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A guide by Monika, college student  



Little Women
Little Women
 

Pride and Prejudice (Penguin Classics)
Pride and Prejudice (Penguin Classics)
 

Sense and Sensibility (Penguin Classics)
Sense and Sensibility (Penguin Classics)
 

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I've always enjoyed finding strong female characters in literature. Here I've compiled a list of some of my favorite books that feature admirable, heroic, spunky, or just plain fun girls and women. Hopefully you'll find something enjoyable on my list as well.

Classic Literature

'Little Women' by Louisa May Alcott
'Pride and Prejudice (Penguin Classics)' by Jane Austen
'Sense and Sensibility (Penguin Classics)' by Jane Austen
'Jane Eyre (Penguin Classics)' by Charlotte Bronte
'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass' by Lewis Carroll
'The Scarlet Letter' by Nathaniel Hawthorne
'The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure (The 'Good Parts' Version)' by S. Morgenstern
'Much Ado About Nothing (Folger Shakespeare Library)' by William Shakespeare
'Kristin Lavransdatter I : The Wreath (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics)' by Sigrid Undset
'Little House (9 Books, Boxed Set)' by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Contemporary Fiction

'The Handmaid's Tale : A Novel' by Margaret Atwood
'Krik? Krak! (Vintage Contemporaries)' by Edwidge Danticat
'The Red Tent : A Novel (Bestselling Backlist)' by Anita Diamant
'The Light Bearer' by Donna Gillespie
'Riding Lessons' by Sara Gruen
'Stones from the River (Oprah's Book Club)' by Ursula Hegi
'SOLAR STORMS' by Linda Hogan
'The Poisonwood Bible (Oprah's Book Club)' by Barbara Kingsolver
'VISION OF LIGHT, A' by Judith Merkle Riley
'In Pursuit of the Green Lion' by Judith Merkle Riley
'Possessing the Secret of Joy' by Alice Walker
'Doomsday Book' by Connie Willis
'I Rode A Horse Of Milk White Jade' by Diane Lee Wilson
'Kitchen' by Banana Yoshimoto

Novels Based on True Stories

Note that these are still fiction. Some are more factually based than others, but all are novels and not actual biographies.

'The Other Boleyn Girl' by Philippa Gregory
'The Book of Eleanor : A Novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine' by Pamela Kaufman
'Tisha : The Story of a Young Teacher in the Alaska Wilderness' by Robert Specht
'Sacajawea (Lewis & Clark Expedition)' by Anna Lee Waldo

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Classic Literature
 
1.Little Women 

Little Women
by Louisa May Alcott, Susan Straight (Introduction)

 

2.Pride and Prejudice (Penguin Classics) 

Pride and Prejudice (Penguin Classics)
by Jane Austen, et al
 

3.Sense and Sensibility (Penguin Classics) 

Sense and Sensibility (Penguin Classics)
by Jane Austen, Ros Ballaster
 

4.Jane Eyre (Penguin Classics) 

Jane Eyre (Penguin Classics)
by Charlotte Bronte, Michael Mason
 

5.Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass 

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
by Lewis Carroll, Martin Gardner (Introduction)
 

6.The Scarlet Letter 

The Scarlet Letter
by Nathaniel Hawthorne

 

7.The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure (The 'Good Parts' Version) 

The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure (The 'Good Parts' Version)
by William Goldman
 

8.Much Ado About Nothing (Folger Shakespeare Library) 

Much Ado About Nothing (Folger Shakespeare Library)
by William Shakespeare

 

9.Kristin Lavransdatter I : The Wreath (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics) 

Kristin Lavransdatter I : The Wreath (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics)
by Sigrid Undset, Tiina Nunnally (Introduction)

 

10.Little House (9 Books, Boxed Set) [Box set] 

Little House (9 Books, Boxed Set) [Box set]
by Laura Ingalls Wilder, Garth Williams (Illustrator)

 

Contemporary Fiction
 
11.The Handmaid's Tale : A Novel 

The Handmaid's Tale : A Novel
by Margaret Atwood

 

12.Krik? Krak! (Vintage Contemporaries) 

Krik? Krak! (Vintage Contemporaries)
by Edwidge Danticat
 

13.The Red Tent : A Novel (Bestselling Backlist) 

The Red Tent : A Novel (Bestselling Backlist)
by Anita Diamant

 

14.The Light Bearer 

The Light Bearer
by Donna Gillespie

 

15.Riding Lessons 

Riding Lessons
by Sara Gruen
 

16.Stones from the River (Oprah's Book Club) 

Stones from the River (Oprah's Book Club)
by Ursula Hegi

 

17.SOLAR STORMS 

SOLAR STORMS
by Linda Hogan

 

18.The Poisonwood Bible (Oprah's Book Club) 

The Poisonwood Bible (Oprah's Book Club)
by Barbara Kingsolver

 

19.VISION OF LIGHT, AVISION OF LIGHT, A
by Judith Merkle Riley

 
20.In Pursuit of the Green LionIn Pursuit of the Green Lion
by Judith Merkle Riley
 
21.Possessing the Secret of Joy 

Possessing the Secret of Joy
by Alice Walker

 

22.Doomsday Book 

Doomsday Book
by Connie Willis

 

23.I Rode A Horse Of Milk White Jade 

I Rode A Horse Of Milk White Jade
by Wilson Diana Lee

 

24.Kitchen 

Kitchen
by Banana Yoshimoto

 

Novels Based on True Stories
 
25.The Other Boleyn Girl 

The Other Boleyn Girl
by Philippa Gregory

 

26.The Book of Eleanor : A Novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine 

The Book of Eleanor : A Novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine
by Pamela Kaufman

 

27.Tisha : The Story of a Young Teacher in the Alaska Wilderness 

Tisha : The Story of a Young Teacher in the Alaska Wilderness
by Robert Specht

 

28.Sacajawea (Lewis & Clark Expedition) 

Sacajawea (Lewis & Clark Expedition)
by Anna L. Waldo
 

 

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