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female empowerment

Books about female empowerment for readers of all ages.

Cover of Timebomb

Timebomb

Scott K. Andrews

Ages 13–18time travelgood versus evil

Cover of Pallas the Pal

Pallas the Pal

Joan Holub, Suzanne Williams

Ages 8–12friendshipwisdom

Cover of A Book of Princesses

A Book of Princesses

Sally Gardner

Ages 6–11royaltyimagination

Cover of Grudge match

Grudge match

Marc A. Cerasini

Ages 10–14perseverancestrength

Cover of The winged girl of Knossos

The winged girl of Knossos

Erick Berry

Ages 9–13courageself-discovery

Cover of Swamp Angel

Swamp Angel

Anne Isaacs

Ages 5–10couragestrength

Cover of This is my brain on boys

This is my brain on boys

Sarah Strohmeyer

Ages 12–16friendshipself-discovery

Cover of Sea Girl

Sea Girl

Ethel Johnston Phelps, Suki Boynton, Daniel José Older

Ages 8–14feminismfolklore

Cover of The Book of the Pearl (Samurai Girl)

The Book of the Pearl (Samurai Girl)

Carrie Asai

Ages 10–16couragehonor

Cover of A Bad Boy Can Be Good for a Girl

A Bad Boy Can Be Good for a Girl

Tanya Lee Stone

Ages 13–18relationshipsself-discovery

Cover of Warrior

Warrior

Ellen Oh

Ages 10–15courageadventure

Cover of Jax Epoch and the Quicken Forbidden

Jax Epoch and the Quicken Forbidden

Dave Roman

Ages 10–16female empowermentmagic

Cover of Rebel Angels

Rebel Angels

Libba Bray

Ages 13–18friendshipself-discovery

Cover of Pix

Pix

Gregg Schigiel

Ages 8–14female empowermentself-discovery

Cover of Trollz

Trollz

Tisha Hamilton

Ages 7–11friendshipmagic

Cover of Tarzanna

Tarzanna

Babette Cole

Ages 4–8adventureindependence

Cover of Nobody's Princess (Nobody's Princess #1)

Nobody's Princess (Nobody's Princess #1)

Esther M. Friesner

Ages 12–16independenceself-determination

Cover of Anna of Byzantium

Anna of Byzantium

Tracy Barrett

Ages 10–15female empowermenthistory

Cover of Women heroes of the American Revolution

Women heroes of the American Revolution

Susan Casey

Ages 9–15women's historycourage

Cover of Sŏndŏk, princess of the moon and stars

Sŏndŏk, princess of the moon and stars

Sheri Holman

Ages 9–14self-discoveryintellectual curiosity

Cover of Iris and the aloha wedding adventure

Iris and the aloha wedding adventure

Lynelle Woolley

Ages 6–10friendshipcelebration

Cover of Three strong women

Three strong women

Claus Stamm

Ages 5–10strengthcleverness

Cover of Wonder Woman and the World of Myth

Wonder Woman and the World of Myth

Steve Korté, Scott Altmann

Ages 7–12heroismmythology

Cover of Girls made of snow and glass

Girls made of snow and glass

Melissa Bashardoust

Ages 14–18identitymagic