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A captivating double-portrait of literary history! A riveting and inspiring novel about a firebrand feminist, her visionary daughter, and the many ways their words transformed our world. Rich with historical details and real-life political figures, the author crafts an inspiring feminist tale of resilience.
Before they became legends, Helen and Klytemnestra were sisters caught in a world where powerful men controlled their futures. Forced into marriages that shape the fate of Greece, they must navigate love, betrayal, and impossible choices. This gripping retelling of Greek mythology gives voice to two women whose actions sparked history’s most famous war, revealing the courage, ambition, and heartbreak behind the legend of Troy.
Kristin Hannah shines an essential light on the forgotten female heroes of the Vietnam War. Following twenty-year-old nurse Frankie McGrath from the trauma of the front lines to the heartbreaking rejection of a divided home front, this beautifully researched book explores deep friendship, PTSD, and ultimate resilience.
Dress Coded is a powerful, realistic fiction novel that sparks a middle school revolution. Fed up with unfair, sexist dress code enforcement, eighth-grader Molly Frost launches a podcast that unites her school community against administrative bias.
Finding Me is a raw, autobiography that offers a brutally honest look at growing up Black in America. While tracking her journey from an impoverished childhood to the world stage, the book’s non-chronological formatting and jarring structural organization make it a challenging read.