{"product_id":"9780345404848","title":"Great Books for Girls: More than 600 Books to Inspire Today's Girls and Tomorrow's Women","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first reference of its kind, \u003cb\u003eGreat Books for Girls\u003c\/b\u003e is an invaluable list of more than six hundred titles—picture books, novels, mysteries, \u003cbr\u003ebiographies, folktales, sports books, and more—that will encourage, \u003cbr\u003echallenge, and ultimately nurture in girls the strong qualities our culture so often suppresses.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKathleen Odean, a librarian and former member of the prestigious Caldecott and Newbery Award committees, has gathered and annotated a list of books starring bold, confident heroines for children from toddlers to age fourteen.  Here are old favorites such as Eloise, \u003cbr\u003eHarriet the Spy, Mrs.  Basil E. Frankweiler, and Ramona the Pest; new inspirations such as Cinder Edna, Sheila Rae the Brave, Herculeah Jones, \u003cbr\u003eand Princess Smartypants; and real-life admirable women such as Eleanor of \u003cbr\u003eAquitaine, Jane Goodall, Toni Morrison, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Helen \u003cbr\u003eKeller.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these books, girls and women are creative, capable, articulate, and intelligent, solving problems, facing challenges, resolving conflicts, and going on quests.  They are not sidekicks or tokens, waiting to be rescued; \u003cbr\u003ethey are doing the rescuing.  Nor are they waiting for a male to provide a happy ending; they are fashioning their own stories and their own endings.  \u003cbr\u003ePacked with expert guidance,\u003cb\u003eGreat Books for Girls\u003c\/b\u003e is an essential volume that will give girls of all ages the power of hope.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47049015722224,"sku":"9780345404848","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780345404848_p0.gif?v=1763686784","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780345404848","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}