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Female As Heroine
The following list contains stories with a ‘Female as Heroine’ theme. The books range from Preschool level (age 1-3) to 8th grade (age 14). Links to sources for purchase may be found by clicking on each title or may readily be acquired through your local library. Additionally, several of the titles may be found in read-aloud form on YouTube or other video sharing platforms.
Pre-K - Kindergarten
I am Truly
Fiction
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I Can Do It Too
Fiction
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Maple
Fiction
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My Friends
Fiction
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Tasty Baby Belly Buttons
Fiction
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The Big Bed
Fiction
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Kindergarten - 2nd Grade
Blueberries for Sal
Fiction
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Don’t Touch My Hair!
Fiction
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Dory Fantasmagory
Fiction
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Ella Queen of Jazz
Fiction
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Extra Yarn
Fiction
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5 Minute Stories for Fearless Girls
Fiction
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Freckleface Strawberry
Fiction
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Grace for President
Fiction
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I Am Sacagawea
Fiction
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Journey
Fiction
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Knuffle Bunny Free: An Unexpected Diversion
Fiction
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Little Red Reading Hood
Fiction
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Madeline
Fiction
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Maybela the Clever
Fiction
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Me…Jane
Fiction
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Migrant
Fiction
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Mirette on the High Wire
Fiction
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Mulan: The Legend of the Woman Warrior
Fiction
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Ninja Red Riding Hood
Fiction
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Not My Girl
Fiction
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Olivia
Fiction
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Olivia and the Fairy Princesses
Fiction
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Owl Moon
Fiction
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Ramona the Pest
Fiction
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Rosie Revere, Engineer
Fiction
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Sidewalk Flowers
Fiction
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Singing Away the Dark
Fiction
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Sofia Valdez, Future Prez
Fiction
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Sprout Helps Out
Fiction
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Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon
Fiction
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Stella, Fairy of the Forest
Fiction
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Swimming with Sharks: The Daring Discoveries of Eugenie Clark
Fiction
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The Dot
Fiction
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The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses
Fiction
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The Lion’s Whiskers: An Ethiopian Folktale
Fiction
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The Name Jar
Fiction
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The Paper Bag Princess
Fiction
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The Princess and the Pit Stop
Fiction
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The Princess and the Pony
Fiction
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The Princess in Black
Fiction
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What If…
Fiction
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2nd Grade - 4th Grade
Alice in Wonderland
Fiction
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Anne of Green Gables
Fiction
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Coraline
Fiction
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Eloise
Fiction
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Fairy Tales of Fearless Girls
Fiction
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Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls
Fiction
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Malala’s Magic Pencil
Fiction
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Matilda
Fiction
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Miss Rumphius
Fiction
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Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters
Fiction
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Nancy Clancy, Super Sleuth
Fiction
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One Grain of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale
Fiction
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Pippi Longstocking
Fiction
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Ruby and the Booker Boys
Fiction
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Skunked!: Calpurnia Tate, Girl Vet
Fiction
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The Borrowers
Fiction
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The Girl and the Bicycle
Fiction
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The Nancy Drew Series
Fiction
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The Ordinary Princess
Fiction
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The Serpent Slayer: And Other Stories of Strong Women
Fiction
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Young Charlotte, Filmmaker
Fiction
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4th Grade - 6th Grade
A Little Princess
Fiction
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Amari and the Night Brothers: Supernatural Investigations
Fiction
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Amina’s Voice
Fiction
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Annie
Fiction
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A Wrinkle in Time
Fiction
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Ballet Shoes
Fiction
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Chinese Cinderella
Fiction
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Circe
Fiction
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City of Bones
Fiction
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Cleopatra in Space
Fiction
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Fast Pitch
Fiction
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Frazzled: Everyday Disasters and Impending Doom
Fiction
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From the Desk of Zoe Washington
Fiction
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Harriet the Spy
Fiction
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Jane Eyre
Fiction
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Kiki’s Delivery Service
Fiction
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Little Women
Fiction
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Max Einstein: The Genius Experiment
Fiction
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Maya and the Robot
Fiction
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May B.
Fiction
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Not One Damsel in Distress: Heroic Girls from World Folklore
Fiction
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Pollyanna
Fiction
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Roller Girl
Fiction
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Fiction
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The Adventures of a Girl Called Bicycle
Fiction
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The Book Thief
Fiction
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The Breadwinner: A Graphic Novel
Fiction
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The Detective’s Assistant
Fiction
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The Fault in Our Stars
Fiction
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The Hunger Games
Fiction
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The Secret Garden
Fiction
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Fiction
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Womenfolk and Fairy Tales
Fiction
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Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World
Non-fiction
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Zita the Spacegirl
Fiction
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