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Goodreads' List of Kick-Butt Heroines

This is a list of heroines who aren't afraid to take care of themselves and fight for what they believe in.
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The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
1
Suzanne Collins
Vampire Academy (Richelle Mead)
Vampire Academy
2
Richelle Mead
Graceling (Kristin Cashore)
Graceling
3
Kristin Cashore
City of Bones (Cassandra Clare)
City of Bones
4
Cassandra Clare
Divergent (Veronica Roth)
Divergent
5
Veronica Roth
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
6
Jane Austen
Halfway to the Grave
Halfway to the Grave
7
Moon Called
Moon Called
8
The Lightning Thief (Rick Riordan)
The Lightning Thief
9
Rick Riordan
The Angel Experiment (James Patterson)
The Angel Experiment
10
James Patterson
Alanna: The First Adventure (Tamora Pierce)
Alanna: The First Adventure
11
Tamora Pierce
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
12
Stieg Larsson
The Golden Compass (Philip Pullman)
The Golden Compass
13
Philip Pullman
Magic Bites
Magic Bites
14
The Summoning (Kelley Armstrong)
The Summoning
15
Kelley Armstrong
Anita Blake - Guilty Pleasures
Anita Blake - Guilty Pleasures
16
Poison Study (Maria V. Snyder)
Poison Study
17
Maria V. Snyder
Ella Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)
Ella Enchanted
18
Gail Carson Levine
Dead Until Dark (Charlaine Harris)
Dead Until Dark
19
Charlaine Harris
Marked (Kristin Cast and P. C. Cast)
Marked
20
Kristin Cast and P. C. Cast
Clockwork Angel (Cassandra Clare)
Clockwork Angel
21
Cassandra Clare
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
22
Harper Lee
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
23
Kathryn Stockett
Bitten
Bitten
24
A Great and Terrible Beauty (Libba Bray)
A Great and Terrible Beauty
25
Libba Bray
The Mediator: Shadowland
The Mediator: Shadowland
26
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
27
Charlotte Bronte
Dead Witch Walking (Kim Harrison)
Dead Witch Walking
28
Kim Harrison
Howls Moving Castle
Howls Moving Castle
29
Speak (Laurie Halse Anderson)
Speak
30
Laurie Halse Anderson
Darkfever
Darkfever
31
First Test (Tamora Pierce)
First Test
32
Tamora Pierce
Naked in Death (J.D. Robb)
Naked in Death
33
J.D. Robb
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
34
Margaret Mitchell
Storm Born
Storm Born
35
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
36
Louisa May Alcott
Wake (Lisa McMann)
Wake
37
Lisa McMann
Explosion in Paris (Linda Masemore Pirrung)
Explosion in Paris
38
Linda Masemore Pirrung
Shiver (Maggie Stiefvater)
Shiver
39
Maggie Stiefvater
Angels' Blood (Nalini Singh)
Angels' Blood
40
Nalini Singh
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