Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women

When Gary's best mate Jason is too ill to meet up, Gary gets stranded and ends up hanging around with Rick and Pete.

Amy's dad smokes at home.

Texting and social media are great - until someone falls victim to cyber-bullying.

Diving from the cliff wasn't allowed; it was dangerous.

Al stole cars and drove them - fast.

The slot machines were just a bit of fun to begin with.

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Florida is lucky to have had three women three Marjories speaking out about saving Florida's natural environment.

A heartbreaking and bittersweet novel about the need for queer joy even in the midst of the horrors of war.

Most of us want to be decent people in the world.

What do you call someone who is only attracted to stomachs?

Join the legions of couples and singles who are making their hottest sexual fantasies come true.

This is the story of Prince Siddhartha and how he became Buddha, the Awakened One.

Little Loon traces the birth and first summer of a loon chick on a New England lake, ending with the loon's migration for the winter.

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Thirteen-year-old Bella wants to be a lector just like her grandfather, who sits on a special platform in the cigar factory, reading great novels, the newspaper, and union news to workers as they roll the cigars.

Olivia's life is in turmoil ever since she accidentally froze all of the world's water and her aunt and uncle were kidnapped by the Wardenclyffe thugs.

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PERIOD founder and Harvard College student Nadya Okamoto offers a manifesto on menstruation and why we can no longer silence those who bleedand how to engage in youth activism.

The story of Queen Elizabeth II, who famously said 'if I wore beige, no one would know who I was', told through her clothes and jewellery.

A Reese Witherspoon Book Club YA Pick!

"e;Destined to become a beloved classic"e; - The IA funny and frock-filled story for modern children who don't just want sequins and sparkles on their dresses, from rising star Lily Murray and Waterstones Prize-winning illustrator, Jenny Lovlie.

From Katie Cotugno and author of Sex and the City Candace Bushnell comes this fierce and feisty exploration of feminism: standing up, speaking out and rewriting the rules.

We're Nature Girls!

After being recently orphaned Rose must live with her aunts, the matriarchs of her wealthy Boston family.

Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist and poet best known as the author of the novel ‘Little Women’.

Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist and poet best known as the author of the novel ‘Little Women’.

Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist and poet best known as the author of the novel ‘Little Women’.

Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist and poet best known as the author of the novel ‘Little Women’.

Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist and poet best known as the author of the novel ‘Little Women’.

Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist and poet best known as the author of the novel ‘Little Women’.

'Chronicles of Avonlea' is a collection of short stories by L.

After Emily Star’s father died, making her an orphan, Emily was shipped off to New Moon Farm, owned by her mother’s snobbish relatives.

A fun read for Alcott fans, ‘Comic Tragedies’ is five plays written and performed by the Alcott sisters, collected for publication by Anna Alcott Pratt after the death of her sister, Louisa May Alcott.

This is a collection of seven short stories by Louisa May Alcott, an American novelist best known as author of the novel ''Little Women.

Pollyanna Whittier, is a young orphan who goes to live in Beldingsville, Vermont, with her wealthy but stern Aunt Polly.

The women athletes of the 2016 Summer Olympics captivated the world: Simon Biles, the most decorated American gymnast of all time; Katie Ledecky, who shattered swimming records in multiple events; Michelle Carter, the first American gold medalist in shot put; Simone Manuel, the first African American woman to medal in individual swimming.

Is resistance un-American?

An exquisitely illustrated history of the women's suffrage movement, created by the New York Times-bestselling David Roberts and introduced by BBC presenter Lauren Laverne.

A witty twist on a favourite fairy tale, Little Red was a New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book.

This feisty collection of poems is a celebration of the achievements of women and girls throughout history.

Beautiful Broken Things is a moving story of friendship from debut author Sara Barnard, shortlisted for the YA Book Prize and selected as part of Zoella's Book Club.

The bestselling, critically acclaimed new women's history book from Philippa Gregory for 2025 - adapted for teen and YA readers!

Now adapted for young readers, Vice President Kamala Harris's empowering memoir about the values and inspirations that guided her life.

*BRITISH BOOK OF THE YEAR* EasternEyePicked as as one of STYLIST'S *BEST AUTUMN READS OF 2020* 'A much-needed escape into a lyrical world'Let her be a little less human, a little more divineGive her heart armour so it doesn't break as easily as mineOne girl's wild journey of strength, beauty and growth as she discovers who she really is.

A funny, frank and fearless guide to being a girlBeing a girl is not all sugar and spice.

Cosy up for Christmas with this festive story, starring everyone's favourite Victorian foundling, Hetty Feather!

Annith has watched her gifted sisters at the convent come and go, carrying out their dark dealings in the name of St.

1914: war has broken out across Europe and beyond.

'As they sat together in the twilight, talking over their small plans, the future always grew so beautiful and bright'Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy have grown up together in Orchard House with their friend Laurie next door, and now it's time for them to go out and find their places in the big wide world, to do the great and marvellous things they've dreamed of and discover their 'castles in the air'.