Girl Crazy: 8 Literary Ladies You'll Want to Know

Meet Addie Baum, aka The Boston Girl, the spirited daughter of Jewish immigrants born at the turn of the 20th century. Her intelligence and curiosity take her far beyond the tenements of her childhood.

Who doesn't love a mother-daughter story? Certain Girls is a charming story about love, loss, and the bonds of family.

From the bestselling author of Me Before You and One Plus One, The Girl You Left Behind tells the story of two women, one painting, and the place where their lives intersect.

When recovering alcoholic Rachel Flood comes back to her small Montana hometown, it isn't a grand reception. This sassy novel will have you laughing through tears.

In Luckiest Girl Alive, her perfect life is a perfect lie. An unreliable narrator at the heart of this page-turner keeps you guessing until the very end.

Set in 1960s London, Funny Girl is a lively account of the adventures of the intrepid young Sophie Straw as she navigates her transformation from provincial ingénue to television starlet amid a constellation of delightful characters.

This unusual memoir tells the astonishing story of an Austrian Jew who fashioned hats as a milliner in late-1930s Vienna, Austria. This is the story of her courage and resourcefulness that got her and her beloved out of Nazi-occupied Austria.

The Girls From Ames is a moving tribute to female friendship that follows a group of young girls growing up in the small town of Ames, IA, who grow up, move to different states, go to college, get married, date, divorce, and struggle with the loss of one of their own. This novel is a testament to the enduring bonds of women as they experience life's challenges, and the power of friendship to overcome even the most daunting odds.

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