4.25 avg rating — 63,294 ratings

"Tamora Pierce is known for producing strong role models for young girls, and I consider Kelardy to be her strongest. Kel is a young girl possessed of amazing inner strength and will, and does not conform to a "damsel in distress" stereotype or the "hot-headed, over compensating" heroine stereotype."

4.26 avg rating — 51,789 ratings

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4.50 avg rating — 10,734 ratings

"Don't wan't to be a princess? Most girls might either give in to the expectations placed, but not Cimorene.Instead of playing along with her "destiny" and partaking in the boring duties of a princess, Cimorene runs off to be an apprentice to a dragon. "

3.74 avg rating — 479 ratings

"Luzelle was chosen to represent her country in a race around the world not because of her wonderful intellect, but rather because of her looks. Her mission: win the Ellipse and meet the king of a neighboring neutral kingdom in order to charm him with her "feminine allure" in order to gain a weapon that could help her country survive the ongoing conquest of their enemies, the Grewzians. However, Luzelle is far more than a beauty. She is an intellect, as well as a fierce adventurer. She manages to not only achieve what she sets out to do, but she does it without compromising her dignity. "

4.35 avg rating — 9,832,383 ratings

"Katniss Everdeen acts as the sole provider for her family and selflessly sacrifices herself in order to protect her sister from enduring the torment of the Hunger Games. "

4.08 avg rating — 64,323 ratings

3.95 avg rating — 90,288 ratings

"Sonea evolves from a girl from the slums to an intelligent and incredibly capable Magician despite those who would keep her from sucess. "

4.15 avg rating — 63,538 ratings

4.26 avg rating — 67,901 ratings

"Aly is the daughter of a very famous woman. A woman who defied the laws of her country and pretended to be a boy in order to become a knight. Much to her mother's dismay however, Aly has never wanted to be a knight or warrior. Aly favors her father's line of work--espionage. So, when Aly finds herself a slave in a hostlie land she uses all of her wits and cunning to not only survive but to win the favor of a god as well. "

4.31 avg rating — 269,260 ratings

"Dana is a woman of remarkable courage and conviction. As a modern African American woman, she never had to experience the horrors of slaverly. However, an otherwordly event happens that sees her going back and forth from her family's past and her present. In the past, she finds herself a slave and victim to brutal punishment. Perhaps even worse, one of the people who instigates these punishments is infact her ancestor Rufus, the white son of a plantation owner. Dana must endure his torment while not loosing herself, knowing that she has to make sure that her punisher lives long enough for her family line to be born. "

3.75 avg rating — 34,964 ratings

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"Because Princess Irene is anything but a typical princess. She's curious, she's intelligent, and she's extremely brave"

4.37 avg rating — 21,902 ratings

3.90 avg rating — 3,266 ratings

4.05 avg rating — 15,979 ratings