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There's No Such Thing as a "Girl Book"!

When was the last time anyone said girls shouldn't have to read books about boys? But books by and about women are regularly dismissed because "boys don't like to read 'girl books'." It's sexist. It's infuriating. And it's a disservice to the boys who miss out on some of the greatest works of fiction ever written! Here's a list of books boys aren't supposed to like... but they should read anyway!
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Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
1
L.M. Montgomery
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
2
Kate Chopin
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
3
Toni Morrison
The Blue Sword (Robin McKinley)
The Blue Sword
4
Robin McKinley
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
5
Toni Morrison
The Bonesetter's Daughter (Amy Tan)
The Bonesetter's Daughter
6
Amy Tan
The Book of Margery Kempe (Margery Kempe)
The Book of Margery Kempe
7
Margery Kempe
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
8
Alice Walker
Dreaming in Cuban (Cristina Garcia)
Dreaming in Cuban
9
Cristina Garcia
Ella Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)
Ella Enchanted
10
Gail Carson Levine
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
11
Jane Austen
Esperanza Rising (Pam Muñoz Ryan)
Esperanza Rising
12
Pam Muñoz Ryan
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
13
Arundhati Roy
The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
The Good Earth
14
Pearl S. Buck
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
15
Margaret Atwood
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
16
Sandra Cisneros
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents (Julia Alvarez)
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents
17
Julia Alvarez
The Hundred Dresses (Eleanor Estes)
The Hundred Dresses
18
Eleanor Estes
In the Time of the Butterflies (Julia Alvarez)
In the Time of the Butterflies
19
Julia Alvarez
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
20
Charlotte Bronte
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
21
Amy Tan
A Little Princess (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
A Little Princess
22
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
23
Louisa May Alcott
Mansfield Park (Jane Austen)
Mansfield Park
24
Jane Austen
Matilda (Roald Dahl)
Matilda
25
Roald Dahl
Middlemarch (George Eliot)
Middlemarch
26
George Eliot
Mrs. Dalloway (Virginia Woolf)
Mrs. Dalloway
27
Virginia Woolf
My Antonia (Willa Cather)
My Antonia
28
Willa Cather
Northanger Abbey (Jane Austen)
Northanger Abbey
29
Jane Austen
O Pioneers! (Willa Cather)
O Pioneers!
30
Willa Cather
Obasan (Joy Kogawa)
Obasan
31
Joy Kogawa
Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Persuasion
32
Jane Austen
Pippi Longstocking (Astrid Lindgren)
Pippi Longstocking
33
Astrid Lindgren
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
34
Jane Austen
The Princess and the Goblin (George MacDonald)
The Princess and the Goblin
35
George MacDonald
Purple Hibiscus (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Purple Hibiscus
36
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Scarlet Pimpernel (Baroness Orczy)
The Scarlet Pimpernel
37
Baroness Orczy
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
38
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen)
Sense and Sensibility
39
Jane Austen
Shadows on the Rock (Willa Cather)
Shadows on the Rock
40
Willa Cather
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