Aiken, Joan. Is Underground
__________. Nightbirds on Nantucket
Avi. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
Cottonwood, Joe. Quake
Creech, Sharon. The Wanderer
Cushman, Karen. The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
Farmer, Nancy. A Girl Named Disaster (11-year-old escapes marriage in
Mozambique and has adventure on the way to Zimbabwa)
George, Jean Craighead. Julie of the Wolves (Inuit runs away from arranged
marriage and follows wolf pack in the Arctic)
__________. The Talking Earth
Kindl, Patrice. Owl in Love
LeGuin, Ursula. Left Hand of Darkness (high-end teen)
Lindgren, Astrid. Pippi Longstocking
McKinley, Robin. Beauty: a Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast
__________. The Blue Sword
__________. The Hero and the Crown
McNaughton, Janet. The Secret under my Skin (Canadian)
O’Dell, Scott. Island of the Blue Dolphins (girl survives on island)
Pierce, Tamora. Alann: The First Adventure (others)
Tingle, Rebecca. The Edge on the Sword
Tomlinson, Theresa. The Forestwife

Body Image

Blume, Judy. Blubber
Mackler, Caroline. The Earth, my Butt and Other Big Round Things
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. The Grooming of Alice.
O’Connell, Rebecca. Myrtle of Willendorf.
Perez, Marlene. Unexpected development

Contemporary Issues

Block, Francesca Lia. Weetzie Bat
Brookes, Martha. Bone Dance (Canadian)
_________. True Confessions of a Heartless Girl (Canadian)
Creech, Sharon. Walk Two Moons
Frechette, Carole. In the Key of Do (Canadian)
Johnston, Julie. In Spite of Killer Bees (Canadian)
MacLachlan, Patricia. The Facts and Fictions of Minna Pratt
Paterson, Katherine. The Great Gilly Hopkins
Toten, Teresa. The Game (Canadian)
Voigt, Cynthia. Dicey’s Song
Whelan, Gloria. Homeless Bird (13-year-old widowed girl in India seeks own
destiny)

Eating Disorders

Bauer, Joan. Squashed
Bennet, Cherie. Life in the Fat Lane
Cruise, Beth. Picture Perfect (anorexia)
Friend, Natasha. Perfect (bulimia)
Hall, L.F. Perk: The Story of a Teenager with Bulimia (bulimia)
Hamilton, Virginia. A Little Love
Harris, Dorothy Joan. Even if it Kills Me (anorexia) (Canadian)
LeMieux, A.C. Dare to be M.E. (bulimia)
Levenkron, Steven. The Best Little Girl in the World (anorexia)
__________. Kessa
Newman, Leslea. Fat Chance
Tokio, Marnelle. More than You Can Chew
 

Girls Dressing up as Boys

Cohen, Barbara and Bahija Lovejoy. Seven Daughters and Seven Sons
Ellis, Deborah. The Breadwinner. (Canadian)
__________. Parvana’s Journey (Canadian)
Lunn, Janet. The Root Cellar (Canadian)
__________. The Hollow Tree (Canadian)

Historical

Cushman, Karen. The Midwife’s Apprentice (homeless, orphaned girl finds her
place in Medieval England)
Matas, Carol. The Burning Time (witchcraft) (Canadian)
McNaughton, Janet. To Dance at the Palais Royale (Scottish immigrant makes
new life in Canada) (Canadian)
Namioka, Lensey. An Ocean Apart, a World away (young Chinese woman travels
to US to study in early 1900’s)
Napoli, Donna Jo. Daughter of Venice (merchant’s daughter wants an
education above all else in Renaissance Venice)
Paterson, Katherine. Jacob Have I Loved (girl grows to womanhood in 1940’s
US)
Paterson, Katherine. Lyddie. (young woman works in cloth factory in 1840’s
Lawrence Massachusetts and strives for a better life)
Paton Walsh, Jill. Grace (lighthouse keeper’s daughter saves passengers on
sinking ship)
Whitmore, Arvella. The Bread Winner (during the Depression girl helps
family in traditional and non-traditional jobs)
Ye, Ting-xing. White Lily (foot binding) (Canadian)

Lesbian Stories

Farmer, Nancy. Annie on my Mind
Kerr, M.E. Deliver Us from Evie
Miller, Isabel. Patience and Sarah.
Woodson, Jacqueline. The House You Pass on the Way

Physical Issues and Disabilities

Calvert, Patricia. Picking up the Pieces (paralysis)
Forman, Carol. Chelsey and the Green-Haired Kid (well-chair bound)
McNamee, Graham. Hate You (damaged vocal cords) (Canadian)
Voigt, Cynthia. Izzy, Willy-Nilly (amputated leg)

Sports

Alvord, Douglas. Sarah’s Boat: a Young Girl Leaves the Art of Sailing
Danakas, John. Lizzie’s Soccer Showdown (Canadian)
Lord, Bette Bao. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
Sullivan, Ann. Molly Maguire: Wide Receiver

Non-Fiction

Beker, Jeanne. Big Night Out (Canadian)
Baker, Camy. Camy Baker’s Body Electric: 30 Cool Rules for a Brand-New You