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Book Suggestions Published in 2023 Ancestory: The Mystery and Majesty of Ancient Cave Art (2023, by: Salyer, Hannah, LE, Stone Age, Cave Art) Stars of the Night: The Courageous Children of the Czech Kindertransport (2023, by: Stelson, Caren, LE, MG, Holocaust, Kindertransport) Love is Loud: How Diane Nash Led the Civil Rights Movement (2023, by: Wallace, Sandra Neil, LE, MG, Civil Rights) Hidden Hope (2023, by: Boxer, Elisa, LE, MG, Holocaust, Jewish Resistance) History Smashers: Christopher Columbus and the Taino People (2023, by: Messner, Kate, MG, UMG, Colonization, Exploration, Caribbean, Indigenous Americans) A Sky Full of Song (2023, by: Meyer, Susan Lynn, MG, UMG, Jewish Immigration, Westward Expansion) Race to the Truth: Colonization and the Wampanoag Story (2023, by: Coombs, Linda, MG, UMG, Colonial America, Indigenous Americans, Wampanoag, Colonization) Iceburg (2023, by: Nielsen, Jennifer A., MG, UMG, Titanic) Wild Bird (2023, by: Zahler, Diane, UMG, YA, Plagues, Medieval Life, Bubonic Plague) In the Tunnel (2023, by: Lee, Julie, UMG, Korean War, Escaping North Korea) The Lost Year (2023, by: Marsh, Katherine, UMG, Soviet Union, Holodomor) Courage to Dream: Tales of Hope in the Holocaust (2023, by: Shusterman, Neal, UMG, YA, Holocaust, Jewish Resistance) The Windeby Puzzle (2023, by: Lowry, Lois, UMG, YA, Archaeology) The Mona Lisa Vanishes (2023, by: Day, Nicholas, UMG, YA, Leonardo da Vinci, Art Heist) Into the Bright Open: A Secret Garden Remix (2023, by: Dimaline, Cherie, UMG, YA, Metis Nation, Retelling, Indigenous Americans, LGBTQ+) The Davenports (2023, by: Marquis, Krystal, YA, A, African American History, Great Migration, Civil Rights) The Reformatory (2023, by: Due, Tananarive, YA, A, Segregation, Civil Rights, Great Migration, Jim Crow) Red Harvest (2023, by: Cherkas, Michael, YA, A, Soviet Union, Holodomor) Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe (2023, by: Sheinkin, Steve, YA, A, Holocaust, Auschwitz, Jewish Resistance) For Lamb (2023, by: Cline-Ransome, Lesa, YA, A, Segregation, lynching, Great Migration, Jim Crow) The Blood Years (2023, by: Arnold, Elana K., YA, A, Holocaust) A Fire Among Clouds: Codex Black (2023, by: Lozano, Camilo Moncada, YA, Indigenous Americans, Mesoamerican Mythology) Atomic Anna (2023, by: Barenbaum, Rachel, YA, A, Chernobyl, Communism, Soviet Union) Lavender House (2023, by: Rosen, Lev AC, YA, A, McCarthyism, Cold War, LGBTQ+) Immortality: A Love Story (2023, by: Schwartz, Dana, YA, A, Medicine, Graverobbers, Women in Science) My Dear Henry: A Jekyll and Hyde Remix (2023, by: Bayron, Kalynn, YA, A, Victorian Era, LGBTQ+, Retelling) What the River Knows (2023, by: Ibañez, Isabel, YA, A, Egyptology, Archaeology, Cleopatra) The Woman With the Cure (2023, by: Cullen, Lynn, YA, A, History of Science, Women in Science, Vaccines) Wrath Becomes Her (2023, by: Polydoros, Aden, YA, A, WWII, Jewish Resistance) The Fight for Midnight (2023, by: Solomon, Dan, YA, Reproductive Rights) Independence (2023, by: Divakaruni, Chitra Banerjee, A, Partition of India) Lone Women (2023, by: LaValle, Victor, A, Horror, Westward Expansion) The First Bright Thing (2023, by: Dawson, J.R., A, Jewish Life) The House is on Fire (2023, by: Beanland, Rachel, A, Antebellum South, Disasters, Escaped Slaves) Looking for Jane (2023, by: Marshall, Heather, A, Reproductive Rights) Pandora (2023, by: Stokes-Chapman, Susan, A, Women in Art, Greek Mythology) Forbidden City (2023, by: Hua, Vanessa, A, Cultural Revolution) The Postcard (2023, by: Berest, Anne, A, WWII, Jewish Life, antisemitism, Holocaust Survivors) See also: 2022 | 2021 | 2020 Featured Weekly Book Suggestion - 9/11/2023 Modern Age Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross Author: Sorell, Traci Buy at Amazon | BookShop.org Time Period: Modern Age Time Frame: 1925-2008 Geographic Area: North America Country: United States Topics: WWII, Cherokee Nation, Indigenous Americans, Space Race, Women in Science Genre: Non Fiction Reading Age: Lower Elementary, Middle Grade Format: Picture Book Published: 2021 American History > Modern Age > Indigenous American History > Women in Science Discover the story of how a math-loving girl blazed a trail for herself and others in this American Indian Library Association Youth Literature Award Honor Picture Book, Classified: Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, a biography for children ages 7 – 11 Mary Golda Ross designed classified airplanes and spacecraft as Lockheed Aircraft Corporation's first female engineer. Find out how her passion for math and the Cherokee values she was raised with shaped her life and work. Cherokee author Traci Sorell and Métis illustrator Natasha Donovan trace Ross's journey from being the only girl in a high school math class to becoming a teacher to pursuing an engineering degree, joining the top-secret Skunk Works division of Lockheed, and being a mentor for Native Americans and young women interested in engineering. In addition, the narrative highlights Cherokee values including education, working cooperatively, remaining humble, and helping ensure equal opportunity and education for all. "A stellar addition to the genre that will launch careers and inspire for generations, it deserves space alongside stories of other world leaders and innovators."—starred, Kirkus Reviews Emily's Review I am always looking for picture books about interesting people, and while this book is a short biography, I think it was really well done. In this book, we meet Mary Golda Ross, the first Native American and female engineer at Lockheed Martin. We see through her story that she was dedicated to her Cherokee values throughout her life and career. She was instrumental not only in working on aircraft during WWII, but in the space race and other important projects. Much of her work is still classified, hence the title of the book. Ross' life and achievements are inspiring, and I especially appreciate the focus put on girls in mathematics. I also really enjoyed the emphasis put on her Cherokee values. My only negative on this book is that it reads more like a list of what she did rather than a story. Because of that, I think this book might be hard for a child to latch onto. I think the illustrations are beautiful though, and really add to the story. Overall, I definitely think this book is worth checking out if you want to learn more about women, particularly Indigenous women, in STEM! Other Similar Books Other suggestions on the subject of the Cherokee Nation. Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross (by: Sorell, Traci, LE, MG) Talking Leaves (by: Bruchac, Joseph, MG, UMG) Other suggestions on the subject of Women in Science. What Miss Mitchell Saw (by: Barrett, Hayley, Astronomy, Women in Science, LE) Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross (by: Sorell, Traci, WWII, Cherokee Nation, Indigenous Americans, Space Race, Women in Science, LE, MG) The Fossil Girl (by: Brighton, Catherine, Paleontology, Women in Science, LE) The Story of Marie Curie (by: Katz, Susan B., Chemistry, Women in Science, MG) Finding Wonders (by: Atkins, Jeannine, Paleontology, Astronomy, Entemology, Women in Science, MG) A Bend in the Stars (by: Barenbaum, Rachel, Russian Revolution, Women in Science, YA, A) The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate (by: Kelly, Jacqueline, Evolution, Botany, Women in Science, UMG, YA) Immortality: A Love Story (by: Schwartz, Dana, Medicine, Graverobbers, Women in Science, YA, A) Miss Benson's Beetle (by: Joyce, Rachel, History of Science, Women in Science, YA, A) Eleanore of Avignon (by: DeLozier, Elizabeth, Plagues, Medieval Life, Bubonic Plague, Women in Science, A) The Corpse Queen (by: Herrman, Heather M., Grave Robbers, Women in Science, YA, A) The Woman With the Cure (by: Cullen, Lynn, History of Science, Women in Science, Vaccines, YA, A) Anatomy: A Love Story (by: Schwartz, Dana, Medicine, Graverobbers, Women in Science, YA, A) The Lost Apothecary (by: Penner, Sarah, Plagues, Women in Science, London, Poison, A) A Curious Beginning (by: Raybourn, Deanna, Victorian Era, Women in Science, A) What's New: Books. 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