Born A Girl
It Takes Courage
- Publisher
- Orca Book Publishers
- Initial publish date
- Mar 2024
- Category
- Women, Civil & Human Rights, Sociology
- Recommended Age
- 12 to 18
- Recommended Grade
- 8 to 12
- Recommended Reading age
- 12 to 18
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781459838987
- Publish Date
- Mar 2024
- List Price
- $29.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781459839007
- Publish Date
- Mar 2024
- List Price
- $0.99
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Description
Key Selling Points
- Born a Girl tells the stories of five girls from five different countries (Nepal, Afghanistan, Mexico, France and Kenya) and explores what it means to be a girl in those parts of the world.
- The book covers issues such as women's rights, period poverty, female genital mutilation, femicide, body shaming and lack of access to education.
- The text is a mix of narrative nonfiction supplemented by facts, vocabulary and real-life stories.
- In writing the fictional stories of the five girls, the author researched and reached out to organizations and experts such as Amnesty International (Mexico), Care Association (Nepal) and Samburu Girls Foundation (Kenya), supplemented by primary and secondary research in France and Afghanistan.
About the authors
Alice Dussutour is a French illustrator and author. Her work is colorful, feminist and joyful. After studying art direction for five years, she developed her passion for illustration and published her first book, Naître fille, the original French version of Born A Girl, in 2022. Alice lives in Paris.
Alice Dussutour's profile page
David Warriner grew up in the UK and escaped to Quebec right after graduating from Oxford. A professional translator for nearly two decades, David nurtures a healthy passion for Quebec fiction and has translated a range of fiction, nonfiction, and children’s fiction titles by Quebec authors for British and Canadian publishers. He lives in Penticton, British Columbia.
Editorial Reviews
★“Engaging artwork belies the series content of the book, a look at five contemporary misogynistic cultural practices…Each character does stand up for herself and finds support through other women. This informative and inspiring offering should help teens assert their rights.”
Booklist, starred review
“Saturated, vibrantly colored illustrations highlight the girls and symbolic items in their life. The book celebrates those who are working for change from within their cultures. Celebrates girls’ resilience, courage, and initiative.”
Kirkus Reviews
“These topics, while uncomfortable, are necessary for today’s youth to know of…Difficult but necessary, this work is both triggering and empowering.”
School Library Journal (SLJ)
“Celebrates the courage and resilience of [the] girls who are working to create change in their communities…This book is highly recommended for public and school library collections.”
Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC) Canadian Children’s Book News
“[Explores] important issues that everyone, regardless of gender, should be familiar with. The experiences of each girl and the barriers the girls face can seem insurmountable, but the critical analysis and cultural change that is needed, or is already happening, found at the end of each story provides inspiration and hope and drives home the message that change and work toward gender equality are everyone’s responsibility. Highly Recommended.”
CM: Canadian Review of Materials
