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Best Tween Reads with Great Heroines

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Book: Rules

By Cynthia Lord

Newbery honoree about life with an autistic sib.

Review date: 2/4/2007

Age 9+

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Book: Mable Riley: A Reliable Record of Humdrum, Peril, and Romance

By Marthe Jocelyn

History, adventure, and women's rights for 10+.

Review date: 3/20/2007

Age 10+

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Book: Fairest

By Gail Carson Levine

Fantasy charms with a refreshingly homely heroine.

Review date: 12/12/2006

Age 10+

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Book: Hattie Big Sky

By Kirby Larson

Teen girl homesteads alone in Newbery Honor book.

Review date: 1/28/2007

Age 10+

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Book: The Braid

By Helen Frost

Immigrant story with a fascinating knotted twist.

Review date: 1/31/2007

Age 12+

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