
Good Comics for Kids
October 13, 2021 by Amanda MacGregor
How unsatisfactory theater roles helped lead to writing the story of a runaway heiress discovering her strength under pressure, and relying on her wits and technical prowess in deadly situations.
October 12, 2021 by Amanda MacGregor
A smart story about control, rebellion, story itself, and the fearsome power of girls allowed to be themselves. A great book for girls who can't follow the rules and, better yet, don't want to.
July 29, 2021 by Amanda MacGregor
I think for most teens, romantic relationships aren’t the defining relationships of their teen years—friendships are. And friendships can be so much more complex and intense when we place them inside the pressure cooker of a competitive and grueling sport.
July 26, 2021 by Amanda MacGregor
This is a standout book about runaways finding what they need in the strangest of ways. Just lovely.
October 27, 2020 by Amanda MacGregor
Their new book, The Suffragist Playbook: Your Guide to Changing the World, looks back at the leaders and lessons they taught us while also looking forward to today’s your activists who are changing our present and our future.
May 5, 2020 by Amanda MacGregor
As Kit says, "What better way to smash the patriarchy than with a lance and a sword?"
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February 18, 2020 by Amanda MacGregor
I really loved this very real and honest look at how complicated friendship, feminism, relationships, and high school can be.
February 13, 2020 by Amanda MacGregor
If we’re going to keep writing white protagonists, we need white protagonists to reckon with race — not as something they aren’t, but as something they are.
January 9, 2020 by Amanda MacGregor
A whole book about breaking the stigma that comes with having/acknowledging periods? Yes, please!
February 12, 2019 by Amanda MacGregor
This empowering and inspiring book did the impossible: it made me nostalgic for my own teen years as a young feminist.
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