Good Girls don’t read

[koyotesdaughter]

I’ve been thinking about young literary heroines. The ones I remember are, if not tomboys, then at least misfits. Anne of Green Gables was our protagonist, not the respectable Diana. Lucy showed us Narnia, not her sensible sister Susan. The Little House series showed us Laura, with her loud mouth and her inability to sit still, not her pretty and

Comments

[blondealert]

What a fabulous and interesting post! It really has me thinking this afternoon!

[koyotesdaughter]

Thank you! I so rarely write posts that make people think.

[koyotesdaughter]

I've added it to my library list.