Query:

[nilchance]

I need examples of awesome female characters in books appropriate for an 8-10 year old. Bonus fries if the characters are crafty. I've already got Lyra from the Golden Compass and Eilonwy from the Prydain Chronicles.

(Short version of the story: Jake Jensen is the best uncle EVER, and also soulbondomg.)

Comments

[spazzer-mctwich.livejournal.com]

is harry potter appropriate for that age? like the first few books? cause i was in 4th grade when i read the Scorers Stone and Hermione was basically the most smart and awesome chick ever to me.

Animorphs book series also had two really strong female characters that kinda bust up the gender/racial role norms that i was used to seeing in the media. Rachel, a slim popular blond girl who was kind of fashion obsessed, was arguable the muscle on the team. And Cassie, a shy African American girl who wanted to be a vet when she grew up, was basically the moral center of the team; she also was the best at changing her shape and incredibly smart. Also the two girls have a really good friend ship, which i think a lot of media lacks these days between female characters, and Cassie has a romance with the team leader Jake (who is half Jewish) for most of the book.