title: Let's Hear It for the Girls: 375 Great Books for Readers 2-14
author:  Erica Bauermeister 
description: Once it was hard to find books for girls that didn't feature damsels loitering on the sidelines or being rescued by dashing princes. Now paper heroines are generally brave and resourceful, but, alas, many of the books aren't memorable. Enter Erica Bauermeister and Holly Smith (<i>500 Great Books by Women</i>), book-lovers who collected fiction, biography, and poetry with girls aged 2-14 in mind. They have culled a stellar group of 375 titles divided into picture books, storybooks, chapter books, and more complex writings. Their lively, evocative reviews cover a peppering of old favorites like <i><a href="/exec/obidos/search-handle-url?index=books&field-keywords=Madeline%20and%20Bemelmans">Madeline</a></i> and <i><a href="/exec/obidos/ISBN=0374386137/${0}">A Wrinkle in Time</a></i>, but many selections spring from different cultures and up-to-date issues.
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  ADVANCE PRAISE FOR _THE JUNE BOYS_
  
  
  “Tense and haunting, _The June Boys_ is not only a terrifying story of the
  missing, but a heartbreaking, hopeful journey through the darkness.
  Beautifully written and sharply plotted, this is a story that lingers long
  after you turn the final page.”
  
  
  —MEGAN MIRANDA, _N EW YORK TIMES_ BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF _A LL THE MISSING
  GIRLS_ AND _T HE LAST HOUSE GUEST_
  
  
  “Masterfully plotted with stunning twists and turns. Hang on tight, _The June
  Boys_ is a fantastically crafted suspense that keeps you guessing until the
  last page!”
  
  
  —RUTA SEPETYS, INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR
  
  
  “ _The June Boys_ by Court Stevens is a gripping suspense that hooked me from
  the first sentence. Fabulous characterization and a layered plot with tension
  that escalated with every page. Highly recommended!”
  
  
  —COLLEEN COBLE, _USA TODAY_ BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF _O NE LITTLE LIE_ AND THE
  LAVENDER TIDES SERIES
  
  
  “I just fi