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This list is to discover books featuring strong female characters. They don't have to be kick ass but they do have to have a backbone.
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1,496 books · 1,391 voters · list created January 10th, 2013 by T.A. White (votes) .
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message 1: by Sherko (new)

Sherko Akram جمال محمد احمد سليمان


message 2: by raf (new)

raf what on earth is zoey redbird doing in this list!?????? o.O


message 3: by Bart (new)

Bart Boge Would participants/mods of this list consider the title Regarding Tiberius for inclusion? The novel is narrated by its main female protagonist, Helena, who is as strong, as cunning, and as formidable as any other heroine on this list.


message 4: by Elisa (new)

Elisa M. Harry Potter has a lot of strong female characters (from McGonagall to Luna), but the protagonist is a boy.


message 5: by Mae (new)

Mae Dilen THE Bloody Jack SERIES BY L.A. Meyer SHOULD BE ON HERE JACKY IS SOOO BADASS


message 6: by May (new)

May Elisa wrote: "Harry Potter has a lot of strong female characters (from McGonagall to Luna), but the protagonist is a boy."

What about Hermione Granger? I think she's one of the main characters and so it counts, no?


Isabella ⸆⸉ The Cruel Prince should be here. Jude is such a badass, confident and strong protagonist.
The folk of the air deserves to be on this list.


message 8: by Micka22 (new)

Micka22 1,482 skip


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