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breaking stereotypes

Books about breaking stereotypes for readers of all ages.

Cover of Roller girls

Roller girls

Megan Sparks

Ages 12–18individualityfriendship

Cover of Fat chance, Claude

Fat chance, Claude

Joan Lowery Nixon

Ages 7–11gender rolesdetermination

Cover of Who let girls in the boys' locker room?

Who let girls in the boys' locker room?

Elaine Moore

Ages 8–12gender equalitysports

Cover of The barber of Bingo

The barber of Bingo

Beth Ruediger

Ages 4–8acceptanceprejudice

Cover of Throw Like a Girl

Throw Like a Girl

Shelley Frost, Ann Troussieux

Ages 8–10sportsgender equality

Cover of Not all princesses dress in pink

Not all princesses dress in pink

Jane Yolen, Heidi E. Y. Stemple

Ages 3–8individualityself-expression

Cover of To race a dream

To race a dream

Deborah Savage

Ages 10–15determinationbreaking stereotypes

Cover of Hooked

Hooked

Liz Fichera

Ages 14–18lovesports

Cover of Takedown

Takedown

Laura Shovan

Ages 10–14self-discoverygender identity

Cover of Madam President

Madam President

Lane Smith

Ages 4–10leadershipgender equality

Cover of Dragons rule, princesses drool!

Dragons rule, princesses drool!

Courtney Pippin-Mathur

Ages 4–8friendshipbreaking stereotypes

Cover of The not-so-wicked stepmother

The not-so-wicked stepmother

Lizi Boyd

Ages 4–8familyacceptance

Cover of Princess Gusty Ox's Strange Change

Princess Gusty Ox's Strange Change

Karen Wallace

Ages 5–10individualityself-acceptance

Cover of Free to Be You and Me

Free to Be You and Me

Marlo Thomas, Gloria Steinem, Carole Hart, Letty Cottin Pogrebin, Mary Rodgers

Ages 5–12individualityself-acceptance

Cover of Boys don't knit

Boys don't knit

Easton, Tom (Children's fiction writer)

Ages 10–14self-expressionbreaking stereotypes

Cover of Stories for boys who dare to be different

Stories for boys who dare to be different

Ben Brooks

Ages 8–14individualityself-acceptance

Cover of There's a Girl in My Hammerlock

There's a Girl in My Hammerlock

Jerry Spinelli

Ages 9–14gender equalityperseverance

Cover of Elephants cannot dance!

Elephants cannot dance!

Mo Willems

Ages 3–8self-confidencebreaking stereotypes

Cover of Throw like a girl

Throw like a girl

Shelley Frost, Shelley Frost, Ann Troussieux

Ages 8–13women in sportsbreaking stereotypes

Cover of Who let girls in the boys' locker room?

Who let girls in the boys' locker room?

Elaine Moore

Ages 8–12gender equalitybreaking stereotypes

Cover of The Bad Guys Box Set:

The Bad Guys Box Set:

Aaron Blabey

Ages 5–10redemptionfriendship

Cover of Female Heroes in Young Adult Fantasy Fiction

Female Heroes in Young Adult Fantasy Fiction

Leah Phillips

Ages 13–18heroismidentity