Just One Girl
A Fight for Equal Rights
It’s the early 1970s in America and change is in the air. Women are marching in support of the Equal Rights Amendment. It’s a time of self-expression and social change. Jillian Parker loves math; it’s her favorite subject and she is good at it. So when it’s time for the fourth graders to select their after-school clubs, she knows exactly what she’ll choose. But when Jillian goes to sign her name on the Math Club sign-up sheet, she is met with snickering and jeers. A girl in the boys’ club? Shouldn’t she be in Cooking Club, instead?
Jillian knows she’s smart, but maybe she’s not smart enough. Maybe they are right, and she doesn’t belong. She’s just one girl. But after hearing about the discrimination experienced by her mother and other women, Jillian realizes that maybe what is needed is for just one girl to step forward. A new entry in the Tales of Young Americans series.
| Interest Level | Grade 1 - Grade 4 |
|---|---|
| Reading Level | Grade 2 |
| Dewey | Fic |
| Lexile | 610L |
| ATOS Reading Level | |
| Guided Reading Level | P |
| Publisher | Sleeping Bear Press |
| Series | Tales of Young Americans |
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Available Formats | Hardcover (9781534113046), PDF (9781668945179), ePub (9781668945346), Hosted ebook (9781668945681), Kindle (9781668945513) |
| Copyright | 2024 |
| Number of Pages | 40 |
| Dimensions | 9 x 11 |
| Graphics | Full-color illustrations |
- Keystone to Reading Elementary Book Award
- Kansas NEA Reading Circle List
Kirkus - Just One Girl: A Fight for Equal Rights
A young girl growing up in the 1970s takes a stand against sexism, with support from the women in her life…Offers a blend of history and earnest, heartfelt encouragement.
Historical Novel Society - Just One Girl: A Fight for Equal Rights
A straightforward story with a good message.
Ruth Keefer, Ph D, Director of Curriculum (retired), South San Francisco School District, San Francisco, CA - Just One Girl: A Fight for Equal Rights
An important book for all young readers with a heartfelt message, especially for girls, but also an ageless mantra for all women!
J. Borden, Author Chair, Keystone State Literacy Association, PA - Just One Girl: A Fight for Equal Rights
This book is awesome! I can’t wait to share it with my granddaughters and my students. It would be a great addition to any classroom and family library.
Marilyn J. Eisenwine, Ph D, Professor of Teacher Education (retired) , Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX - Just One Girl: A Fight for Equal Rights
This story brought tears to my eyes. I grew up in the same era as the author and received the same negative messages about possibilities for my future. We need changes in our country as described by these strong characters.
Christine Fugere, Elementary Librarian, Parsippany-Troy Hills School District, NJ - Just One Girl: A Fight for Equal Rights
Trinka Hakes Noble has done it again! Go and get this book for your girls or for your students NOW! I have fallen in love with so many of Trinka’s picture books, but this one stands out from the rest. Well done!
Rose Cappelli, Keystone to Reading, Keystone State Literacy Association, PA - Just One Girl: A Fight for Equal Rights
Just One Girl is a timely reminder that the fight for equal rights is still going on today. Informative and inspirational. A must have for any classroom or home library.
Jill Mills - Just One Girl
Just One Girl is a beautiful story and gave me the chills! It’s a perfect companion to our new language arts curriculum whose first unit is human rights. I’m excited to share it with my classes.
Booklist - Just One Girl: A Fight for Equal Rights
A worthwhile addition to the Tales of Young Americans series, Noble’s picture book offers a simply written, honest portrayal of the harmful effects of prejudice and the healing powers of knowledge and support from others.
Booklist - Just One Girl: A Fight for Equal Rights
A worthwhile addition to the Tales of Young Americans series, Noble’s picture book offers a simply written, honest portrayal of the harmful effects of prejudice and the healing powers of knowledge and support from others.
Author: Trinka Hakes Noble
Trinka Hakes Noble is the award-winning author of numerous picture books including The Orange Shoes (2007 National Parenting Publications Awards Honors Winner), The Scarlet Stockings Spy (2005 IRA Teachers' Choice), The Last Brother, and The Legend of the Cape May Diamond. Ms. Noble also wrote the ever-popular Jimmy's Boa series and Meanwhile Back at the Ranch, both featured on PBS's Reading Rainbow. Her many awards include ALA Notable Children's Book, Booklist Children's Editors' Choice, IRA-CBC Children's Choice, Learning: The Year's Ten Best, and several Junior Literary Guild Selections. Ms. Noble has studied children's book writing and illustrating in New York City at Parsons School of Design, the New School University, Caldecott medalist Uri Shulevitz's Greenwich Village Workshop, and at New York University. A member of the Rutgers University Council on Children's Literature, she was awarded Outstanding Woman 2002 in Arts and Letters in the state of New Jersey for her lifetime work in children's books. Ms. Noble currently lives in the historic Jockey Hollow area of Bernardsville, New Jersey.
Illustrator: Amanda Calatzis
Amanda Calatzis found math very frustrating and even cried about it sometimes in school, until a teacher named Mrs. Sabatini helped her feel good at a type of math called Geometry. She has always loved drawing pictures, and geometry combines math and pictures! She is the illustrator of Mister Rogers’ Gift of Music and received an MFA in Illustration as Visual Essay from the School of Visual Arts in New York City.
| Original artwork |
| Full-color illustrations |