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YA and Children's Books With Amazing Heroines

This is a list of young adult books that have a girl main character who is intelligent, brave or otherwise unique.
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Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
1
L.M. Montgomery
Artichoke Hearts (Sita Brahmachari)
Artichoke Hearts
2
Sita Brahmachari
Ballet Shoes (Noel Streatfeild)
Ballet Shoes
3
Noel Streatfeild
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
4
Markus Zusak
Cinder (Marissa Meyer)
Cinder
5
Marissa Meyer
Coraline (Neil Gaiman)
Coraline
6
Neil Gaiman
Cuckoo Song (Frances Hardinge)
Cuckoo Song
7
Frances Hardinge
The Darkest Part of the Forest (Holly Black)
The Darkest Part of the Forest
8
Holly Black
Down the Rabbit Hole (Peter Abrahams)
Down the Rabbit Hole
9
Peter Abrahams
Ella Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)
Ella Enchanted
10
Gail Carson Levine
A Face Like Glass (Frances Hardinge)
A Face Like Glass
11
Frances Hardinge
Fairest (Gail Carson Levine)
Fairest
12
Gail Carson Levine
Fangirl (Rainbow Rowell)
Fangirl
13
Rainbow Rowell
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
14
John Green
Fever Crumb (Philip Reeve)
Fever Crumb
15
Philip Reeve
Fire and Hemlock
Fire and Hemlock
16
Fly by Night (Frances Hardinge)
Fly by Night
17
Frances Hardinge
Geek Girl
Geek Girl
18
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making (Catherynne M. Valente)
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making
19
Catherynne M. Valente
The Grimm Legacy (Polly Shulman)
The Grimm Legacy
20
Polly Shulman
Gullstruck Island
Gullstruck Island
21
Harriet the Spy (Louise Fitzhugh)
Harriet the Spy
22
Louise Fitzhugh
His Dark Materials (Philip Pullman)
His Dark Materials
23
Philip Pullman
Howl's Moving Castle (Diana Wynne Jones)
Howl's Moving Castle
24
Diana Wynne Jones
Ida B. (Katherine Hannigan)
Ida B.
25
Katherine Hannigan
Into the Woods (Lyn Gardner)
Into the Woods
26
Lyn Gardner
The Lie Tree (Frances Hardinge)
The Lie Tree
27
Frances Hardinge
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
28
Louisa May Alcott
Matilda (Roald Dahl)
Matilda
29
Roald Dahl
The Mother-Daughter Book Club
The Mother-Daughter Book Club
30
The Mysterious Howling (Maryrose Wood)
The Mysterious Howling
31
Maryrose Wood
Nation (Terry Pratchett)
Nation
32
Terry Pratchett
The One Dollar Horse (Lauren St John)
The One Dollar Horse
33
Lauren St John
Pippi Longstocking (Astrid Lindgren)
Pippi Longstocking
34
Astrid Lindgren
Saffy's Angel (Hilary McKay)
Saffy's Angel
35
Hilary McKay
The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place (Julie Berry)
The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place
36
Julie Berry
The School for Good and Evil (Soman Chainani)
The School for Good and Evil
37
Soman Chainani
Seraphina (Rachel Hartman)
Seraphina
38
Rachel Hartman
Series of Unfortunate Events
Series of Unfortunate Events
39
Stargirl (Jerry Spinelli)
Stargirl
40
Jerry Spinelli
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