Stories for Kids Who Dare to Be Different: True Tales of Amazing People Who Stood Up and Stood Out

This follow-up to Stories for Boys Who Dare to Be Different takes a more gender-inclusive approach to telling the stories of groundbreaking figures. Brooks offers an eclectic, globe-spanning mix of individuals (arranged alphabetically by last name) from myriad professions and personal backgrounds. Among them are Riot Grrrl founders and band members of Bikini Kill; skateboarding champion Leticia Bufoni; and innovator and inventor Kelvin Doe, who made electricity from salvaged materials in Sierra Leone. Winter’s dramatic, graphic novel–reminiscent art provides narrative dimension to Brooks’s lively biographies, which serve to show readers that there are limitless ways to change the world. Ages 8–12. [em](May) [/em]