“A woman is like a tea bag. It's only when she's in hot water that you realize how strong she is.” - Eleanor Roosevelt
This collection reflects materials with amazing, resourceful, and effervescent leading girls. You’re not going to find any Bella Swans or Juliets in this bunch. These leading young ladies are all about being tough, speaking out, and stirring things up for the greater good.
This collection reflects materials with amazing, resourceful, and effervescent leading girls. You’re not going to find any Bella Swans or Juliets in this bunch. These leading young ladies are all about being tough, speaking out, and stirring things up for the greater good.
Although these gals are heroic they are also flawed, which makes them authentically human. Their actions are theirs and they do not back down on what they believe in and what they are fighting for. They may make mistakes, but it is how they overcome them that makes them so much more heroic.
“Someone may have stolen your dream when it was young and fresh and you were innocent. Anger is natural. Grief is appropriate. Healing is mandatory. Restoration is possible.” - Jane Rubietta
These girl heroes are inspirational characters that any young woman could look up to and learn from. The goal of this collection is to show how YA fiction does provide strong female characters that unchain themselves from the oppression surrounding them. Young women have a voice and the ability to fight back.
“A tough girl, more than anything else, is a girl who doesn’t care if you’re shocked. A tough girl doesn’t sit like a lady or laugh like a little girl. She goes where she shouldn’t, and when she gets there she does exactly what she wants . . . and she likes it.” - Claudia Shear
So peruse the selections. Pick a girl hero that speaks to you. Find out how she overcomes whatever maddening plight is holding her back and, heck, why not apply those brave daring tactics to your own life.
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