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GREAT BOOKS FOR GIRLS
After our last story on Great Books for Boys, it’s time to look at some great books that every girl should read!
Charlotte's Web
HarperCollins
Zuckerman’s farm is full of animals, but the pig, Wilbur, is lonely and bored, and he misses his beloved owner Fern. That is until Charlotte, the beautiful grey spider, appears in the barn and vows to rescue Wilbur from a farm pig’s usual fate. Charlotte’s plot to save Wilbur’s life – with the unlikely help of Templeton the rat – has delighted children for generations.
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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, by E.L. Konigsburg
Atheneum
Claudia is tired of being unappreciated at home. So, with her cheapskate brother Jamie, she hatches a plot to run away and live at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. But Claudia and Jamie stumble on more than they bargained for when they discover Angel, the beautiful marble statue in the museum. What is Angel’s secret? Was she really sculpted by the great Michelangelo? And who is Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, the statue’s enigmatic donor? Only Claudia and Jamie can find out!
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Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott
Signet Classics
“Christmas won’t be Christmas without any presents,” grumbled Jo, lying on the rug… So begins this famous story of the March family – Meg, the graceful oldest sister; the frank, spirited Jo; quiet Beth; and ambitious Amy. As their father fights in the war far away from home, the March girls each face their own troubles and triumphs – each learning in her own way how to become a “little woman”.
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Anne of Green Gables, by L.M. Montgomery
Grosset & Dunlap
Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert want to adopt a boy to help them take care of Green Gables, the home they’ve lived in for over fifty years. It’s the last thing they expect, then, when a clerical error brings them Anne Shirley instead – a dreamy, red-haired orphan girl with a talent for getting into scrapes. Anne’s adventures as she meets new friends, goes to school, schemes and dreams make for a great read for all ages!
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A Little Princess, by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Sterling
When nine-year-old Sara Crewe goes to live at Miss Minchin’s Academy for Young Ladies, she has everything she could want – a maid to wait on her, a room of her own, dozens of dresses, and a beautiful doll named Emily. She is treated like a little princess. But then tragedy strikes, and the cruel Miss Minchin takes away all of Sara’s wonderful things and forces her to work as a servant with the scullery maid, Becky. Can Sara still be a little princess when she’s in rags?
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