This is the story of Iowa State College chemistry professor Harley Wilhelm and a small, dedicated team working to prove a controlled nuclear chain reaction was possible. Wilhelm’s Way: The Inspiring Story of the Iowa Chemist Who Saved The Manhattan Project by Teresa Wilhelm Waldof (Third Generation Publishing*) Her work has been staged by companies in Minneapolis and Chicago. Maya’s poems and prose have appeared in numerous journals and have been widely anthologized. in Creative Writing from Hamline University. from the University of Southern California and received an M.F.A. To understand his historical role in the integration of college football, Maya retraces her father’s journey from the segregated south to Michigan State during the peak of the civil rights movement. Gene Washington’s football career ended long before his daughter Maya was born. Through the Banks of the Red Cedar: My Father and the Team That Changed the Game by Maya Washington (Little A/Amazon Publishing) They Don’t Want Her Here is a deeply personal work of legal history that shows just how recently professional women’s rights have been won.Ĭarolyn Chalmers is an employment litigator, law firm partner, and mediator with a career spanning four decades and scores of cases of sex discrimination in American universities. brought a lawsuit against the University of Iowa, alleging a sexually hostile work environment. They Don’t Want Her There: Fighting Sexual and Racial Harassment in the American University by Carolyn Chalmers (University of Iowa Press)ĭecades before #MeToo, Chinese American professor Jean Jew, M.D. As an advocate for privacy, civil liberties, and accessibility, she is committed to making a positive impact on the lives of others through storytelling. in Psychology from the University of Minnesota. In this book, fourteen remarkable women demonstrate their insights, humor, and brilliance, telling stories of family, identity, love, war, displacement, and everyday life.Īyaan Adan is a UX designer, author, and organizer. He was a Visiting Critic in the English Department of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York in 2021 and a National Poetry Slam finalist.ĭaughters of Arraweelo: Stories of Somali Women by Ayaan Adan (Minnesota Historical Society Press*)Īrraweelo, a legendary queen of Somalia, was a powerful and eccentric ruler, and her name is also used as a disapproving tease for assertive Somali girls. This joyful poem celebrates the wonderful and complex identities of children of immigrants and refugees, embracing all that they are – a dancer, a shining light, a K-pop song – and promising what they will never be: Invisible.īao Phi is the author of two poetry collections and four children’s books, including the multi-award-winning A Different Pond. You Are Life by Bao Phi illustrated by Hannah Li (Capstone Editions*) John Coy is the award-winning author of young adult novels, the 4 for 4 middle-grade series, and nonfiction and fiction picture books. Gibney is faculty in English at Minneapolis College, where she teaches writing. Shannon Gibney is a writer, educator, and activist. 신 선 영 Sun Yung Shin is a Korean American poet, fiction writer, nonfiction writer, editor, and educator. Wilson is a Mdewakanton descendent, enrolled on the Rosebud Reservation. Weaving together their individual stories, they explore place, ancestors, movement, struggle, determination, and hope.ĭiane Wilson is an award-winning writer, speaker, and editor. Together, four authors lyrically explore the elements that shape who they are. Where We Come From by Diane Wilson, Sun Yung Shin, Shannon Gibney & John Coy illustrated by Dion MBD (Carolrhoda Books/Lerner Publishing*) She began writing for children in 2014 in between running a business and raising her kids. She returned to Minnesota with an Aussie husband, two children, and dual citizenship. Kristen Schroeder lived in Australia for 11 years. As the week progresses, the snow piles up – even past Moose’s antlers! How high will it go? Follow seven forest creatures, from a tiny mouse to a giant moose, as they hunker down in a snowstorm. So Much Snow by Kristen Schroeder illustrated by Sarah Jacoby (Random House Studio/Penguin Random House) Stringer was recently awarded a second McKnight Artist Fellowship for Writers for her manuscript An Abundance of Light: The Story of Matisse in Morocco. Lauren Stringer creates paintings, drawings, and books. But what happens in a world without the Dark? And so, feeling unwelcome, the Dark decides to go. Even the boy who loves the song of the crickets wants the Dark to leave. The Dark Was Done by Lauren Stringer (Beach Lane Books/Simon & Schuster)Įveryone is afraid of the Dark.
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