New Releases by Michelle Roehm McCann

"Young women looking for inspiration will surely find it" (Booklist) in these profiles of forty-six movers and shakers who made their mark before they turned twenty.

This fun and inspiring collection of influential stories provides forty-six illustrated examples of strong, independent female role models, all of whom first impacted the world as teenagers or younger. Originally published in two volumes over a decade ago, this fully updated and expanded edition of Girls Who Rocked the World spans a variety of achievements, interests, and backgrounds, from Harriet Tubman and Coco Chanel to S.E. Hinton and Maya Lin-each with her own incredible story of how she created life-changing opportunities for herself and the world. Personal aspirations from today's young women are interspersed throughout the book, which also includes profiles of teenagers who are rocking the world right now-girls like Winter Vinecki, the creator of the nonprofit organization Team Winter, and Jazmin Whitley, the youngest designer to show at L.A. Fashion Week.
     It's never too soon to start making a difference, and these exhilarating examples of girl power in action make for ideal motivation.

Why am I still alive? Why was I spared?

One night in 1944, Luba Tryszynska's questions were answered when she found fifty-four children abandoned behind the concentration camp at Bergen-Belsen. Luba knew if the Nazis caught her she could be executed.

But they are someone's children. And they are hungry.

Despite the mortal dangers, Luba and the women of her barracks cared for these orphans thro-ugh a winter of disease, starvation, and war.

Here is the true story of an everyday hero and the children who gave her a reason to live.

My name is Luba Tryszynska-Frederick and this is my story. I never thought of myself as a particularly brave person, certainly not a hero. But I found that inside every human being there is a hero waiting to emerge. I never could have done what I did without the help of many heroes. This story is for them, and for the children. --Luba Tryszynska-Frederick

FINDING FAIRIES is the most comprehensive fairy book to date, with gorgeous illustrations of fairies, their legends, their habits and the secrets of befriending them. From the remote jungle waterfalls of Mexico to the scented peach groves of China, fairies can be discovered in every corner of the world. Delve into the fairy lore of six continents; learn about the Kobito fairies of Japan who love to eat cherry dumplings; make a paper flute for the Jakui fairy of South America who is attracted by music; and watch out for Little Dirt, a fairy of the Hopi Indians, who loves smelly garbage but also brings good luck! Full of recipes, songs, games and crafts that are sure to attract magical creatures, FINDING FAIRIES is an enchanting children's book for all who have the imagination and inspiration to believe in fairies.