Girl Power!

Coming off the heels of the Women's March a couple weeks back, check out these strong female

characters and be inspired by what they stand for. Fiction and non-fiction titles.

For more options, check out the display in the Teen Scene and add in your own favorite female-driven titles to the mix!

I Am Malala: the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
By Malala Yousafzai

Describes the life of a young Pakistani student who advocated for women's rights and education in the Taliban-controlled Swat Valley who survived an assassination attempt and became the youngest nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Hard Choices: A Memoir
By Hillary Rodham Clinton
The former secretary of state, senator, and first lady shares candid reflections about the key moments of her service in the Obama Administration as well as her thoughts about how to navigate the challenges of the 21st century.

Positive: Surviving My Bullies, Finding Hope, and Living to Change the World: A Memoir
By Paige Rawl

A teenager's memoir of the experiences of bullying, being HIV positive and surviving the experiences to become a force for positive change in this world.

Salt to the Sea

By Ruta Sepetys

Titanic. Lusitania. Wilhelm Gustloff. All major maritime disasters, yet the last is virtually unknown. Salt to the Sea rotates between four narrators attempting to escape various tragedies in 1945 Europe. Powerful and haunting, heartbreaking and hopeful–a must read.

The Book Thief

By Markus Zusak

Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.

A Court of Thorns and Roses

By Sarah J. Maas

The human world is in peril. Feyre, a semi-literate girl, hunts for her family’s survival. After she kills an enormous wolf, a fierce fey shows up at her doorstep seeking retribution. Feyre is led to beautiful eternal springs, but the journey is not without danger. Maas masterfully pulls the reader into this new dark fantasy series which feels like a mix of fairy tales, from Beauty and the Beast to Tam Lin