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Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Immigrant Women Who Changed the World
- Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, Book 3
- Narrated by: Annie Q, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Deepti Gupta, Diane Guerrero, Gisela Chípe, Ifrah Mansour, Lorraine Toussaint, Mirirai Sithole, Patricia Velásquez, Yvonne Orji
- Series: Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, Book 3
- Length: 3 hrs and 47 mins
- Categories: Children's Audiobooks, Biographies
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Publisher's Summary
A continuation of the New York Times best-selling series, Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Immigrant Women Who Changed the World is packed with 100 bedtime stories about the lives of 100 extraordinary women from the past and the present. This volume recognizes women who leave their homeland to seek refuge, to realize their dreams, and to share their invaluable contributions with the world.
The latest installment in the New York Times best-selling Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls series, featuring 100 immigrant women who have shaped, and will continue to shape, our world.
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Immigrant Women Who Changed the World is the third book in the New York Times best-selling series for children. Packed with 100 all-new bedtime stories about the lives of incredible female figures from the past and the present, this volume recognizes women who left their birth countries for a multitude of reasons: Some for new opportunities, some out of necessity. Listeners will whip up a plate with Asma Khan, strategize global affairs alongside Madeleine Albright, venture into business with Rihanna, and many more.
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