Burn Baby Burn

The “Disneyfication” of New York City is a topic of fierce debate. South Park recently devoted an entire season to mocking gentrification, with a story about sky-high rents, ridiculous rebranding, and unaffordable artisanal shops taking over “the city part of town.” One could argue that the transformation of Times Square over the past twenty years from seedy to safe has […]

Feminist YA is one of my absolute favorite categories, so much so that I wrote my senior thesis in college about it. And while a lot of the focus on feminist YA today is in contemporary works, the themes continue in historical fiction as well. The novels below definitely fit the bill, featuring strong, smart […]

Given the sheer number of feminist YA gems, compiling a list of essentials is undoubtedly a foolhardy task—and yet we simply couldn’t help ourselves! Below you’ll find 50 of the most challenging, encouraging, and empowering feminist books YA has to offer. Some of these are modern-day classics, some are fresh off the press. Some are […]