Septima Clark Book Award, 2019-2021
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
Sponsored by National Council for the Social Studies

- 217 Resources including
- 30 Videos
- 7 Book Readings
- 15 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
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Rise!: From Caged Bird to Poet of the People, Maya Angelou
by Bethany Hegedus and Tonya Engel
(Winner, 2020)
21 Resources5 Awards

Finish the Fight!: The Brave and Revolutionary Women Who Fought for the Right to Vote
(Winner, 2021)
20 Resources4 Awards

Instructions Not Included: How a Team of Women Coded the Future
by Tami Lewis Brown, Debbie Loren Dunn, and Chelsea Beck
(Honor, 2020)
18 Resources6 Awards

Astronauts: Women on the Final Frontier
by Jim Ottaviani and Maris Wicks
(Honor, 2021)
18 Resources6 Awards

The Only Woman in the Photo: Frances Perkins & Her New Deal for America
by Kathleen Krull and Alexandra Bye
(Winner, 2021)
14 Resources4 Awards

Breaking Through: How Female Athletes Shattered Stereotypes in the Roaring Twenties
by Sue Macy
(Honor, 2021)
14 Resources4 Awards

Streetcar to Justice: How Elizabeth Jennings Won the Right to Ride in New York
(Winner, 2019)
13 Resources4 Awards

Jane Against the World: Roe V. Wade and the Fight for Reproductive Rights
(Winner, 2021)
13 Resources4 Awards

She Persisted Around the World: 13 Women Who Changed History
by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger
(Winner, 2019)
12 Resources1 Awards


Reaching for the Moon: The Autobiography of NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson
(Winner, 2020)
10 Resources4 Awards

Girls with Guts!: The Road to Breaking Barriers and Bashing Records
by Debbie Gonzales and Rebecca Gibbon
(Honor, 2020)
10 Resources2 Awards

Shirley Chisholm Is a Verb
by Veronica Chambers and Rachelle Baker
(Honor, 2021)
10 Resources3 Awards

Taking Cover: One Girl's Story of Growing Up During the Iranian Revolution
(Honor, 2020)
6 Resources2 Awards