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68 Awesome Women and Girls in Modern Literature

There's nothing these women and girls haven't dealt with: curses, restrictive gender roles, time travel, dental headgear, war, misogyny, regular vampires, sparkly vampires, and even ambiguous directions on dusting the furniture. How many have YOU read?
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Alanna: The First Adventure (Tamora Pierce)
Alanna: The First Adventure
1
Tamora Pierce
Amelia Bedelia (Peggy Parish)
Amelia Bedelia
2
Peggy Parish
Beauty (Robin McKinley)
Beauty
3
Robin McKinley
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
4
Sylvia Plath
The Blue Sword (Robin McKinley)
The Blue Sword
5
Robin McKinley
Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones's Diary
6
Helen Fielding
Cat's Eye (Margaret Atwood)
Cat's Eye
7
Margaret Atwood
The Changeover
The Changeover
8
Dairy Queen
Dairy Queen
9
The Darkangel (Meredith Ann Pierce)
The Darkangel
10
Meredith Ann Pierce
Dealing With Dragons (Patricia C. Wrede)
Dealing With Dragons
11
Patricia C. Wrede
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks (E. Lockhart)
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
12
E. Lockhart
Divergent (Veronica Roth)
Divergent
13
Veronica Roth
Dragonsong
Dragonsong
14
East (Edith Pattou)
East
15
Edith Pattou
Ella Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)
Ella Enchanted
16
Gail Carson Levine
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (E. L. Koningsburg)
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
17
E. L. Koningsburg
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
18
Stieg Larsson
Girl With a Pearl Earring (Tracy Chevalier)
Girl With a Pearl Earring
19
Tracy Chevalier
Go Ask Alice (Anonymous)
Go Ask Alice
20
Anonymous
The Golden Compass (Philip Pullman)
The Golden Compass
21
Philip Pullman
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
22
Margaret Mitchell
Graceling (Kristin Cashore)
Graceling
23
Kristin Cashore
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
24
Margaret Atwood
Harriet the Spy (Louise Fitzhugh)
Harriet the Spy
25
Louise Fitzhugh
The Blue Sword / the Hero and the Crown
The Blue Sword / the Hero and the Crown
26
Homecoming (Cynthia Voigt)
Homecoming
27
Cynthia Voigt
Homeless Bird
Homeless Bird
28
Howl's Moving Castle (Diana Wynne Jones)
Howl's Moving Castle
29
Diana Wynne Jones
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
30
Suzanne Collins
A Is for Alibi (Sue Grafton)
A Is for Alibi
31
Sue Grafton
Island of the Blue Dolphins (Scott O'Dell)
Island of the Blue Dolphins
32
Scott O'Dell
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
33
Charlotte Bronte
Julie & the Wolves
Julie & the Wolves
34
Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus (Barbara Park)
Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus
35
Barbara Park
Madam, Will You Talk?
Madam, Will You Talk?
36
Madeline (Ludwig Bemelmans)
Madeline
37
Ludwig Bemelmans
Number the Stars (Lois Lowry)
Number the Stars
38
Lois Lowry
Olivia
Olivia
39
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
40
Diana Gabaldon
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