The little girl was mean. She enjoyed being mean. She cussed. She picked fights. She bossed adults around. She was everything a girl is not supposed to be. Girls are supposed to be sugar and spice and everything nice, but … Continue reading Bad Girls in the New Age of Wonder Woman
Wein, Elizabeth. Code Name Verity. New York: Hyperion, 2012. Print. Genre: YA historical fiction Summary: World War II historical fiction of the most gripping kind! Either the protagonist, Julie (AKA “Verity”) spills her guts about her spying exploits or her Gestapo … Continue reading Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
Yolen, Jane and Adam Stemple. Pay the Piper: A Rock n’ Roll Fairy Tale. New York: Starscape, 2005. Print. Genre: YA fantasy (light) Summary: Callie, 14, wants to go to a rock concert but her mega-protective parents won’t let her go. … Continue reading Pay the Piper by Jane Yolen
