't seem to abide her family's insistence that she behave like a Proper Young Lady.

Author:

Jennifer L. Holm

Grade Level:

Middle

Lexile:

900L

Length:

04:38

Alanna, The First Adventure: Song of the Lioness, Book 1 (Unabridged)

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Alanna of Trebond is no ordinary girl: her dream is to become a knight. So she disguises herself as a boy and begins training at the palace of King Roald. Alanna quickly finds out that the road to knighthood is not an easy one, but her skills and stubbornness help her become friends with Prince Jonathan and his followers.

Author:

Tamora Pierce

Grade Level:

Middle

Lexile:

790L

Length:

05:15

Alanna, The First Adventure: Song of the Lioness, Book 1 (Unabridged)

The Midwife's Apprentice (Unabridged)

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Lyrical yet unsentimental, The Midwife's Apprentice won the coveted 1996 Newbery Medal. Filled with striking characters, it paints unforgettable pictures of village life in the Middle Ages, the midwife's craft, and a very remarkable girl's growing independence and pride.

Author:

Karen Cushman

Grade Level:

Middle

Lexile:

1240L

Length:

02:50

Ella Enchanted (Unabridged)

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"That fool of a fairy Lucinda did not intend to lay a curse on me. She meant to bestow a gift. When I cried inconsolably through my first hour of life, my tears were her inspiration. Shaking her head sympathetically at Mother, the fairy touched my nose. 'My gift is obedience. Ella will always be obedient. Now stop crying, child.' I stopped."

Author:

Gail Carson Levine

Grade Level:

Elementary

Lexile:

670L

Length:

05:43