Nomination: Foul is Fair

Capin, Hannah.  Foul is Fair.  2020.  336p.  Wednesday, $18.99 (9781250239549). Gr. 9 and up.

Making good on her words, “You picked the wrong girl,” Jade metes out deadly justice on her rapists and their accomplices.

Nomination: Rebel Spy

Rossi, Veronica.  Rebel Spy.  2020.  368p.  Delacorte, $18.99 (9781524771225). Gr. 7 and up.

Forced into life under an alias as a wealthy Revolutionary Loyalist, a young woman exercises her position of power by feeding secrets to George Washington’s network of spies.

Nomination: I Can Make This Promise

Day, Christine.  I Can Make This Promise.  2019.  272p.  Quill Tree Books, $16.99 (9780062871992). Gr. 3-7.

Searching for clues to her Native American heritage, Edie uncovers a story of separation and loss that changes her whole world.

Nomination: We Want Equal Rights!: The Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Influence on the Women’s Rights Movement

Roesch Wagner, Sally.  We Want Equal Rights!: The Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Influence on the Women’s Rights Movement.  2020.  48p.  7^th Generation, paper, $14.95 (9781939053282). Gr. 4 and up.

The Haudenosaunee people of the Six Nations provided inspiration not only to the framers of the U.S. Constitution, but also to the early proponents of women’s rights.

Nomination: Ice Breaker: How Mabel Fairbanks Changed Figure Skating

Viña, Rose.  Ice Breaker: How Mabel Fairbanks Changed Figure Skating.  Illus. by Claire Almon.  2019.  32p.  Albert Whitman, $16.99 (9780807534960). PreS-Gr. 3.

Repeatedly turned away from public ice rinks for the color of her skin, Mabel Fairbanks pursued her dream of figure skating and broke barriers for herself and her students.

Nomination: Fighting Words

Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker.  Fighting Words.  2020.  272p.  Dial, $17.99 (9781984815682). Gr.5 and up.

Shielded from the harsh realities of abuse in her home, 10 year-old Della must come to terms with the fact that nobody was there to do the same for her older sister.

Nomination: I Want to Be… : A Gutsy Girls’ ABC

Zaman, Farida.  I Want to Be… : A Gutsy Girls’ ABC.  2020.  30p.  Second Story, $10.95 (9781772601305). PreS-Gr. 2.

What sort of job would you like to do?  A diverse group of girls explores an alphabet of possibilities.

Nomination: Building Zaha: The Story of Architect Zaha Hadid

Tentler-Krylov, Victoria.  Building Zaha: The Story of Architect Zaha Hadid.  2020.  48p.  Orchard, $18.99 (9781338282832). PreS-Gr. 3.

This picture book biography beautifully reflects the art, the math, and the movement architect Zaha Hadid incorporated into each of her designs.

Nomination: Changing the Equation: 50+ US Black Women in STEM

Bolden, Tonya.  Changing the Equation: 50+ US Black Women in STEM.  2020.  208p.  Abrams, $19.99 (9781419707346). Gr.4-Gr. 8.

Role models for the next generation of girls in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Nomination: Rosie: Stronger Than Steel

Ward, Lindsay.  Rosie: Stronger Than Steel.  2020.  40p.  Two Lions, $17.99 (9781542017947). PreS-Gr. 2.

Rosie, a sturdy little tractor built by women during World War II, travels to England to do her part in the war effort.