Kick-Ass Femmes in YA Literature - Part 3

	Scarlet of Marissa Meyer's Scarlet Book 2 of the Lunar Chronicles Scarlet's grandmother disappears without a trace and the police refuse to investigate citing her grandmother's odd nature.  Undeterred, Scarlet begins tracking down her grandmother's whereabouts with the assistance of the strangely intriguing fighter, Wolf.  Little does Scarlet know that the trail will land both Scarlet and Wolf at the center of an interplanetary war. Traits: Loving, Curious, Insightful, Accepting
	Danielle of Lauren Roedy Vaughn's OCD, The Dude and Me Danielle doesn't fit in.  Which doesn't really bother her - she likes keeping people at a distance, but does land her in a social skills class where she meets Daniel, a boy who is determined to know the real Danielle. Traits: Original, Quirky, Free-spirited, Thoughtful
	Addison of Kasie West's Pivot Point When faced with a choice, Addison has the unique ability to see the futures attached to each decision.  After her parents announce they are getting a divorce and Addison much choose which parent to live with, she uses her ability to view the results of her choice.  No matter which choice Addison makes, she will lose someone dear to her.  Which choice would you make? Traits: Insightful, Loyal, Independent, Friendly
	Mary Shelley of Cat Winter's In the Shadow of Blackbirds America 1918; the height of the Spanish Influenza pandemic. Dead line the streets and Spirit Photography and seances prey on the grieving. Mary Shelley doesn't believe in Spiritualism or that the dead really can commune with the living.  But logic and reason are hard to hold onto when you are haunted. Traits: Scientifically Minded, Curious, Logical, Thoughtful
	Juliet of Megan Shepherd's The Madman's Daughter Daughter of the infamous Dr. Moreau, Juliet is barely surviving when she discovers that her father is actually alive and in hiding on an island in the South Pacific. Finagling passage to the island, Juliet comes face to face with the horror of Moreau's madness. Traits: Determined, Kind, Curious, Pragmatic

Kick-Ass Femmes in YA Literature, Part 1

Kick-Ass Femmes in YA Literature, Part 2

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Kick-Ass Femmes in YA Literature - Part 2

Finding strong, independent female characters in popular literature can be difficult, but there are some Ladies of the Pages that do the female gender proud:

	Cammie of Ally Carter's I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You - Book one of the Gallagher Girl series Cammie is a second generation Gallagher Girl attending the prestigious Gallagher Academy - which just happens to be a training facility for teenage spies.  She and her classmates excel at tailing, hand-to-hand combat and code cracking, but Cammie's special talent is for blending into the background.  She prides herself on not being noticed.  So when a boy from the local town actually does notice her, Cammie is stunned.  Could he be the boy of her dreams? Perhaps.  But falling in love is difficult when your trying to uncover a national conspiracy, keep your grades up and keep your mom, the super-spy, in the dark. Traits: Loyal, Intelligent, Friendly
	Pressia of Pure by Julianna Baggott The Detonations destroyed the world as it was; what has survived is utterly changed from the Before.  Groupies roam the streets turning their many eyes in search of victims, OSR takes anyone over the age of 16 to be either soldier or cannon-fodder, and altered strange amalgamations of animal, plant and mineral wait for the unwary.  Above the turmoil of the outside sits the Dome, a haven where the Pures where protected from the blasts and where they wait for the Earth to renew itself.  Pressia has just turned 16 and the OSR is coming for her; but she does not want to kill or be killed and, in running, puts herself on an even more dangerous path.  Click here for full review. Traits: Kind, Thoughtful, Resourceful, Determined
	Sunday of Enchanted by Alethea Kontis Sunday is the seventh daughter of a seventh daughter and, in a land where magic abounds, this can mean many things.  But Sunday has lived all her life in the shadow of her older sisters experiencing none of their adventures except vicariously through the stories.  Sunday loves stories, hearing them, collecting them, creating her own and writing them down in her magical never-ending journal.  But Sunday never tells stories, over time she has discovered that her tales have an unfortunate habit of coming true, so she contents herself with her journal and her dreams.  Until one day she befriends an enchanted frog in the Wood and unknowingly sets her own story in motion.  For full review click here. Traits: Loyal, Creative, Kind
	Aislinn of Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr The fey realm gets a bit darker in this urban fantasy.  Aislinn has been raised by three rules: don't stare at invisible fairies; don't speak to invisible fairies; and don't ever attract fairies attention.  But those rules will not keep her safe from Keenan, the Summer King, who has spent the last 900 years searching for the one girl capable of becoming his Summer Queen.  Now Aislinn faces an impossible choice: give up her freedom (and possibly her life) to become Keenan's Queen, or watch the world and the people she loves descend into unending Winter. Traits: Fierce, Determined, Self-Possessed
	Cleo of Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes For a hundred years magic, the lifeblood of the three realms of Mytica, has been fading, slowly killing the land and driving two of the three kingdoms into desperate straits.  Cleo, Jonas, Lucia and Magnus soon discover that the actions of a single person can change the course of history and determine a nation's fate. Traits: Loving, Passionate, Strong-Willed

Kick-Ass Femmes in YA Literature, Part 1

Finding strong, independent female characters in popular literature can be difficult, but there are some Ladies of the Pages that do the female gender proud:

	Finley of Girl in the Steel Corset by Kady Cross In this steampunked novel inspired by Stevenson's The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyl and Mr. Hyde, Finley Jayne is a girl with a dark side.  When she becomes angry or fearful a dark, fierce personality takes hold of her body; a personality that does as she pleases regardless of what Finley desires.  Finley, along with new- found friends, must discover how to tame the beast or risk losing herself forever.  Full review here. Traits: Strong, Independent, Resourceful, Kind
	Eleanor of Something Strange and Deadly by Susan Dennard With her brother is missing and a Necromancer raising an army of the Dead, Eleanor must break the rules to discover the whereabouts of her brother, the identity of the Necromancer and keep her mother oblivious to her activities.  Full review here. Traits: Cunning, Loyal, Forward-Thinking, Progressive, Feisty
	Rhine of Wither by Lauren DeStefano As a result of a mysterious worldwide epidemic, females die at age 20, males at age 25.  Without parents or elders of any kind, society has crumbled and the struggle to survive and ensure the continued existence of the human race has taken precedence.  At age sixteen, Rhine only has four years left to live.  Rhine is kidnapped and sold into marriage, but is determined to escape the gilded confines of her husband's compound and reunite with her brother. Traits: Independent, Kind, Stubborn, Hopeful
	Alianne of Trickster's Choice by Tamora Pierce Daughter of The Lioness, the first female knight in a century, Ali feels a lot of pressure to live up to the stereotype-challenging standard of her famous mother.  The problem is that Ali couldn't be more different in temperament and skills!  When Ali is kidnapped by slavers, she stumbles upon her true destiny. Traits: Wiley, Smart, Observant, Focused
	Karou of Daughter of Smoke & Bone and Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor Karou has no knowledge of her origins - she was raised by chimera who treated her as their own child.  When the truth about Karou's past is revealed she begins to question everything she's ever known.  Full review is here. Traits: Loyal, Artistic, Dogged, Stubborn, Intelligent

Who would you add to the list of Kick-Ass Femmes in YA Lit?