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Books for Teenage Girls Named Alex
By an Amazon.com customer
Kindle: Amazon's Original Wireless Reading Device (1st generation)Kindle: Amazon's Original Wireless Reading Device (1st generation)
Buy used from: $220.00
I'm sure parents of young ladies named Alex won't appreciate my recommending an expensive item. But it's a great educational tool. Even textbooks are available.
Pride and Prejudice (Barnes & Noble Classics)Pride and Prejudice (Barnes & Noble Classics) by Jane Austen
Buy new: $6.95 / Used from: $0.01
When Jane Austen wrote this young women had only one career option--wife. Love and romance were luxuries few could afford. But smart girls fell in love anyway.
Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith, and LoveGalileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith, and Love by Dava Sobel
Buy new: $11.56 / Used from: $0.01
History is filled with fascinating women. Unfortunately, many are remembered only because of their relationships with famous men.
Little Women (Signet Classics)Little Women (Signet Classics) by Louisa May Alcott
Buy new: $3.95 / Used from: $1.24
Louisa May Alcott's Civil War family saga--a roadmap to growing up female and strong.
The Complete Poems of Emily DickinsonThe Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson by Emily Dickinson
Buy new: $14.95 / Used from: $4.82
The greatest poet in the English language (I'm a Ph.D. in English Language and Lit, so I have a right to proclaim this.)
Gone with the WindGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Buy used from: $0.05
A classic epic about a driven young woman who overcomes great hardship. In the end, she doesn't turn to a man to save her. She takes her life into her own hands.
To Kill a Mockingbird (slipcased edition)To Kill a Mockingbird (slipcased edition) by Harper Lee
Buy new: $25.20 / Used from: $12.99
Many people's favorite novel: The protagonist is a 7-year-old girl, one of the most charming characters in fiction.
A Tale of Two Cities (Penguin Classics)A Tale of Two Cities (Penguin Classics) by Charles Dickens
Buy new: $8.00 / Used from: $0.08
One of the most romantic novels of all time--the French Revolution in all its horror--plus it's Dickens (that means a great read)
Harry Potter Boxset Books 1-7Harry Potter Boxset Books 1-7 by J. K. Rowling
Buy new: $114.07 / Used from: $94.07
Everyone should read Harry Potter.