Strong Girls

Many of today's fantasy books feature strong female characters — girls and women who are smart, spunky, and able to hold their own in the world.

Blue Sword — Robin McKinley
Books of Pellinor quartet — Alison Croggon
Dealing With Dragons — Patricia Wrede
Dreamhunter Duet — Elizabeth Knox
East — Edith Pattou
Ella Enchanted — Gail Carson Levine
Hero and the Crown — Robin McKinley
Icemark Chronicles — Stuart Hill
Keturah and Lord Death — Martine Leavitt
Immortals quartet — Tamora Pierce
Light of the Oracle — Victoria Hanley
Protector of the Small quartet — Tamora Pierce
Song of the Lionness quartet — Tamora Pierce
Provost's Dog trilogy — Tamora Pierce
Trickster duet — Tamora Pierce