"Vidya, a rebellious young dancer and motherless daughter, comes of age in 1960s and 70s Bombay"--

In this inspiring picture book autobiography, the first Black Radio City Rockette shares how she proved that everything is possible when you believe you belong.

"Celebrate the power of Black women who shaped and revolutionized society. Driven by female empowerment, this unique collection of biographies tells stories of the strength, perseverance, and talent of many amazing Black pioneers, including Amanda Gorman, Alice Walker, Warsan Shire, Eartha Kitt, Gloria Hendry, Issa Rae, Pearl Bailey, Shonda Rhimes, and so many more. From musicians, actors, and other creators of color, to visual artists, literary mavens,...

"In West Adams, a rapidly changing part of South Los Angeles, they're referred to as these women. These women on the corner... These women in the club... These women who won't stop asking questions... These women who got what they deserved... Ivy Pochoda creates a kaleidoscope of loss, power, and hope featuring five very different women whose lives are steeped in danger and anguish. They're connected by one man and his deadly obsession, though not...

At the turn of the century, a beautiful show girl marries a man from the upper classes in New York, and they live in a house on 56th Street where they have a child. They are happy until she is falsely accused of murdering her former lover, and sent to prison. Her husband is killed in World War I. When she gets out of prison, she goes to work for Bonelli, a New York politician who has opened a gambling house in the house on 56th Street. There she encounters...

"In her debut picture book, professional Indigenous dancer Ria Thundercloud tells the true story of her path to dance and how it helped her take pride in her Native American heritage."--

The owner of Montmartre's most notorious nightspot, the Café Le Bal Du Paradis, Simone Pistache spends a great deal of her time in court, thanks to the banning of that "lewd and lascivious" dance, the Can-Can. So when her nightlife-loving lawyer and boyfriend, François Durnais, refuses to settle down and marry her, Simone decides to play up to his rival in romance, Parisian judge Philipe Forrestier, a lovestruck young jurist who's determined to...