Celebrate Women’s History Month by picking up a great book featuring feisty, smart, and fun girl characters!
- Mommy and Me by Neil Ricklen
Celebrate Women’s History month by celebrating moms with your baby. Ages birth-3. Available in braille, BRC01097.
- Tatterhood and Other Tales by Ethel Johnston Phelps
This collection includes 20 folk tales from around the world that feature brave and courageous girls and women. Ages 3-8. Available in audio, RC026213.
- Mirette on High Wire by Emily Arnold McCully
Mirette learns to conquer her fears as she walks on wire above the streets of Paris. Ages 4-8. Available in audio RC036482, or braille BR008962.
- The Ballot Box Battle by Emily Arnold McCully
Follow suffragist and women’s activist Elizabeth Cady Stanton and her young neighbor Cordelia as she fights to help women earn the right to vote. Ages 6-10. Available in braille BR011316.
- Junie B. Jones: First Grader (at Last!) by Barbara Park
Spunky troublemaker Junie B. Jones finally makes it to first grade! Readers of the earlier series will enjoy this next chapter in Junie’s life. Ages 6-8. Available in audio RC053656; or braille BR013984 (1 volume) and BRW00988 (2 volumes).
- Marie Curie by Andrew Dunn
Learn about Marie Curie, the famous woman scientist who discovered radium! Ages 7-12. Available in audio RC039206, or braille BR009597.
- Matilda by Roald Dahl
Matilda is a loveable genius who uses her brain to get the better of her neglectful parents and cruel headmistress. Ages 8-12. Available in audio RC031793, or braille BR017775.
- Anastasia Krupnik by Lois Lowry
Follow 10 year old Anastasia through the ups and downs of one year of growing up in the first book in this delightful series by Newbery author Lois Lowry. Ages 8-12. Available in audio RC016624, or braille BR004791.
- Beezus and Ramona by Beverly Cleary
Meet annoying, but lovable, Ramona Quimby and her older sister Beatrice (Beezus for short). Although the two sisters don’t always get along, they learn to appreciate each other (sometimes) in the first book in the Ramona series. Ages 8-12. Available in audio RC033756, or braille BR008744.
- Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
In this classic novel, Laura Ingalls Wilder reflects back on her childhood growing up with pioneer parents and sisters. Ages 8 and up. Available in audio RC050922, braille BR004243 (2 volumes) and BR010510 (2 volumes), or large type LP016377.
- Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
Rather than be forced to marry an older man, Julie runs away from her Eskimo village and survives in the arctic wilderness by befriending a pack of wolves. Ages 10 and up. Available in audio RC034451, braille BR008738, or large type LP001099 and LP021940.
- Nory Ryan’s Song by Patricia Riley Giff
Nory and her family face starvation during the Irish potato famine, but Nory does what she must to ensure the survival of her family. Ages 10 and up. Available in audio RC052345, or braille BRW01044.
- Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Follow Jo March and her three sisters as they grow up in New England during the Civil War. Although times are tough, the March sisters stick together and find strength in each other. Ages 10 and up. Available in audio RC058830, or braille BR011778. Also available as a volume of Great Illustrated Classics, LP009193.
- Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Anne is a feisty and intelligent orphan who always finds herself in trouble while growing up on Prince Edward Island, Canada. Join Anne, her adoptive parents, Miranda and Matthew, and her bosom friend Dianna in this first book in this classic series. Ages 10 and up. Available in audio RC056114, braille BRW00101, or large type LP010192.
- The Mercury 13: The Untold Story of Thirteen American Women and the Dream of Space Flight by Martha Ackmann
This book tells the story of 13 women who trained to become astronauts and found gender discrimination during the 1960s. Ages 12 and up. Available in large type LP024119, or audio RC057609.
- Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan
Esperanza has lived a privileged life on her family’s ranch In Mexico. But when their fortunes change, Esperanza and her mother must find courage and strength as they try to make a new life as migrant workers in America. Ages 12 and up. Available in audio RC052960, braille BRW01179, or Spanish audio RC054970.
- Catherine Called Birdy by Karen Cushman
Catherine is a stubborn and independent girl growing up in the Middle Ages. This book is written as Catherine’s diary and offers a realistic glimpse into Medieval life and culture. Ages 12 and up. Available in audio RC039832, or braille BRW01178.
- Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
This autobiographical story (originally published as a graphic novel) tells the story of the author’s teenage years growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. Ages 13 and up. Available in audio CBA07836, or braille radio play script BRW01147.
- The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams
Thirteen year old Kyra lives on a polygamist compound with her father, three mothers, and 20+ siblings. When Kyra is forced to become the seventh wife of her much older uncle, she must find the strength to escape the life she’s always known. Ages 14 and up. Available in audio RC069315, or digital download DB069315.
- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
This memoir follows poet Maya Angelou as she grows up in the American South, endures many hardships, and discovers her talent for writing. Ages 14 and up. Available in audio RC024959 and RC057200, or braille BR015665.