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
- 545 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)
45+ Resources8 Awards
Pauli Murray: The Life of a Pioneering Feminist and Civil Rights Activist
by Terry Catasús Jennings and Rosita Stevens-Holsey
(Winner, 2023)
25+ Resources3 Awards
A Life of Service: The Story of Senator Tammy Duckworth
by Christina Soontornvat and Dow Phumiruk
(Honor, 2023)
25+ Resources4 Awards
Go Forth and Tell: The Life of Augusta Baker, Librarian and Master Storyteller
by Breanna J. McDaniel and April Harrison
(Middle Grade Winner, 2025)
25+ Resources14 Awards
Finish the Fight!: The Brave and Revolutionary Women Who Fought for the Right to Vote
(Winner, 2021)
25+ 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)
20+ Resources4 Awards
The Fearless Flights of Hazel Ying Lee
by Julie Leung and Julie Kwon
(Winner, 2022)
20+ Resources4 Awards
Call Me Miss Hamilton: One Woman's Case for Equality and Respect
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Jeffery Boston Weatherford
(Honor, 2023)
20+ Resources3 Awards
Rise!: From Caged Bird to Poet of the People, Maya Angelou
by Bethany Hegedus and Tonya Engel
(Winner, 2020)
20+ 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)
20+ Resources6 Awards
Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust
by Elisa Boxer and Amy June Bates
(Honor, 2024)
20+ Resources7 Awards
Swinging Into History: Toni Stone: Big-League Baseball's First Woman Player
by Karen L. Swanson and Laura Freeman
(Elementary Winner, 2025)
20+ Resources5 Awards
Astronauts: Women on the Final Frontier
by Jim Ottaviani and Maris Wicks
(Honor, 2021)
15+ Resources5 Awards
The Leaf Detective: How Margaret Lowman Uncovered Secrets in the Rainforest
by Heather Lang and Jana Christy
(Honor, 2022)
15+ Resources4 Awards
The Brilliant Calculator: How Mathematician Edith Clarke Helped Electrify America
by Jan Lower and Susan Reagan
(Winner, 2024)
15+ Resources4 Awards
Mamie Phipps Clark, Champion for Children
by Lynnette Mawhinney and Neil Evans
(Secondary Winner, 2025)
15+ Resources4 Awards
She Persisted Around the World: 13 Women Who Changed History
by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger
(Winner, 2019)
15+ Resources1 Awards
Jane Against the World: Roe V. Wade and the Fight for Reproductive Rights
(Winner, 2021)
15+ Resources3 Awards
Streetcar to Justice: How Elizabeth Jennings Won the Right to Ride in New York
(Winner, 2019)
15+ Resources4 Awards
The Only Woman in the Photo: Frances Perkins & Her New Deal for America
by Kathleen Krull and Alexandra Bye
(Winner, 2021)
15+ Resources3 Awards
Breaking Through: How Female Athletes Shattered Stereotypes in the Roaring Twenties
by Sue Macy
(Honor, 2021)
15+ 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)
15+ Resources3 Awards
Reaching for the Moon: The Autobiography of NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson
(Winner, 2020)
15+ Resources4 Awards
Annette Feels Free: The True Story of Annette Kellerman, World-Class Swimmer, Fashion Pioneer, and Real-Life Mermaid
(Honor, 2023)
15+ Resources2 Awards
Girls with Guts!: The Road to Breaking Barriers and Bashing Records
by Debbie Gonzales and Rebecca Gibbon
(Honor, 2020)
10+ Resources2 Awards
Bessie the Motorcycle Queen
by Charles R. Smith, Jr. and Charlot Kristensen
(Winner, 2023)
10+ Resources1 Awards
Chef Edna: Queen of Southern Cooking, Edna Lewis
by Melvina Noel and Cozbi A. Cabrera
(Honor, 2024)
10+ Resources3 Awards
Shirley Chisholm Is a Verb
by Veronica Chambers and Rachelle Baker
(Honor, 2021)
10+ Resources2 Awards
The Women Who Built Hollywood: 12 Trailblazers in Front of and Behind the Camera
(Winner, 2024)
10+ Resources3 Awards
Miles of Style: Eunice W. Johnson and the Ebony Fashion Fair
by Lisa D. Brathwaite and Lynn Gaines
(Middle Grade Honor, 2025)
10+ Resources2 Awards
Taking Cover: One Girl's Story of Growing Up During the Iranian Revolution
(Honor, 2020)
10+ Resources2 Awards
The Lion Queen: Rasila Vadher, the First Woman Guardian of the Last Asiatic Lions
by Rina Singh and Tara Anand
(Winner, 2024)
10+ Resources1 Awards
I Dare! I Can! I Will!: The Day the Icelandic Women Walked Out and Inspired the World
(Honor, 2024)
10+ Resources1 Awards
Introducing Sandwina
by Vicki Conrad and Jeremy Holmes
(Elementary Honor, 2025)
10+ Resources3 Awards
