Women’s History Month: High School Book Recommendations

- ACPS

In celebration of Women’s History Month, ACPS librarians are recommending some of their favorite age-appropriate reads throughout March. Stories of women who have made significant contributions in our society and everyday lives should be shared beginning at an early age. These books are a part of the ACPS library system, and we encourage students and families to check out these informative and captivating books.

Women’s History Month is a celebration of women’s contributions to history, culture and society and has been observed annually in March in the U.S. since 1987. Learn more at the Women’s History Month website.

  • “Freedom Cannot Rest: Ella Baker and the Civil Rights Movement” by Lisa Frederiksen Bohannon.
  • “Why She Wrote: A Graphic History of the Lives, Inspiration, and Influence Behind the Pens of Classic Women Writers” by Lauren Burke and Hannah K. Chapman.
  • “Blackout” by Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, and Nicola Yoon.
  • “Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America” by Firoozeh Dumas.
  • “Say Her Name: Poems to Empower” by Zetta Elliott.
  • “Wonder Women of Science: How 12 Geniuses Are Rocking Science, Technology, and the World” by Tiera Fletcher and Ginger Rue.
  • “The Woman All Spies Fear: Code Breaker Elizebeth Smith Friedman and Her Hidden Life” by Amy Butler Greenfield.
  • “Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)” by Mindy Kaling.
  • “Women in Gaming: 100 Professionals of Play” by Meagan Marie.
  • “I, Rigoberta Menchu: An Indian Woman in Guatemala” by Rigoberta Menchu.
  • “All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley’s Sack, a Black Family Keepsake” by Tiya Miles.
  • “Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics” by Dolly Parton and Robert Oermann.
  • “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” by Rebecca Skloot.