In the latest installment of our Facebook Live video series, Live from Our Library, Scholastic Librarian Deimosa Webber-Bey shares her top book recommendations that highlight strong, smart and brave female characters in children's titles, across all age groups. If you're searching for the perfect read for your child during Women's History Month, or any time of year, take a look at her selections below.
You can also watch the Live Chat here:
Preschool
Florence Nightingale by Carol Alexander
Serena Williams by Jodie Shepherd
Perserverance: I Have Grit! by Jodie Shepherd
Kindergarten - 2nd Grade
The Little Red Fort by Brenda Maier
Mama Africa! How Miriam Makeba Spread Hope With Her Song By Kathryn Erskine
Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea Beaty
3rd - 5th Grade
What Would She Do?: 25 True Stories of Trailblazing Rebel Women By Kay Woodward
Nancy Drew Clue Book (The Nancy Drew Series) by Carolyn Keene
Luciana by Erin Teagan
#NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women by Lisa Charleyboy and Mary Beth Leatherdale
Middle Grade
The Serpent’s Secret by Sayantani Dasgupta
Amulet (series) by Kazu Kibuishi
I Got This: To Gold and Beyond by Laurie Hernandez
Marley Dias Gets it Done: And So Can You by Marley Dias
High School
The Summer Prince by Alaya Dawn Johnson
The Lines We Cross by Randa Abdel-Fattah
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
Deimosa’s Favorites
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
