Tag Archives: women’s issues

Historical Fiction: “Rose under Fire”

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Victoria Waddle

Rose under Fire by Elizabeth Wein   This is another great one by the author of Code Name Verity. It’s a companion piece to that book and begins in Great Britain, 1944, just about where Code Name Verity let off. While … Continue reading →

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Adult Books for Teens: “Lean In”

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Victoria Waddle

Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg Sheryl Sandberg is an enormously successful businesswoman who is now the COO (chief operating officer) of Facebook. She decided to write Lean In to argue that in the … Continue reading →

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