LET ME PLAY: THE STORY OF TITLE IX, THE LAW THAT CHANGED THE FUTURE OF GIRLS IN AMERICA
by Karen Blumenthal
Atheneum;ISBN: 0689859570;$17.95;2005

A little-noticed section of the Education Amendments of 1972 had a revolutionary effect on the number of girls in sports, as well as their enrollment in higher education. This engaging history is carefully documented, welldesigned, and illustrated with photos from the times.

Suggested for ages 10 - 15
Subjects: Girls | Sports | Women Athletes

THE GREY KING (AUDIO)
by Susan Cooper
narrated by Richard Mitchley
Listening Library;ISBN: 0807261963;$25;2001

Richard Mitchley narrates The Grey King, fourth volume in The Dark Is Rising sequence, effortlessly weaving the tongue tangling Welsh words into the text and riding the currents of gathering malevolence like the wind over high crags.

Suggested for ages 8 - 14
Subjects: Arthur, King | Audio Book | Boys | Brothers and Sisters | Dogs | Girls | Magic | Siblings

THE BLACK BULL OF NORROWAY: A SCOTTISH TALE
by Charlotte Huck
illustrated by Anita Lobel
Greenwillow;ISBN: 0688169007;$15.95;2001

Dark, eye-catching watercolors and the Black Bull’s expressive face make memorable the old story of a plucky girl who overcomes enchantments and seven years of hard labor to gain true love. Good to tell or read aloud.

Suggested for ages 5 - 10
Subjects: Girls | Heroines

BEAUTIFUL WARRIOR: THE LEGEND OF THE NUN’S KUNG FU
by Emily Arnold McCully
Scholastic;ISBN: 0590374877;$16.95;1998

A young girl’s life is transformed by her study of kung fu with a remarkable Buddhist nun in 17th century China. Watercolor illustrations evoke Oriental brush painting.

Suggested for ages 7 - 10
Subjects: Girls | Martial Arts

A MAZE ME: POEMS FOR GIRLS
by Naomi Shihab  Nye
illustrated by Terre Maher
Greenwillow;ISBN: 0060581891;$16.99;2005

With splendid imagery and a quiet, contemplative voice these free-verse poems capture the random thoughts and ambiguous feelings of a 13-year-old girl moving from childhood and attempting to understand and connect with her world and herself.

Suggested for ages 13 - 18
Subjects: Girls