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There are a lot of titles filling up our shelves with girls who kind of let life and guys happen to them.
We hate to lay the blame at the feet of any particular characters, (we're not judging, Bells, really), but enough with the love triangles! We're in the mood for something different. How about some books with girls who are making their own story? How about some titles where the girls aren't focusing on stealing boys from one another or making other girls feel awful. (As The Readergirlz say, down with girl on girl violence!) Here are a few books where the girls are definitely driving their own stories and they are doing it with the support of... other ladies....
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Why celebrate Women's History? Because women are half of our story. The Women's National History Project states that: "Recognizing the achievements of women in all facets of life ? science, community, government, literature, art, sports, medicine...
- Summertime And The Listening Is Easy
Summer?s here. . . I'm for that. Got my rubber sandals, got my straw hat. Schools out for summer. Schools out. For. Ever. And the livin? is easy. Can you surry? Can you picnic?? You?re gonna need an ocean of calamine lotion. Good day sunshine; gonna...
- What Are The Most Popular First Names In Virginia?
We don't keep track, but you bet Social Security knows! This government agency indexes the most popular names for a given year of birth based on certain criteria, and 2008's data was just released this month. For Girls: Emma, Abigail, Madison,...
- January Book Discussions
The book discussion will be meeting on January 24. The afternoon group will meet at 1:30 pm to discuss Nothing Daunted by Dorothy Wickenden. This is a nonfiction book about two society girls from New York who go to teach in a remote town in...
- Reading Club Begins
IT'S A ZOO IN HERE!! The annual Summer Reading Club at the Red River County Public Library is set to begin on Monday, June 1 and run through Wednesday, July 1. For young children that can't yet read, we offer the Read-to-Me portion of the Club....
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Strong Girls Make Great Main Characters
There are a lot of titles filling up our shelves with girls who kind of let life and guys happen to them.
We hate to lay the blame at the feet of any particular characters, (we're not judging, Bells, really), but enough with the love triangles! We're in the mood for something different. How about some books with girls who are making their own story? How about some titles where the girls aren't focusing on stealing boys from one another or making other girls feel awful. (As The Readergirlz say, down with girl on girl violence!) Here are a few books where the girls are definitely driving their own stories and they are doing it with the support of... other ladies....
Read more on TATAL:
- Women's History Month Resources
Why celebrate Women's History? Because women are half of our story. The Women's National History Project states that: "Recognizing the achievements of women in all facets of life ? science, community, government, literature, art, sports, medicine...
- Summertime And The Listening Is Easy
Summer?s here. . . I'm for that. Got my rubber sandals, got my straw hat. Schools out for summer. Schools out. For. Ever. And the livin? is easy. Can you surry? Can you picnic?? You?re gonna need an ocean of calamine lotion. Good day sunshine; gonna...
- What Are The Most Popular First Names In Virginia?
We don't keep track, but you bet Social Security knows! This government agency indexes the most popular names for a given year of birth based on certain criteria, and 2008's data was just released this month. For Girls: Emma, Abigail, Madison,...
- January Book Discussions
The book discussion will be meeting on January 24. The afternoon group will meet at 1:30 pm to discuss Nothing Daunted by Dorothy Wickenden. This is a nonfiction book about two society girls from New York who go to teach in a remote town in...
- Reading Club Begins
IT'S A ZOO IN HERE!! The annual Summer Reading Club at the Red River County Public Library is set to begin on Monday, June 1 and run through Wednesday, July 1. For young children that can't yet read, we offer the Read-to-Me portion of the Club....