Veronica Chambers

"A historical novel about Ida B. Wells, from her teen years up through becoming an investigative journalist and civil rights crusader without peer"-- Provided by publisher. Before she became a warrior, Ida B. Wells was an incomparable flirt with a quick wit and a dream of becoming a renowned writer. The first child of newly freed parents who thrived in a community that pulsated with hope and possibility after the Civil War, Ida had a big heart, big...

"Who was at the forefront of women's right to vote? We know a few famous names, like Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, but what about so many others from diverse backgrounds--black, Asian, Latinx, Native American, and more--who helped lead the fight for suffrage? On the hundredth anniversary of the historic win for women's rights, it's time to celebrate the names and stories of the women whose stories have yet to be told."-- Publisher marketing....

Both of sixteen-year-old Cammi's parents are stars in Mexico, but everything changes when her mother accepts a role in an American sitcom. Cammi's mother is a glamorous telenovela actress in Mexico City; her father is the go-to voice-over talent for blockbuster films. Hers is a world of private planes, chauffeurs, paparazzi and gossip columnists. When Cammi' s mom gets cast in an American television show and the family moves to LA, things change,...

"A nonfiction collection of profiles of prominent activists for young readers"-- Provided by publisher.

Before they were activists, they were just ordinary people like us. These profiles of remarkable figures show us what it means to take a stand and say no to injustice. -- From back cover.

"Exuberant and larger-than-life Flora Violeta LeFevre has a plan--a plan to become a millionaire in the new year. She's already collecting her birthday money and her mom's swear jar so when the school announces a kids' entrepreneurship conference, Flora's excited to learn all the tricks to becoming rich. But she can't open an animal hospital without a medical degree . . . and she can't think of anything to invent and her sister keeps stealing the...

Carmen is turning fifteen and her friends Sarita, Alicia, Jamie, and Gaz plan to throw her a quinceañera; but when the group decides to join a reality show competition, Carmen feels like her party is becoming less important.

"Before he earned his third Michelin star at his iconic restaurant, Le Bernardin, the James Beard Award for Outstanding Chef of the Year, became a regular guest judge on Bravo's Top Chef, even before he knew how to make a proper omelet, Eric Ripert was a young boy in the South of France who felt that his world had come to an end. At the age of five, his parents went through a bitter divorce. Eric moved away with his mother, whose new husband, Serge,...

Memoir of the author's life growing up as an overachiever in an underpriviledged family, chronicling the blessed relationship she forged with her mother after her father deserted the family.