Celebrate Women's History Month
Celebrate Women's History Month with some incredible books with strong female leads!
With The Fire on High
by Elizabeth Acevedo
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Ever since she got pregnant freshman year, Emoni Santiago has been doing what
has to be done for her daughter and her abuela. The one place she can let all
that go is in the kitchen, where she adds a little something magical to
everything she cooks, turning her food into straight-up goodness. She dreams of
working as a chef after she graduates, but knows that is impossible. But once
Emoni starts cooking, her only choice is to let her talent break free.
Leah on the Offbeat
by Becky Albertalli
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Leah Burke is an anomaly in her friend group: the only child of a young, single
mom; her life is decidedly less privileged. She loves to draw but is too
self-conscious to show it. And even though her mom knows she's bisexual, she
hasn't mustered the courage to tell her friends-- not even her openly gay BFF,
Simon. When her rock-solid friend group starts to fracture in unexpected ways,
it's hard for Leah to strike the right note. And with prom and college on the
horizon, tensions are running high.
Shout by Laurie Halse
Anderson
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A memoir in verse shares the author's life, covering her rape at thirteen, her
difficult early childhood, and her experiences surrounding her publication of Speak.
The Belles by
Dhonielle Clayton
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In a world where beauty is a commodity only a few control, beautiful Camellia
learns the dark secrets behind her powers and is asked to choose between saving
herself or changing her world forever.
Watch Us Rise by
Renee Watson and Ellen Hagan
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Frustrated by the way women are treated--even at their progressive New York
City high school--two best friends start a Women's Rights Club, post their
essays and poems online, and watch it go viral, attracting positive support as
well as trolls.
Dread Nation by
Justina Ireland
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When families go missing in Baltimore County, Jane McKeene, who is studying to
become an Attendant, finds herself in the middle of a conspiracy that has her
fighting for her life against powerful enemies.
Warcross by Marie Lu
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When teenage coder Emika Chen hacks her way into the opening tournament of the
Warcross Championships, she glitches herself into the game as well as a
sinister plot with major consequences for the entire Warcross empire.
Moxie by Jennifer
Mathieu
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In a small Texas town where high school football reigns supreme, Viv, sixteen,
starts a feminist revolution using anonymously-written zines.
I Am Not Your Perfect
Mexican Daughter by Erika Sanchez
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When the sister who delighted their parents by her faithful embrace of
Mexican culture dies in a tragic accident, Julia, who longs to go to college
and move into a home of her own, discovers from mutual friends that her sister
may not have been as perfect as believed.
On the Come Up by
Angie Thomas
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A follow-up to the award-winning The Hate U Give finds an ambitious young
rapper pouring her frustrations into a first song only to find herself at the
center of a viral controversy that forces her to become the menace that her
public reputation has portrayed her to be.
Code Name Verity by
Elizabeth E. Wein
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In 1943, a British fighter plane crashes in Nazi-occupied France and the
survivor tells a tale of friendship, war, espionage, and great courage as she
relates what she must do to survive while keeping secret all that she can.