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Ambitious Girl

Contributors

By Meena Harris

Illustrated by Marissa Valdez

Read by Meena Harris

Formats and Prices

Price

$4.98

Format

Format:

  1. Audiobook Download (Unabridged) $4.98
  2. Hardcover $18.99 $23.99 CAD

This item is a preorder. Your payment method will be charged immediately, and the product is expected to ship on or around January 19, 2021. This date is subject to change due to shipping delays beyond our control.

Anyone who’s ever been underestimated or overshadowed will find inspiration in this empowering new book from Meena Harris, New York Times-bestselling author of Kamala and Maya’s Big Idea, which is based on a true story about her aunt, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, and her mother, Maya Harris.
 
When a young girl sees a strong woman on TV labeled as “too assertive” and “too ambitious,” it sends her on a journey of discovery through past, present, and future about the challenges faced by women and girls and the ways in which they can reframe, redefine, and reclaim words meant to knock them down.
 
As Ambitious Girl says:
 
No “too that” or “too this”
will stop what’s inside us from flowering.
 
 

  • "The quick moral? Don’t let the world judge you—'You tell them who you are.' The story is inclusive of all girls and some nonbinary folk in uplifting illustrations that shout the lessons, that 'too' is darkly overwhelming, but women before her have opened doors. Here, also, is the quote children everywhere have been learning in this political season—'You may be the first someday, but don’t be the last—make space for more!'"
    School Library Journal

On Sale
Jan 19, 2021
Publisher
Hachette Audio
ISBN-13
9781549108334

Activities

LBYR - A is For Ambitious Storytime Kit

Praise

  • “The quick moral? Don’t let the world judge you—’You tell them who you are.’ The story is inclusive of all girls and some nonbinary folk in uplifting illustrations that shout the lessons, that ‘too’ is darkly overwhelming, but women before her have opened doors. Here, also, is the quote children everywhere have been learning in this political season—’You may be the first someday, but don’t be the last—make space for more!'”
    School Library Journal