On the tenth day of Christmas...
...my true love gave to me, girl books!
I featured some spectacular boy books a few days ago so it is time to feature these books with strong girl characters. I must say though, that my "boy books" and "girl books" are not just for boys and girls. All kids will love these books because they are all AMAZING! Anyway, here they are!
Amelia and Eleanor Go For a Ride
ages 7 to 10
Amelia Earhart was visiting Eleanor Roosevelt when they decided to take a trip in Earhart's plane. These two women challenged the world set in front of them and individually achieved great things. In this fictionalized account of a true story, Pam Munoz Ryan shows us what happened with Amelia and Eleanor get together and have some fun. Talk about a girl's night out!

Gooney Bird Greene
ages 5 to 8
Gooney Bird Greene walks into second grade ready to be in charge. She wears random things (think tutus and cowboy boots), she tells outrageous stories that she says are all true, and she on her first day in Mrs. Pidgeon's class she announces, "That's Greene with an 'e' on the end, and I'd like to have a desk right smack in the middle of everything." Gooney Bird will make your children giggle and then beg to wear their pajamas to school. This book will make you all want to be your own unique kinda person. Lois Lowry, known for many of her teen books, most famously The Giver, takes on a new audience with her delightfully silly Gooney Bird Greene.

Kira Kira
ages 9 - 12
Be prepared, this Newbery Medal winning book by Cynthia Kadohata covers a lot of big issues. Katie is just a girl when her Japanese-American family moves from Iowa to Georgia and find themselves in a world they don't understand. Katie and her older sister Lynn are left to take care of themselves as their parents put in extra hours at a chicken processing plant. Tensions rise when Lynn becomes very sick and her parents, despite the extra time they spend working, do not have the money to take care of her. This book will touch your soul as you read about the bravery of two little girls, lost in a world they don't understand, but looking for kira-kira (the Japanese word for glittering) wherever they can.
I featured some spectacular boy books a few days ago so it is time to feature these books with strong girl characters. I must say though, that my "boy books" and "girl books" are not just for boys and girls. All kids will love these books because they are all AMAZING! Anyway, here they are!

ages 7 to 10
Amelia Earhart was visiting Eleanor Roosevelt when they decided to take a trip in Earhart's plane. These two women challenged the world set in front of them and individually achieved great things. In this fictionalized account of a true story, Pam Munoz Ryan shows us what happened with Amelia and Eleanor get together and have some fun. Talk about a girl's night out!

Gooney Bird Greene
ages 5 to 8
Gooney Bird Greene walks into second grade ready to be in charge. She wears random things (think tutus and cowboy boots), she tells outrageous stories that she says are all true, and she on her first day in Mrs. Pidgeon's class she announces, "That's Greene with an 'e' on the end, and I'd like to have a desk right smack in the middle of everything." Gooney Bird will make your children giggle and then beg to wear their pajamas to school. This book will make you all want to be your own unique kinda person. Lois Lowry, known for many of her teen books, most famously The Giver, takes on a new audience with her delightfully silly Gooney Bird Greene.

Kira Kira
ages 9 - 12
Be prepared, this Newbery Medal winning book by Cynthia Kadohata covers a lot of big issues. Katie is just a girl when her Japanese-American family moves from Iowa to Georgia and find themselves in a world they don't understand. Katie and her older sister Lynn are left to take care of themselves as their parents put in extra hours at a chicken processing plant. Tensions rise when Lynn becomes very sick and her parents, despite the extra time they spend working, do not have the money to take care of her. This book will touch your soul as you read about the bravery of two little girls, lost in a world they don't understand, but looking for kira-kira (the Japanese word for glittering) wherever they can.
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