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![1, 2, 3, sí! : a numbers book in English and Spanish / [design by Madeleine Budnick ; photography by Peggy Tenison].]( "1, 2, 3, sí! : a numbers book in English and Spanish / [design by Madeleine Budnick ; photography by Peggy Tenison].")
![Slippery slime]( "Slippery slime")
![Just behave, Pablo Picasso!]( "Just behave, Pablo Picasso!")
![The Morrigan's curse]( "The Morrigan's curse")
![Encore for Eleanor]( "Encore for Eleanor")
![Degas and the dance : the painter and the petits rats, perfecting their art]( "Degas and the dance : the painter and the petits rats, perfecting their art")
![Frida Kahlo : she painted her world in self-portraits]( "Frida Kahlo : she painted her world in self-portraits")
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This book struck a chord with me because Sophie Gilbert and I are around the same age; we were both teenagers when she starts describing this shift in the culture, so my cultural touch-points are hers. But I think the argument will appeal to anyone who wants to explore the changing perceptions of women and our role in our society. It was a really engaging and enlightening book. It would make for good conversation for a book club. -Anne M