Septima Clark Book Award, 2019-2025
Resources for the titles recognized by this award since its inception in 2019-- honoring the most distinguished books appropriate for young readers that depict women's issues globally
- 534 Resources including
- 70 Videos
- 26 Book Readings
- 46 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
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Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer
by Traci Sorell and Natasha Donovan
(Honor, 2022)
40 Resources8 Awards
Pauli Murray: The Life of a Pioneering Feminist and Civil Rights Activist
by Terry Catasús Jennings and Rosita Stevens-Holsey
(Winner, 2023)
23 Resources3 Awards
A Life of Service: The Story of Senator Tammy Duckworth
by Christina Soontornvat and Dow Phumiruk
(Honor, 2023)
23 Resources4 Awards
Go Forth and Tell: The Life of Augusta Baker, Librarian and Master Storyteller
by Breanna J. McDaniel and April Harrison
(Winner, 2025)
23 Resources14 Awards
Finish the Fight!: The Brave and Revolutionary Women Who Fought for the Right to Vote
(Winner, 2021)
22 Resources3 Awards
Sanctuary: Kip Tiernan and Rosie's Place, the Nation's First Shelter for Women
by Christine McDonnell and Victoria Tentler-Krylov
(Winner, 2023)
19 Resources4 Awards
The Fearless Flights of Hazel Ying Lee
by Julie Leung and Julie Kwon
(Winner, 2022)
18 Resources4 Awards
Call Me Miss Hamilton: One Woman's Case for Equality and Respect
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Jeffery Boston Weatherford
(Honor, 2023)
18 Resources3 Awards
Rise!: From Caged Bird to Poet of the People, Maya Angelou
by Bethany Hegedus and Tonya Engel
(Winner, 2020)
17 Resources5 Awards
Instructions Not Included: How a Team of Women Coded the Future
by Tami Lewis Brown, Debbie Loren Dunn, and Chelsea Beck
(Honor, 2020)
17 Resources6 Awards
Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust
by Elisa Boxer and Amy June Bates
(Honor, 2024)
16 Resources7 Awards
Swinging Into History: Toni Stone: Big-League Baseball's First Woman Player
by Karen L. Swanson and Laura Freeman
(Winner, 2025)
16 Resources5 Awards
Astronauts: Women on the Final Frontier
by Jim Ottaviani and Maris Wicks
(Honor, 2021)
14 Resources5 Awards
The Leaf Detective: How Margaret Lowman Uncovered Secrets in the Rainforest
by Heather Lang and Jana Christy
(Honor, 2022)
14 Resources4 Awards
The Brilliant Calculator: How Mathematician Edith Clarke Helped Electrify America
by Jan Lower and Susan Reagan
(Winner, 2024)
13 Resources4 Awards
Mamie Phipps Clark, Champion for Children
by Lynnette Mawhinney and Neil Evans
(Winner, 2025)
13 Resources4 Awards
Jane Against the World: Roe V. Wade and the Fight for Reproductive Rights
(Winner, 2021)
12 Resources3 Awards
She Persisted Around the World: 13 Women Who Changed History
by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger
(Winner, 2019)
11 Resources1 Awards
Streetcar to Justice: How Elizabeth Jennings Won the Right to Ride in New York
(Winner, 2019)
11 Resources4 Awards
The Only Woman in the Photo: Frances Perkins & Her New Deal for America
by Kathleen Krull and Alexandra Bye
(Winner, 2021)
11 Resources3 Awards
Breaking Through: How Female Athletes Shattered Stereotypes in the Roaring Twenties
by Sue Macy
(Honor, 2021)
11 Resources3 Awards
Grace Banker and Her Hello Girls Answer the Call: The Heroic Story of WWI Telephone Operators
by Claudia Friddell and Elizabeth Baddeley
(Honor, 2022)
11 Resources3 Awards
Reaching for the Moon: The Autobiography of NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson
(Winner, 2020)
10 Resources4 Awards
Annette Feels Free: The True Story of Annette Kellerman, World-Class Swimmer, Fashion Pioneer, and Real-Life Mermaid
(Honor, 2023)
10 Resources2 Awards
Girls with Guts!: The Road to Breaking Barriers and Bashing Records
by Debbie Gonzales and Rebecca Gibbon
(Honor, 2020)
9 Resources2 Awards
Bessie the Motorcycle Queen
by Charles R. Smith, Jr. and Charlot Kristensen
(Winner, 2023)
9 Resources1 Awards
Chef Edna: Queen of Southern Cooking, Edna Lewis
by Melvina Noel and Cozbi A. Cabrera
(Honor, 2024)
9 Resources3 Awards
Shirley Chisholm Is a Verb
by Veronica Chambers and Rachelle Baker
(Honor, 2021)
8 Resources2 Awards
The Women Who Built Hollywood: 12 Trailblazers in Front of and Behind the Camera
(Winner, 2024)
7 Resources3 Awards
Taking Cover: One Girl's Story of Growing Up During the Iranian Revolution
(Honor, 2020)
6 Resources2 Awards
The Lion Queen: Rasila Vadher, the First Woman Guardian of the Last Asiatic Lions
by Rina Singh and Tara Anand
(Winner, 2024)
6 Resources1 Awards
I Dare! I Can! I Will!: The Day the Icelandic Women Walked Out and Inspired the World
(Honor, 2024)
6 Resources1 Awards
