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

[tiki-92090.livejournal.com]

I loved Dealing With Dragons!

[linnet-melody.livejournal.com]

That book taught me tact. Nine years old, and it finally hits me that "Oh. If I say something the dragon doesn't like, he eats me."

[tiki-92090.livejournal.com]

:D I love that series. It taught me about the stupidity of gender roles, like how Kazul became King even though she's female and Cimorene tried to correct her, I thought it was the coolest thing when I was a kid.