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.
Matilda, by Roald Dahl
It’s been almost 30 years since Matilda was first published, but this story of the super-nerd child-prodigy just never gets old. Troubled by her self-centered parents and a bulldozing principal, Matilda seeks solice with her teacher Miss Honey (was there ever a more wonderful teacher in the history of literature?), and of course, deliciously terrible trouble ensues. Roald Dahl just had the knack for writing about diabolical adults, and kick-ass kids.
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