Literary Girls: Katniss Everdeen (The Hunger Games Trilogy)

For those who don’t know, Katniss Everdeen is the heroin of the trilogy of books written by Suzanne Collins and is played by Jennifer Lawrence in the movie adaptation of the series. The Hunger Games, Catching Fire and Mockingjay are set in a dystopian future...

Literary Girls: The Girls of The Baby-Sitters Club

Ann M. Martin’s series The Baby-Sitters Club first came out when I was about six, and I probably started reading them when I was 9 or 10. I adored all the girls, admired their entrepreneurial ways, and considered them some of my best literary friends. I liked...

Literary Girls: Meg Murry (A Wrinkle in Time)

Meg Murry and I had a lot in common. Both socially awkward and somewhat outcast, I found her easy to relate to. We both felt like ugly ducklings; though at 13, we were also both convinced that we would never be beautiful–and at that age,...

Literary Girls: Violet Alden (The Boxcar Children)

I have many fond memories of my teachers reading to my class when I was little. One of my favorite stories was The Boxcar Children. After Mrs. Harper read some of the books to us in the second grade, I devoured much of the series at home. Violet was my favorite of the...

Literary Girls: Matilda Wormwood (Matilda)

If you were a kid growing up in Britain in the late 80s/early 90s, you almost certainly read a lot of Roald Dahl’s children’s stories. I can’t think of anyone who didn’t like at least one of...

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