The Mighty Miss Malone
by Christopher Paul Curtis
Age: 9+
Interests: strong female characters, history, American history, poverty, racism, Depression/1930s More
The Mighty Miss Malone
10 Nov 2016 2 Comments
in Books, books 9+, Uncategorized Tags: American history, family, Great Depression, history, poverty, racism, strong girls
Ramona and Her Father
12 Oct 2016 Leave a comment
in Books, books 7+, Uncategorized Tags: family, siblings, strong girls
The Book Thief
22 Aug 2016 Leave a comment
in Books, books 11+, Movies, movies 10+ Tags: death, family, Germany, history, Holocaust, Jewish history, morality, orphans, politics, strong girls, violence, war, writers, WWII
The Book Thief
by Markus Zusak
Age: 11 +
Interests: history, WWII, war, Germany, Jewish history, Holocaust, orphans, strong girls More
Up a Road Slowly
17 Feb 2015 Leave a comment
in Books, books 10+ Tags: adolescence, coming of age, family, romance, strong girls
Up a Road Slowly
by Irene Hunt
Age: 10+
Interests: strong female characters, coming of age, adolescence, family, romance
Thimble Summer
21 Oct 2014 Leave a comment
in Books, books 5+, books 7+ Tags: country life, family, farming, strong girls
Thimble Summer
written and illustrated by Elizabeth Enright
Age: 5+ (read to); 7+ (independent reading)
Interests: farms, country life, family, strong girls
The Midwife’s Apprentice
16 Oct 2014 Leave a comment
in Books, books 10+ Tags: British history, careers, coming of age, history, medieval history, orphans, strong girls
The Midwife’s Apprentice
by Karen Cushman
Age: 10+
Interests: history, medieval history, British history, orphans, strong girls, hardship, learning a trade, coming of age More
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
05 Sep 2014 1 Comment
in Books, books 10+ Tags: adventure, American history, boats, history, intolerance, orphans, religion, romance, strong girls, superstition, travel, witches
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
by Elizabeth George Speare
Age: 10+
Interests: history, American history, politics, religion, intolerance, adventure, romance, strong girls, orphans, witches, superstition More
The Wind on the Moon
15 Jun 2014 Leave a comment
in Books, books 9+ Tags: adventure, animals, bad behavior, Magic, satire, siblings, strong girls, travel
The Wind on the Moon
by Eric Linklater
Nicolas Bentley drew the pictures
Age: 9+
Interests: magic, animals, adventure, siblings, action, bad behaviour, strong girls, satire More
Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures
06 Feb 2014 Leave a comment
in Books, books 7+, books 9+ Tags: family, graphic novels, poetry, separation, squirrels, strong girls, superheroes
Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures
by Kate DiCamillo
illustrated by K. G. Campbell
Age: 7+ (read aloud), 9+ (independent reading)
Interests: squirrels, superheroes, comic books, family, divorce, poetry
