A Book Fairy List

Brave Girls in Chapter Books

For the girl who climbs too high and asks too many questions — and for the one who's still finding her brave. These heroines don't wait to be rescued. Hand her one of these and watch her sit up a little straighter.

These are the books featured in this post — tap any cover to find it on Amazon.

Pippi Longstocking

by Astrid Lindgren

The original do-it-her-own-way girl

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Matilda

by Roald Dahl

For the kid who knows books are a kind of power

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The Penderwicks

by Jeanne Birdsall

Four sisters and a summer you'll want to live in

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Nancy Clancy series

by Jane O'Connor

Fancy on the outside, fierce underneath

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The Girl Who Drank the Moon

by Kelly Barnhill

A girl raised on magic she was never supposed to have

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Breadcrumbs

by Anne Ursu

A girl who goes into the woods after her best friend and doesn't back down

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When You Reach Me

by Rebecca Stead

Sharp, brave, and solving a mystery no one else can see

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The Search for WondLa

by Tony DiTerlizzi

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