Strong female characters serve as role models for middle grade readers.

In Lyddie, Lyddie Worthen shows determination as she faces hardships in a 19th-century textile mill.

Prairie Lotus’s Hanna overcomes prejudice and pursues her dream of becoming a dressmaker on the frontier.

Show Me a Sign’s Mary, a deaf girl on Martha’s Vineyard in the 1800s, challenges society and embraces her identity.

Hattie Big Sky’s Hattie Brooks shows incredible grit as she homesteads alone in Montana during World War I.

All of these strong female characters demonstrate resilience and courage, and are an inspiration to all readers.