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Written by Adam Murphy
Illustrated by Lisa Murphy
Dk Pub, 2021. Informational. 119 pages.

Interviews with remarkable rebels from history! How did Gandhi use love to end an empire? How did an accident help Frida Kahlo create great art? What dangerous idea inspired Toussaint Louverture's fight for freedom? Uncover all this and more in Corpse Talk, the chat show that brings the dead famous to life! --Publisher

Fashion Rebels: Style Icons Who Changed the World Through Fashion
By Carlyn Beccia
Beyond Words, 2016. Informational. 176 pages. 

Throughout history, daring women have wielded power and brought about change through their bold fashion choices. Fashion Rebels is a collection of lively, illustrated biographies of twenty-five of these influential fashion icones from the distant past to today. Discover how these rebels' fashion choices both mirrored and redefined what it meant to be a woman in their era. From Cleopatra and Coco Chanel, whose forward fashions freed later generations from conformity, to Michelle Obama and Lady Gaga, who each bravely step out every day to rock their own unique personal styles. These fashionistas didn't follow trends or cultural conventions: they set new courses with their own styles. And if fashion police came knocking, they simply didn't open the door. --Publisher

By Allison Varnes
Random House Children's Books, 2018. Fiction. 275 pages.

Twelve-year-old June Harper, shocked when her parents go on a campaign to clear the Dogwood Middle School library of objectionable books, starts a secret banned books library in an empty locker. --Editor

By J. Anderson Coats
Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2018. Fiction. 244 pages.

After her parents are jailed for a failed resistance movement, Malley is sent to reform school, where she plans some resistance of her own. --Publisher

By Ariel Dorfman
Seven Stories Press, 2020. Fiction. 63 pages.

In a magical animal kingdom where oppression and censorship reign, the wolf king decrees that rabbits no longer exist, but the unmentionable furry creatures refuse to be ignored. --Editor

By Michael M.B. Galvin and Peter Speakman
Disney-Hyperion, 2015. Fiction. 282 pages.

When his mother sends him to New Hampshire to stay with his cousin, Theo, Parker expects to be bored out of his mind. But then he stumbles across an ancient container--with a real genie inside--and life for Parker gets way more exciting. But there are those who seek to unleash the devastating power of the genies onto the world, and he may be humanity's only hope at surviving. --Editor

By Ron McGee
HarperCollinsPublishers, 2016. Fiction. 362 pages.

When his father disappears and his mother is abducted, Ryan learns that his missing parents are secret agents and that he must undertake a perilous mission to rescue them. --Editor

By Supriya Kelkar
Lee & Low Books, Inc., 2021. Fiction. 314 pages.

In 1857 India, 12-year-old Meera escapes a life she has no say in--and certain death on her husband's funeral pyre--only to end up a servant to a British general in the East India Company. When a rebellion against British colonizers spreads, she must choose between relative safety in a British household or standing up for herself and her people. --Publisher

By Vicky Alvear Shecter
Illustrated by Bill Mayer
Boyds Mills Press, 2019. Informational. 155 pages.

The true life stories of six little-known fierce ancient warrior queens are told with humor and vivid detail by an award-winning writer. For young readers seeking to be inspired by stories of strong women, this riveting book shines a light on six powerful ancient queens. Highlighting women warriors who ruled in ancient eras, like Hatshepsut in 1492 BCE Egypt, and Zenobia in 260 CE Palmyra, the stories span the globe to reveal the hidden histories of queens who challenged men and fought for the right to rule their queendoms. Award-winning author Vicky Alvear Shectar's lively text and acclaimed illustrator Bill Mayer's witty illustrations showcase these stories filled with history, power, and humor. 
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