Teammates Blogger Annotation:Blumenthal shows readers what life was like for girls before Title IX, not only in terms of school sports but academics and extra curricular activities as well. Along with visual aid like political cartoons of the time, government bureaucracy as never been so interesting as Congressional committees find a way to let girls play.Awards and Honors:
- Jane Addams Children's Book Award, 2006 Winner Books for Older Children
- Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children, 2005 Recommended
- Society of School Librarians International Book Awards, 2005 Honor Book Social Studies - Grades 7-12
Kirkus (Kirkus Reviews, January 1, 2006 (Vol. 74, No. 1))
The history of the small but wildly influential amendment known as Title IX receives a thoughtful, enlightening and inspiring treatment from the Sibert Honor-winning Blumenthal. Her narrative begins with the story of Donna de Varona, the Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer who watched her male colleagues receive swimming scholarships to college even as her own career abruptly ended. From this miscarriage of justice to the present, the text compellingly lays forth both the legislative fight to enact Title IX and the struggle to interpret the rules subsequent to its passage. Although the revolution Title IX created on the sports field gets the majority of the attention, the author is quite clear in detailing the overall educational advances women were able to make thanks to Title IX. This really splendid story receives absolutely criminal treatment from the designer, however, allowing page turns and sidebars to split sentences over whole pages, resulting in a sadly fragmented effect. Magnificent backmatter, including a time line, "then and now" comments from key players, extensive source notes, and suggested resources for further information, complement the narrative in making this a nearly perfect book, were it not for the execrable design. 2005, Atheneum, 160p, $17.95. Category: Nonfiction. Ages 10 and up.Collection Suggestion:
- This is another book that many reviews suggested for readers as young as 5th graders, all the way through 12th grade. While many aspects of the book might make it appealing to such young readers, such as the use of pictures and stories from female students before Title IX, a large chunk of the book is about the Congressional process of passing and then interpreting this ground breaking legislation. Middle school libraries could add this as a reference book so as to expose students to what the educational system once looked like. Otherwise, they probably will not have much interest in how Title IX was passed and implemented until high school government class.
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I watched the video you posted and immediately went to check the book out. I plan to use it for a paper for my government class. I'll let you know how it goes!
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