Through facts and profiles of real-life princesses intertwined throughout, three best friends learn what being a princess truly means, empowering them to work toward making a difference in their own communities.

"An illustrated picture book autobiography in which award-winning author Yuyi Morales tells her own immigration story"--

Biography of the black woman who escaped from slavery to become famous as a conductor on the Underground Railroad.

Examines the life of pioneer aviator Amelia Earhart, who mysteriously disappeared during an around-the-world flight in 1937.

"This book introduces readers to Sonia Sotomayor, the first Latina Supreme Court Justice."--Ingram.

Provides the story of the black woman whose refusal to give up her seat on a bus in Alabama set in motion all the events of the civil rights movements that resulted in the end of the segregated South.

Draws on interviews with three women who recount their experiences as child survivors of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the Nazi death camp.

Documents the life of the fifteenth-century French teenage peasant who led an army into battle and became a saint.

"[A] . . . picture book biography that celebrates the life and achievements of TV legend, pioneer, and activist Betty White"--Provided by publisher.

Young Betsy Ross is upset when her brother tells her that she cannot make furniture because she is a girl, but her mother teaches her that she can still do important things.