2024 Build Your Library Challenge "Reading Through History" - hosted by brittburkard

About a woman who ruled.
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You Wouldn't Want to Be Cleopatra!: An Egyptian Ruler You'd Rather Not Be by Jim Pipe

You Wouldn't Want to Be Cleopatra!: An Egyptian Ruler You'd Rather Not Be

You Wouldn't Want to...

Jim Pipe

32 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction childrens science challenging informative medium-paced
Foundation by Amelia Spencer

Foundation

The Librarians #2

Amelia Spencer

470 pages • first pub 2024 (editions) user-added

fiction fantasy
Who Killed Jane Stanford?: A Gilded Age Tale of Murder, Deceit, Spirits and the Birth of a University by Richard White

Who Killed Jane Stanford?: A Gilded Age Tale of Murder, Deceit, Spirits and the Birth of a University

Richard White

384 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction crime true crime dark informative mysterious medium-paced
A Strange Hymn by Laura Thalassa

A Strange Hymn

The Bargainer #2

Laura Thalassa

385 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
My Lady Jane by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, Jodi Meadows

My Lady Jane

The Lady Janies #1

Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, Jodi Meadows

491 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical young adult adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Women & Power: A Manifesto by Mary Beard

Women & Power: A Manifesto

Mary Beard

119 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction feminism history informative reflective fast-paced
The Matriarchs by Louanne Brickhouse, Jennifer Rea

The Matriarchs

Louanne Brickhouse, Jennifer Rea

120 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction comics graphic novel historical horror medium-paced
The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt by Kara Cooney

The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt

Kara Cooney

320 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction biography history challenging informative slow-paced
The Honeys by Ryan La Sala

The Honeys

Ryan La Sala

340 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction horror lgbtqia+ young adult dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Sisi: Empress on Her Own by Allison Pataki

Sisi: Empress on Her Own

Sisi #2

Allison Pataki

17 hours, 22 minutes • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction historical emotional informative slow-paced