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gender roles

Books about gender roles for readers of all ages.

Cover of Boys here--girls there

Boys here--girls there

Riki Levinson

Ages 8–12gender rolesfamily

Cover of Calpurnia Tate, girl vet

Calpurnia Tate, girl vet

Jacqueline Kelly

Ages 8–12ambitionnature

Cover of Fat chance, Claude

Fat chance, Claude

Joan Lowery Nixon

Ages 7–11gender rolesdetermination

Cover of Phoebe's folly

Phoebe's folly

Kathleen Karr

Ages 9–14independencegender roles

Cover of Real Cowboys

Real Cowboys

Kate Hoefler

Ages 4–8cowboyscowgirls

Cover of Home Ice

Home Ice

Beatrice Vandervelde

Ages 8–12moving and relocationsports and hockey

Cover of Something to crow about

Something to crow about

Megan Halsey Lane

Ages 4–8individualityself-acceptance

Cover of The green bicycle

The green bicycle

Haifaa Al-Mansour

Ages 10–16independencecourage

Cover of Blowing bubbles with the enemy

Blowing bubbles with the enemy

Alison Jackson, Alison Jackson

Ages 8–12friendshipsports

Cover of Babe in boyland

Babe in boyland

Jody Elizabeth Gehrman

Ages 13–18self-discoverygender roles

Cover of Terra incognita

Terra incognita

Anne Metikosh

Ages 10–15siblingsadventure

Cover of Football queen

Football queen

Marci Peschke

Ages 6–10sportsdetermination

Cover of Frida Maria

Frida Maria

Deborah Nourse Lattimore

Ages 6–10gender rolesself-discovery

Cover of Piggybook

Piggybook

Anthony Browne

Ages 4–9family dynamicsfairness

Cover of The Education of Patience Goodspeed

The Education of Patience Goodspeed

Heather Vogel Frederick

Ages 10–14self-discoveryeducation

Cover of The dinosaur expert

The dinosaur expert

Margaret McNamara

Ages 5–9passion and expertiseself-confidence

Cover of Atalanta the Wild Girl #6

Atalanta the Wild Girl #6

Laura Geringer

Ages 7–10independencecourage

Cover of Piggybook

Piggybook

Anthony Browne

Ages 4–9family responsibilitygender roles

Cover of Ms. Quarterback

Ms. Quarterback

Kate William

Ages 8–12determinationsports

Cover of A carp for Kimiko

A carp for Kimiko

Virginia L. Kroll

Ages 5–9family traditionscultural celebration

Cover of The Playground Problem

The Playground Problem

Margaret McNamara

Ages 5–9friendshipgender roles

Cover of Jimmy strikes out!

Jimmy strikes out!

Kelli Chipponeri

Ages 6–10perseveranceself-confidence

Cover of Catching Jordan

Catching Jordan

Miranda Kenneally

Ages 13–18sportsgender roles

Cover of Gender blender

Gender blender

Blake Nelson

Ages 10–14identityself-discovery