female protagonist

You enjoyed reading Hunger Games because you loved  Katniss as the key protagonist, it was fantastic to find a heroine who combines love for her friends and family with the will to survive and make a difference in her world. If you enjoyed reading from a female point of view, you might like to try some of these titles. Click on title to see book cover and summary.

Roth, Veronica. Divergent, New York: HarperCollins, 2012.

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That means that everyone will be like Divergent in the fear landscape. I don't know if that's a relief, because I can't be detected, or a problem, because I won't have the advantage.

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O'Brien, Caragh M. Birthmarked,  New York: Roaring Brook Press, 2010.

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As he [her father] turned slowly to face her again, his eyes retained a last, ashy glow. 'You always have a choice, Gaia. You can always say no.'

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Rossi, Veronica. Under the never sky, New York: HarperCollins, 2012.

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'Aria.... everyone feels lost and low. It's how a person acts that makes them different.'

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Young, Moira. Blood red road, New York: Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2011.

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It seems crazy...but I'm calm. Because now I see what I gotta do. An what I ain't gotta do, which is waste time thinkin that anybody's gonna help us.

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Lu, Marie. Legend,  New York: Putnam, 2012.

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I will trick you and deceive you, lie, cheat and steal.....and chase you until you have nowhere else to run. I make you this promise: your life is mine.

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 Baggott, Julianna. Pure. New York: Grand Central Pub, 2012.

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It was orchestrated - who got in, who didn't. There was a master list. We weren't on it.

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