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Bad Girls: Sirens, Jezebels, Murderesses, Thieves & Other Female Villains
By YOLEN, Jane & Heidi E. Y. Stemple
- ISBN
- 978-1-58089-185-1 978-1-60734-585-5
- Publisher
- Charlesbridge
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on April 1, 2013 | Grades 5-up
Gr 5–9—Who's bad? That's the question that Yolen and Stemple debate as they take an entertaining tour through the lives of some of history's most notorious women. Arranged chronologically from Delilah to mob courier Virginia Hill, this deck of 26 dicey dames includes royalty (Bloody Mary, Catherine of Russia), women of the Wild West (Belle Starr, Calamity Jane), and out-and-out criminals (Moll Cutpurse, Bonnie Parker). Guay gives a lush, period-appropriate poster-style portrait at the beginning of each two- to eight-page chapter, which co...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
