Female Protagonist Books

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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 438 times as female-protagonist)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,923,149 ratings — published 2008
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Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
by (shelved 333 times as female-protagonist)
avg rating 4.36 — 4,160,498 ratings — published 2009
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Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by (shelved 317 times as female-protagonist)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,724,554 ratings — published 2010
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A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1) A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
by (shelved 273 times as female-protagonist)
avg rating 4.16 — 4,214,384 ratings — published 2015
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Pride and Prejudice Pride and Prejudice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 265 times as female-protagonist)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,809,859 ratings — published 1813
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Divergent (Divergent, #1) Divergent (Divergent, #1)
by (shelved 226 times as female-protagonist)
avg rating 4.13 — 4,383,911 ratings — published 2011
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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 214 times as female-protagonist)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,427,356 ratings — published 1985
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Circe Circe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 210 times as female-protagonist)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,350,691 ratings — published 2018
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Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1) Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
by (shelved 200 times as female-protagonist)
avg rating 4.19 — 2,412,403 ratings — published 2012
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Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1) Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)
by (shelved 188 times as female-protagonist)
avg rating 3.67 — 7,320,246 ratings — published 2005
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 183 times as female-protagonist)
avg rating 4.39 — 4,105,676 ratings — published 2017
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Jane Eyre Jane Eyre (Paperback)
by (shelved 181 times as female-protagonist)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,326,110 ratings — published 1847
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A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2) A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2)
by (shelved 175 times as female-protagonist)
avg rating 4.63 — 3,199,452 ratings — published 2016
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Shadow and Bone (Shadow and Bone, #1) Shadow and Bone (Shadow and Bone, #1)
by (shelved 171 times as female-protagonist)
avg rating 3.92 — 1,107,750 ratings — published 2012
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The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1) The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1)
by (shelved 166 times as female-protagonist)
avg rating 4.01 — 1,735,182 ratings — published 2018
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The Fault in Our Stars The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
by (shelved 166 times as female-protagonist)
avg rating 4.12 — 5,729,540 ratings — published 2012
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Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1) Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1)
by (shelved 158 times as female-protagonist)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,012,524 ratings — published 2012
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Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1) Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
by (shelved 156 times as female-protagonist)
avg rating 4.57 — 3,539,912 ratings — published 2023
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The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1) The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)
by (shelved 152 times as female-protagonist)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,618,688 ratings — published 1995
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A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3) A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3)
by (shelved 151 times as female-protagonist)
avg rating 4.46 — 2,701,888 ratings — published 2017
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 149 times as female-protagonist)
avg rating 4.26 — 6,893,290 ratings — published 1960
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Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass, #2) Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass, #2)
by (shelved 147 times as female-protagonist)
avg rating 4.36 — 1,762,755 ratings — published 2013
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 143 times as female-protagonist)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,882,302 ratings — published 2005
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Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1) Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
by (shelved 142 times as female-protagonist)
avg rating 4.49 — 975,547 ratings — published 2006
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Little Women (Little Women, #1) Little Women (Little Women, #1)
by (shelved 139 times as female-protagonist)
avg rating 4.17 — 2,463,416 ratings — published 1868
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City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1) City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1)
by (shelved 137 times as female-protagonist)
avg rating 4.07 — 2,169,986 ratings — published 2007
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Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1) Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1)
by (shelved 130 times as female-protagonist)
avg rating 4.28 — 448,355 ratings — published 1986
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Crossroads and the Himalayan Crystals (Crossroads, #1) Crossroads and the Himalayan Crystals (Crossroads, #1)
by (shelved 126 times as female-protagonist)
avg rating 4.33 — 11,483 ratings — published 2012
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The Hate U Give The Hate U Give (Hardcover)
by (shelved 126 times as female-protagonist)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,012,495 ratings — published 2017
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Insurgent (Divergent, #2) Insurgent (Divergent, #2)
by (shelved 126 times as female-protagonist)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,623,811 ratings — published 2012
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Red Queen (Red Queen, #1) Red Queen (Red Queen, #1)
by (shelved 119 times as female-protagonist)
avg rating 3.98 — 1,171,908 ratings — published 2015
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Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1) Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
by (shelved 119 times as female-protagonist)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,114,708 ratings — published 1908
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A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1) A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1)
by (shelved 115 times as female-protagonist)
avg rating 3.97 — 1,286,372 ratings — published 1962
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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (Hardcover)
by (shelved 114 times as female-protagonist)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,507,475 ratings — published 2020
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The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1) The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1)
by (shelved 113 times as female-protagonist)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,463,975 ratings — published 2020
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Siege and Storm (The Shadow and Bone Trilogy, #2) Siege and Storm (The Shadow and Bone Trilogy, #2)
by (shelved 112 times as female-protagonist)
avg rating 3.80 — 684,270 ratings — published 2013
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The Selection (The Selection, #1) The Selection (The Selection, #1)
by (shelved 109 times as female-protagonist)
avg rating 4.07 — 1,764,920 ratings — published 2012
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The Wicked King (The Folk of the Air, #2) The Wicked King (The Folk of the Air, #2)
by (shelved 107 times as female-protagonist)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,073,649 ratings — published 2019
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Uprooted Uprooted (Hardcover)
by (shelved 107 times as female-protagonist)
avg rating 4.02 — 263,980 ratings — published 2015
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The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1) The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
by (shelved 106 times as female-protagonist)
avg rating 4.16 — 483,670 ratings — published 2018
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Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3) Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3)
by (shelved 106 times as female-protagonist)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,562,936 ratings — published 2014
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Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness, #1) Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness, #1)
by (shelved 105 times as female-protagonist)
avg rating 4.27 — 136,846 ratings — published 1983
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Emma Emma (Paperback)
by (shelved 104 times as female-protagonist)
avg rating 4.05 — 984,387 ratings — published 1815
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Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1) Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1)
by (shelved 103 times as female-protagonist)
avg rating 4.06 — 480,442 ratings — published 2008
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Allegiant (Divergent, #3) Allegiant (Divergent, #3)
by (shelved 102 times as female-protagonist)
avg rating 3.60 — 1,142,517 ratings — published 2013
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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #1) A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #1)
by (shelved 101 times as female-protagonist)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,775,064 ratings — published 2019
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Coraline Coraline (Paperback)
by (shelved 101 times as female-protagonist)
avg rating 4.13 — 783,108 ratings — published 2002
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Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4) Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4)
by (shelved 100 times as female-protagonist)
avg rating 3.76 — 1,874,441 ratings — published 2008
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Lessons in Chemistry Lessons in Chemistry (Paperback)
by (shelved 99 times as female-protagonist)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,786,478 ratings — published 2022
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Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2) Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2)
by (shelved 99 times as female-protagonist)
avg rating 4.23 — 461,129 ratings — published 2013
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Sally Rooney
“This is what you get. To work in a nice place with a few interesting people, to have friends with whom to discuss life and ideas. To attend the theatre, to hear live music, to arrange the use of the studio room on Monday nights for the local philosophy reading group. Oh, Kierkegaard, that'll be interesting. To exercise once again, for a little time, who knows how long, the power to charm and fascinate, to be the object of an intense and searching desire. And to feel inside herself the reciprocating force of desire, this is what she gets, a life of her own.”
Sally Rooney, Intermezzo

Oliver Neubert
“When I grow up, maybe I will be
the first one to circle the sea.
Or maybe I will just spend all my day
doing everything my way.
Maybe I will be in a world of my own
I just hope not alone.
I just know that whatever I do
I will never, ever forget about you.”
Oliver Neubert, Chantel's Quest for the Silver Leaf

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