Underneath It All: A History of Women’s Underwear
Amber KeyserFor most of human history, the garments women wore under their clothes were hidden. The earliest underwear provided warmth and protection. But eventually, women’s undergarments became complex structures designed to shape their bodies to fit the fashion ideals of the time.
- Texas Topaz Reading List, Winner, 2019
[E]ndlessly fascinating, a great addition to nonfiction collections.
— School Library Journal
What Girls Are Made Of
Elana K. ArnoldA 2017 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature Finalist
When Nina Faye was fourteen, her mother told her there was no such thing as unconditional love. Nina believed her. Now she’ll do anything for the boy she loves, to prove she’s worthy of him. But when he breaks up with her, Nina is lost. What is she if not a girlfriend? What is she made of? Broken-hearted, Nina tries to figure out what the conditions of love are.
- Amelia Bloomer Project List, Winner, 2018
- Notable Award Best Fiction for Young Adults Top Ten, Winner, 2018
- Golden Kite Award, Winner, 2018
- Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) Choices, Winner, 2018
- Notable Award ILA Young Adults’ Choices, Winner, 2018
- Notable Award Children’s Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Children’s Book of the Year, Winner, 2018
- California Book Awards Finalist, Short-listed, 2017
- Notable Award School Library Journal Best Book, Winner, 2017
- Notable Award National Book Award for Young People’s Literature Finalist, Short-listed, 2017
- Notable Award Kirkus Best Teen Books of the Year, Winner, 2017
- New York Public Library Best Books for Teens, Winner, 2017
- Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Books, Winner, 2017
Arnold interweaves myriad landscapes . . . into a narrative wholeness that is greater than its parts. Unflinchingly candid, unapologetically girl, and devastatingly vital.
— Kirkus Reviews
Written in Bone: Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland
Sally M. WalkerAward-winning author Sally M. Walker works alongside scientists as they excavate colonial-era graves and examine fragile 400-year-old skeletons. See what they can determine about these early Americans—a ship’s captain, an indentured servant, and others—from studying their bones.
- ALA Notable Children’s Books, Winner, 2009
- Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Books, Winner, 2009
- NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People, Winner, 2009
- NSTA/CBC Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12, Winner, 2009
- Orbis Pictus Recommended Book, Commended, 2009
- School Library Journal Best Book, Winner, 2009
- Texas Library Association Lone Star Reading List, Winner, 2009
- YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults, Finalist, 2009
This fascinating title examines what ancient bones reveal about the daily lives of colonial Americans. A 2010 YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction Finalist and a 2010 Notable Children’s Book.
— BooklistReaders will be enticed by both the scientific detective work and by the tantalizing mysteries that remain.
— Kirkus ReviewsWritten in Bone casts a magnifying glass on the hardships and realities of colonial life so often romanticized in American lore.
— School Library Journal
You Do You: Figuring Out Your Body, Dating, and Sexuality
Sarah MirkIn this inclusive and supportive overview, readers are empowered with information about sexuality: the basics of human reproduction and development, birth control, gender identity, the importance of consent, safety, communication, relationships and break ups, body positivity, media myths, and more.
An affirming, up-to-date book for teens that encourages smart, informed decision-making about their own bodies.
— Kirkus Reviews
