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I overheard a conversation of two moms that had 14 and 16 year old daughters. They were talking about running out of good reading material for them, and they were particularly interested in strong female characters, which is our youngest’s favorite kind. I got drawn into this conversation, and when they heard my daughter was 17 and a reader too, they asked me to ask her for a list, giving me an email so I could send it to them.
Since my daughter easily provided me a list for them, I thought I might as well share it with all of you too, since you may know teen girls looking for something to read too. Our daughter’s favorite genre is about girls that “wield deadly archaic weapons,” so most of these are fantasy, but some are not. Meanwhile, I hope those ladies find something here that their daughters haven’t read and will enjoy!
In no particular order:
Fantasy:
By Kristin Cashore:
Graceling
Fire
Bitterblue
By Sherwood Smith:
Crown Duel
Court Duel
By Jennifer Nielsen:
The False Prince
The Runaway King
The Shadow Throne
By Robin McKinley:
The Hero and the Crown
The Blue Sword
By Jessica Day George:
Dragon Slippers (1)
Dragon Flight (2)
Dragon Spear (3)
Princess of the Midnight Ball
Princess of Glass
Princess of the Silver Woods
By Sarah J. Maas:
Throne of Glass (series)
By Julia Golding:
Dragonfly
By Maggie Stiefvater
Scorpio Races
By Marie Lu:
Legend
By Zoe Marriott:
Daughter of the Flames
By Polly Shulman:
The Grimm Legacy
By Cassandra Rose Clarke:
The Assasin’s Curse
By Tamora Pierce:
Alana Quartet (series)
Protector of the Small Quartet (series)
Trickster’s Choice (1)
Trickster’s Queen (2)
Terrier (1)
Bloodhound (2)
Mastiff (3)
By Patricia C. Wrede:
Dealing with Dragons
Searching for Dragons
Calling on Dragons
Talking to Dragons
By Mercedes Lackey:
Joust
Alta
Sanctuary
Aerie
By Vivian Vande Velde:
Heir Apparent
By Marissa Doyle:
Bewitching Season
Courtship and Curses
By Rachel Hartman:
Seraphina
By Shannon Hale:
Princess Academy
Goose Girl
Enna Burning
River Secrets
Forest Born
By Anne McCaffrey:
Dragonsong
Dragonsinger
Dragondrums
Non-Fantasy:
By Jeanne Birdsall:
The Penderwicks
The Penderwicks on Gardam Street
The Penderwicks at Point Mouette
By Barbara Cohen:
Seven Daughters and Seven Sons
By Heather Vogel Frederick:
The Mother Daughter Book Club
Much Ado About Anne
Dear Pen Pal
Pies and Prejudice
Wish You Were Eyre
By Jean Stratton-Porter:
Girl of the Limberlost
By Jane Austin:
Pride and Prejudice
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