Women’s History Month: Teen Book List

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn – YA F DEO

To discover the truth behind her mother’s mysterious death, a teen girl infiltrates a magical secret society claiming to be the descendants of King Arthur and his knights.
Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson – YA F JAC

When legendary R&B artist Korey Fields spots Enchanted Jones at an audition, her dreams of being a famous singer take flight. Until Enchanted wakes up with blood on her hands and zero memory of the previous night.
Wilder Girls by Rory Power – YA F POW

Friends Hetty, Byatt, and Reece go to extremes trying to uncover the dark truth about the mysterious disease that has had them quarantined at their boarding school on a Maine island.
Pet by Akwaeke Emezi – J F EME

In a near-future society that claims to have gotten rid of all monstrous people, a creature emerges from a painting seventeen-year-old Jam’s mother created, a hunter from another world seeking a real-life monster.
Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan – YA F NGA

Eight beautiful girls are chosen as Paper Girls to serve the king each year. It’s the highest honor they could hope for…and the cruelest. But this year, there’s a ninth girl…and she’s made of fire.
Pulp by Robin Talley – YA F TAL

In 1955, eighteen-year-old Janet Jones keeps the love she shares with her best friend Marie a secret. It’s not easy being gay in Washington, DC, in the age of McCarthyism, but when she discovers a series of books about women falling in love with other women, it awakens something in Janet.
Puddin’ by Julie Murphy – YA F MUR

When circumstances put Millie Michalchuk and Callie Reyes together over the course of a semester, the girls realize they have more in common than they ever imagined.
We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia – YA F MEJ

Dani must question everything she’s worked for as she learns about the corruption of the Median government.
Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu – YA F MAT

In a small Texas town where high school football reigns supreme, Viv, sixteen, starts a feminist revolution using anonymously-written zines.
Watch Us Rise by Renee Watson – YA F WAT

Frustrated by how women are treated–even at their progressive New York City high school–two best friends start a Women’s Rights Club.
If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo – YA F RUS

Amanda Hardy only wants to fit in at her new school, but she is keeping a big secret, so when she falls for Grant, guarded Amanda finds herself yearning to share with him everything about herself, including her previous life as Andrew.
The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar – YA F JAI

When Nishat, an Irish girl of Bengali heritage, sees her old friend Flaavia again, she feels attracted, but when they both enter a school contest as henna artists, their feelings for each other become more complicated.
Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked The World by Penelope Bagieu – GRAPHIC 920.72 BAG

Profiles inspiring women–some who are world-famous and some who are little known, in graphic format, including Nellie Bly, Mae Jemison, Hedy Lamarr, Josephine Baker, and Naziq al-Abid.
Our Stories, Our Voices: 21 YA Authors Get Real About Injustice, Empowerment, And Growing Up Female In America by Amy Lynn Reed – YA 305.42 OUR

A collection of essays from twenty-one young adult authors explore their experiences of injustice, empowerment, and growing up female in America.
Feminist AF: A Guide To Crushing Girlhood by Brittney C. Cooper – YA 305.42 COO

Hip-hop and feminism combine in this empowering guide with attitude, from best-selling author Brittney Cooper and founding members of the Crunk Feminist Collective.
This Book Is Feminist: An Intersectional Primer For Next-Gen Changemakers by Jamia Wilson – YA 305.42 WIL

History and culture play a role in shaping systems of power and what we can do with our strengths, community, and values to help change course when needed.
Period Power: A Manifesto For The Menstrual Movement by Nadya Okamoto – YA 612.662 OKA

This is a book about gender equality in the United States and how to engage in activism to get there.
With Courage and Cloth: Winning the Fight for a Woman’s Right to Vote by Ann Bausum – YA 324.623 BAU

Chronicles the final years of the struggle for women’s voting rights, focusing on the activities of Alice Paul and the National Woman’s Party and their part in the successful passage of the 19th Amendment.
Vote!: Women’s Fight For Access to the Ballot Box by Coral Celeste Frazer – YA 324.623 FRA

Chronicles the fight for women’s suffrage in the United States, profiling leaders like Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, describing the twenty-first century’s continuing civil rights and feminist movements.
Shout by Laure Halse Anderson – YA B AND

When she was thirteen years old, Anderson was a shy, bookish girl raped by a boy she trusted. She has since become known for the unflinching way she writes about and advocates for survivors of sexual assault.
The Woman All Spies Fear: Code Breaker Elizebeth Smith Friedman and her Hidden Life by Amy Butler Greenfield – YA B FRI

Biography of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, an American woman who pioneered codebreaking in WWI and WWII but was only recently recognized for her extraordinary contributions to the field.
Fly Like A Girl: One Woman’s Dramatic Fight in Afghanistan and on the Home Front by Mary Jennings Hegar – YA B HEG

A Young Readers Edition of the inspiring true story of Air National Guard Major and Purple Heart recipient Mary Jennings Hegar.