8 inspiring books from your childhood to give to your daughter
Remember Anne? And Nancy? And Hermione? And Matilda?
Of course you do! Those fictional girls changed our lives in a big way when we were sensitive little pre-teens. And now that our own daughters are growing up and looking for stories, the best thing we can do is hand them some of our old dog-eared books and hope that they love them as much as we did. Because let’s face it, we want our girls to read about confronting fears, finding their voice, and taking on the world … not just getting a boyfriend.
Read on for the top eight stories to pass on to your daughter.
Island of the Blue Dolphins, by Scott O'Dell
It's hard to believe this was written all the way back in 1960. It still holds true, as a gritty adventure of survival, where Karana seeks out a difficult life on an empty island, waiting for a ship to take her away. She's a fierce, beautiful character that our daughters have to meet way before they get hooked on vacuous Twilight-girl-protagonists.
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