Young Adult Titles

1. Good Girl Work Gourley, Catherine. q331.3109 G
A look at female labor in the early 19th and 20th century in the textile mills, shoe factories, and sweatshops.

2. Yankee Doodle Gals: Women Pilots of World War II. Nathan, Amy. q940.5449 N
The history of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) who served their country in the air.

3. Cool Careers for Girls in Construction Pasternak, Ceel. 624.023 P
Women in construction careers ranging from architect to ironworker are profiled.

4. We Need to go to School Roberts-Davis, Tanya. 331.3109 W
Interviews with young people who’ve gotten out of slave labor in the rug market and now work for ethical rug-making companies.

5. Crystal. Myers, Walter Dean. FIC MYERS
Crystal, an African-American teen living in Brooklyn, gets a chance to shine in the modeling world of Manhattan.

6. Where the Wind Goes Jemison, Mae/Find. B JEMISON J
Autobiography of Dr. Mae Jemison, the world's first black woman astronaut.

7. Red Midnight. Mikaelsen, Ben. FIC MIKAELSEN
12-year-old Santiago escapes from Guatemala with his little sister, Angelina. They survive a terrifying journey north and across the Gulf of Mexico to Florida.

8. A Step from Heaven Na, An. FIC NA.
Story of a Korean immigrant family, told from the daughter’s point of view.

9. Ashes of Roses. Auch, Mary Jane. FIC AUCH
Rose, an Irish immigrant girl, finds employment at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory.

10. Remote Man. Honey, Elizabeth. FIC HONEY
Through Ned’s technological prowess and his network of sympathizers in Jamaica, France, and Australia, a ring of international wildlife poachers is brought down. E-mail communications, chat rooms, and phony Web pages are all key factors.

11. Remember the Bridge Weatherford, Carole Boston 811 W
Poems about African Americans throughout U.S. history, illustrated with historic engravings and photographs.

12. An Ocean Apart, a World Away. Namioka, Lensey. FIC NAMIOKA
Yanyan leaves China in the 1920’s to attend Cornell University and become a doctor.