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AAUW hopes you enjoy the 2000-2001 ¡Adelante! Book Club selections, and encourages members and nonmembers to open a dialogue of women and diversity in their communities.
September(Hispanic Heritage Month)
The House on the Lagoon
by Rosario Ferré (1995)
This finalist for a National Book Award traces the secrets and conflicts of a family whose fate is intertwined with the evolution of Puerto Rico.
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October(Disability Awareness Month)
"What Happened to You?": Writing by Disabled Women
edited by Lois Keith (1996)
Essays, fiction, and poetry share differing experiences of women who are disabled or ill.
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November (Native American Heritage Month)
Yellow Woman and a Beauty of the Spirit: Essays on Native American Life Today
by Leslie Marmon Silko (1996)
Stories and essays weave autobiographical material with Native American tales.
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December
Nine Parts of Desire: The Hidden World of Islamic Women
by Geraldine Brooks (1994)
Wall Street Journal's former Middle East news correspondent provides an intimate portrait of Islamic women today.
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January
Under the Feet of Jesusby
by Helena María Viramontes (1995)
The author provides a moving vision of the lives of the men, women, and children who endure a second-class existence and labor under dangerous conditions in America's fields.
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February(Black History Month)
The Bluest Eye
by Toni Morrison (1970)
Nobel Prize winner Toni Morrison writes of the hardships of poor black America.
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March(Women's History Month)
Adiós, Barbie: Young Women Write About Body Image and Identity
edited by Ophira Edut (1998)
In candid and humorous essays, diverse women explore how they have chosen to ignore, subvert, or redefine the standard of beauty.
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April
Gaining a Foothold: Women's Transitions Through Work and College
Commissioned by the AAUW Educational Foundation (1999)
(available from AAUW's sales office)
This research examines how and why women of diverse ages and socioeconomic classes make changes through education
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May (Asian Pacific American Heritage Month)
A Little Too Much is Enough
by Kathleen Tyau (1995)
This novel set in Hawaii after World War II depicts a girl's struggle for her own identity in a large Hawaiian-Chinese family that is a mixture of traditions and racial identities.
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June(Gay/Lesbian Pride Month)
Annie On My Mind
by Nancy Garden (1982)
This lesbian love story, which was banned in many schools and won an American Library Association award, significantly altered the course of gay fiction for teenagers.
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July
Miriam's Kitchen: A Memoir
by Elizabeth Ehrlich (1997)
In this winner of a National Jewish Book Award, stories from four generations, revolving around food and recipes, are punctuated with powerful and sometimes tragic memories.
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August
A Brilliant Madness: Living With Manic-Depressive Illness
by Patty Duke and Gloria Hochman (1992)
In this New York Times best-seller, chapters about Patty Duke's experience with manic-depressive illness alternate with informative chapters by an award-winning medical writer.
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