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A Greater Goal: the Epic Battle for Equal Pay in Women's Soccer—and Beyond
by Elizabeth Rusch
796.334 RUS
An award-winning journalist traces the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team's fight for equal pay until they secured an equitable contract in 2022, an effort that will benefit future athletes and illuminate the work, support and grit needed to be treated with equality in a world that often undervalues the contributions of women.
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Homebody
by Theo Parish
GN YA B PAR
In this intimate and defiantly hopeful graphic novel memoir, the author shares their journey to find a home within themself, taking readers through the experiences and everyday moments that all led up to them finding the term "nonbinary," which finally struck a chord.
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Shackled: A Tale of Wronged Kids, Rogue Judges, and a Town that Looked Away
by Candy J. Cooper
364.134 COO
Recounting the explosive story of the Kids for Cash scandal in Pennsylvania in the early 2000s, this gripping combination of extensive research and original reporting shows how more than 2,500 children and teens were wrongly sent to a for-profit detention center by two corrupt judges.
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The Unboxing of a Black Girl
by Angela Shantâe
811.6 SHA
Written as a collection of vignettes and poetry, The Unboxing of a Black Girl is a creative nonfiction reflection on Black girlhood. The debut YA title, by award-winning author Angela Shantâe, is a love letter to Black girls set in New York City and serves as a personal and political critique of how the world raises Black girls.
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