Flygirl

When I was little, I wanted to read books about girls who were just like me, but better. Like Lucy Pevensie: small and pushed around, but tenacious, brave, and prone to good luck with wardrobes. Or Wendy Darling: harboring a soft spot for bad boys, but completely fearless about leaving home. Then I got a […]

Female pilots are every bit as brave, adventurous, and downright badass as their male counterparts, but historically they haven’t gotten the same amount of attention. Luckily, some YA writers are trying to change that. The novels below all feature women who are reclaiming the term flygirl, dead set on proving themselves as first-class pilots. Whether they’re fighting […]

A lot of people have different ideas about feminism but, at its simplest, it’s the idea that men and women should be treated equally. Instilling this concept in our kids is a no-brainer and there are a lot of books that demonstrate this belief. Not just by proving girls can do anything boys can do […]

Some books introduce us to characters who are different from us, allowing us to see the world from a new perspective. But for children in the process of figuring out who they are, and who they want to be, it is just as important to also read stories about characters they can relate to, and see themselves in. The desire to read […]