Juvenile Fiction, Girls & Women
-
The Outlaw Amy Joan
by Matt Fournier
When Amy won’t relax around the campfire, she’s sent to her room to calm down. But Amy doesn’t stay put for long. Deciding she doesn’t need her family anymore, Amy adopts the life of a fearless outlaw and sets off to take revenge. Before she...
-
The Bookmaker
by Kerri Lynn
Lyric Murphy has been trying to keep her imagination from running away with her. She knows it makes her family uncomfortable when she sees things they don’t. But before she can get a handle on it, she finds herself face to face with two runaway...
-
Bella Loves to Fly!
by Alessandro Bozzo
From her earliest memories, Bella has always loved to fly. She’s a helicopter on her mother’s legs, an eagle on her mother’s shoulders, and rides a rollercoaster—with her mother beside her. Every time Bella gets scared, she reaches out and knows...
-
Bubbly Beth
by Nikki Soliman
This is a story all about Beth, an Anishinaabe girl who loves all kinds of bubbles—bubble wrap, bubble tea, bubble gum, bubble baths, and her bubble guppy. For her 6th birthday, Beth receives a giant body bubble as a gift, which literally blows...
-
Hair Happiness
by Symphorosa Gabriel
This book is for little girls of colour, between the ages 4-8. It is all about a little girl embracing her natural Afro. Often, young black girls develop negative ideas about themselves, especially their hair. As a result, their self-esteem is...
-
Stella's Stories from Around the Globe
Stella and Lizzy take flight by Sheri Burke
Did you know…..? <7% of pilots in North America are female. That means that if we seated 100 pilots on a plane then only 6 would be female and the remaining 94 would be male. Some countries are starting to close this gap. India has the highest...
-
Where is the Sun?
by Tamar Johnson
The sun is hiding behind the clouds, and Lea can’t see it at all. While she and her mom run their errands for the day, Lea searches for the sun. To everyone’s delight, she finds it over and over: beaming through windows, shining in people’s eyes,...
-
A Privateer's Promise
by Marcia E. Barss
Liza is the nine-year-old daughter of Joseph Barss Jr., captain of the privateer schooner Liverpool Packet. Her father promised she could sail with him sometime, but he won’t take her when he’s privateering, chasing and capturing American...
-
Dragonville
A LIttle Tale About Dragons by Niki Verzuh Smith
Dragonville was written for young beginner readers, and their families and friends. Everywhere on the planet, we are dealing with gender equality where little girls are considered lesser than boys. A little girl dragon gets in trouble for doing...
-
Iris and Cora
Adventures of the Tall Cousins by Jennifer Paquette
Cousins Iris and Cora love being tall. They love it so much they formed a club! Then one day, when faced with hurtful words, Iris begins to question her feelings about being tall. As Iris’s confidence sinks, Cora’s love for her soars — lifting...
