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Hi! Deb Gonzales here.

I create quality, affordable, project-specific, supplemental materials connecting people with literature. As an educator and fellow author, I am skilled in navigating the needs of the educational and literary worlds.

The intent of this website is to showcase the incredible projects I've been privileged to participate in. Please contact me if you have any questions or desire to discuss a project you'd like to partner with. 

My debut picture book Girls with Guts: The Road to Breaking Barriers and Bashing Records (Charlesbridge, 2019) is the tenacious history of the female athlete from the first Olympic Games to present day, including the passage of Title IX.

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Girls with Guts: The Road To Breaking Barriers and Bashing Records by Debbie Gonzales

Girls with Guts: The Road To Breaking Barriers and Bashing Records by Debbie Gonzales

Girl, look at you! You are amazing!

…and so are your historical sisters!

Learn more about the lineage of trailblazing women who paved the way for you today. Embodying the warrior spirit, these women didn’t take ‘no’ for an answer. They were Girls with Guts, and so are you!

Visit DebbieGonzales.com for more information.


A COLORFUL, HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN WOMEN IN SPORTS.”

-BOOKLIST


“A GREAT ADDITION TO ANY COLLECTION HIGHLIGHTING UNKNOWN WOMEN ATHLETES AND ALSO EXPLAINS THE IMPORTANT LEGISLATION OF TITLE IX FOR A YOUNG AUDIENCE.”

- SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL


SYNOPSIS:

GIRLS WITH GUTS: THE ROAD TO BREAKING BARRIERS AND BASHING RECORDS is the history of the female athlete, from the first Olympic game until the present day, encompassing the passage of Title IX. A celebration of the strength, endurance, and athleticism of women and girls throughout the ages, Girls With Guts! keeps score with examples of women athletes from the late 1800s up through the 1970s, sharing how women refused to take no for an answer, and how finally, they pushed for a law to protect their right to play, compete, and be athletes.


“GONZALES SUGGESTS THAT IT IS IMPORTANT TO HONOR THE BRAVE ATHLETES WHO MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR GIRLS AND WOMEN TODAY TO “STOMP, JAB, TACKLE, GRIND, AND SWEAT.”

- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

“THIS TITLE FILLS A VOID IN MANY LIBRARY COLLECTIONS BY EXPLORING THE HISTORY OF COMPETITIVE ATHLETICS FOR WOMEN.”

- PSLA TEACHING & LEARNING: LITERATURE REVIEW

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The Art of Holding On and Letting Go by Kristin Bartley Lenz

The Art of Holding On and Letting Go by Kristin Bartley Lenz