Book Nook - The Woman Who Heard the Sun and Other True Stories Overlooked by History

The Woman Who Heard the Sun and Other True Stories Overlooked by History by Amisha Padnani and The New York Times (Ten Speed Young Readers; on sale October 6) is a celebration of extraordinary individuals whose contributions have been left out of traditional accounts of history. While textbooks and obituaries have too often highlighted powerful, wealthy white men, this collection brings forward the women, people of color, LGBTQ+ pioneers, and people with disabilities whose courage, creativity, and curiosity transformed the world. Written in vivid yet accessible prose, these powerful accounts invite young readers to rethink whose voices belong in history and to imagine their own potential to make change. This is a perfect book to get young readers engaged and interested in little-known historical figures around the world.

The full list of the incredible lives featured:

Annie Edson Taylor; One Woman. One Barrel. One Big Waterfall, Alison Hargreaves; Mother, Mountaineer, and Muse, Major Taylor; Who Cycled Past the Haters, Ralph Lazo; Who Followed His Friends into History, Sarah E. Ray; Who Took a Ride to Justice, Qiu Jin; Who Dreamed of a New China, Molly Nelson; Whose Dances Told Stories, Terri Rogers; A Woman of Many Voices, Regina Jonas; The First Woman Rabbi, Lorenza Böttner, Painting without Limits, Ruby Payne-Scott; The Woman Who Heard the Sun, Roland Johnson; Whose Voice Made Us Listen, Usha Mehta; A Voice of Freedom, Miki Gorman; Who Found Courage One Mile at a Time, Gladys Bentley; Who Glowed Under the Harlem Lights, Ángela Ruiz Robles; Inventor of the Amazing Book Machine, Emily Warren Roebling; The Woman Who Bridged a City, Rose Mackenberg; She Didn’t Chase Ghosts. She Chased the Truth.