The Anne Shirley series by L.M. Montgomery - She's an orphan. She's spunky and sassy. She's a dreamer and a daredevil. She's Anne of Green Gables. Read the eight books in order and see Anne grow up. From her days as a student in a one-room schoolhouse to going to college to becoming a teacher, her school smarts are just as important as her people smarts.
I'd add these....
Trixie Belden - So much cooler than Nancy Drew. She's a career-woman detective first and above all else. She has a temper, a strong will, an independent spirit, and a nose for mystery and trouble.
Meg Wallace - Especially in book 2 (A Wind in the Door), I think Meg comes into her own powers and finds her strength.
Turtle Wexler (The Westing Game) - Anyone who can inflict that many shin bruises in one book -- while solving a mystery and striking out on her own path in life -- is okay by me.
And of course, don't forget about this great Cool Girls list from Jen Robinson.
Who would you add?
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How about Dicey Tillerman in Cynthia Voigt's Dicey's Song? She lead her younger siblings on a long journey to a possible new home when they were abandoned by their mother.
Dshep: Dicey is a GREAT addition. I think that she would be friends with Zoe from A ROOM ON LORELEI STREET by Mary E. Pearson, don't you?
Journey Woman: Thanks! I posted that booklist last May at SheWalks' request, then re-posted it yesterday when more folks asked for a similar booklist. I must add Turtle right this minute. I adore her.
I would add Hermione Granger, Aravis (Horse and His Boy) and Violet Baudelaire - my three favorites!
Jo March, for sure; my favorite, "Muggles" from The Gammage Cup; probably Sara Crewe and Mary Lennox (A Little Princess and A Secret Garden protagonists) for managing to become or remain kind and strong despite tremendous upheaval.
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